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Bike Rack Prototypes

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

G is flexible and covered with plastic, but it is not that flexible that it would increase usability that much. The plastic is likely to deteriorate, and I am not sure how resistant to tampering it would be. (update, Oct 11, it is broken already) B looks likely to jab a passing pedestrian in the crotch, and its painted finish is already peeling. A is way too low to the ground and I think it is likely to trip the unwary.

This is my favorite. It is sturdy, sleek looking, and if placed parallel to pedestrian flow, would not present much of a tripping hazard. From Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve

More on the competition from the Gothamist

nycityracks – finally-the-finalists
nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikerack

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Filed under: Architecture, East Village, New York City , Bikes by gamma

18 Responses to “Bike Rack Prototypes”

Flickr: Lost in Transit [Keep St Joe Weird], on October 8th, 2008 at 2:20 am Said:

those bikes are intense and a good theft deterrent.
how would a thief explain the coincidence of fuzzy balls and neon duct tape?
Flickr: GammaBlog, on October 8th, 2008 at 2:24 am Said:

The bikes belonged to a mother-daughter team shopping at K-Mart.
Flickr: Lost in Transit collective, on October 7th, 2008 at 8:20 am Said:

those bikes are intense and a good theft deterrent.
how would a thief explain the coincidence of fuzzy balls and neon duct tape?
Flickr: GammaBlog, on October 7th, 2008 at 8:24 am Said:

The bikes belonged to a mother-daughter team shopping at K-Mart.
Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on October 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am Said:

i guess it’s safe to presume that said team had participated in the art bike parade this past weekend at tompkins.
Flickr: GammaBlog, on October 8th, 2008 at 10:04 am Said:

How did I miss that, Adam.
Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on October 8th, 2008 at 10:25 am Said:

well, it’s mostly aimed at kids, so there’s that.
(adam looks online for a sec)
in fact, it was billed as the "les kids’ art bike parade".
we haven’t participated yet, but perhaps my boys and i will get our acts together next year, it seems like a blast.

creativetimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-annual-lower-ea…

you should round up any stray nieces, nephews or such yourself.
Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on October 8th, 2008 at 3:55 pm Said:

i guess it’s safe to presume that said team had participated in the art bike parade this past weekend at tompkins.
Flickr: GammaBlog, on October 8th, 2008 at 4:04 pm Said:

How did I miss that, Adam.
Flickr: Adam Lawrence, on October 8th, 2008 at 4:25 pm Said:

well, it’s mostly aimed at kids, so there’s that.
(adam looks online for a sec)
in fact, it was billed as the "les kids’ art bike parade".
we haven’t participated yet, but perhaps my boys and i will get our acts together next year, it seems like a blast.

creativetimes.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-annual-lower-ea…

you should round up any stray nieces, nephews or such yourself.
Flickr: ratherbebiking, on October 14th, 2008 at 9:35 am Said:

H is the winner! But the current DOT style rack’s aren’t that bad at all.
Flickr: cyclosity, on October 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pm Said:

H is the winner! But the current DOT style rack’s aren’t that bad at all.
Flickr: krakow.bicycles, on December 8th, 2008 at 9:54 am Said:

I like E and F.

A and G sucks!
Flickr: krakow.bicycles, on December 8th, 2008 at 9:56 am Said:

That’s the winner, is it not?
Flickr: GammaBlog, on December 8th, 2008 at 1:43 am Said:

I think so, krakow bicycles.
Flickr: krakow.bicycles, on December 8th, 2008 at 5:54 pm Said:

I like E and F.

A and G sucks!
Flickr: krakow.bicycles, on December 8th, 2008 at 5:56 pm Said:

That’s the winner, is it not?
Flickr: GammaBlog, on December 8th, 2008 at 9:43 pm Said:

I think so, krakow bicycles.