Bike Designs

Seems like a good idea:

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Another interesting idea for locking a bike:

Kind of an armadillo shell for protecting a parked scooter. There might be some way to adapt this for bicycles, if made of a very strong yet thin and lightweight netting material to completely cover a bike. It might be collapsible enough to fit in a pannier or knapsack, or even be integrated into a pannier so it just folds out. Or else it could be made standard issue on most bike racks, attached to the ground at one end of the rack. If nothing else, it would prevent components from getting stripped off parked bikes. I've seen something similar at some CTA stations, but those are huge clamshell covers rather than these more elegant folding designs.

Pictures from www.designose.com

Bike lids in Portland, OR

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Permalink Reply by Ride it like you stole it on January 31, 2012 at 2:00pm

There is a video on the internet somewhere for the top one. I forget what they were called, but did not seem to go over very well for whatever reason.

We have some bike lids here already along some of the other Metra stations. Pingree Rd. has them, but you must provide the lock, and they take up tons of room.

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Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on January 31, 2012 at 4:09pm

Re; photos 1 & 2.

My girlfriend said, "Those shoes are never a good idea."

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on February 1, 2012 at 2:20am

RYBE: I think the bike which folds down to a baby pram, would be even better if it could then fold or collapse with all three wheels in a row, to a very small size suitable for carrying on a bus or stashing in a closet at home. The fact that, in its pram mode, it's still kind of big and clunky, may have kept it from selling. And yes, the existing bike lids are way too big and way too ugly. But I'd feel safer locking my bike under one than just locking to a parking meter.

Fran: agreed on the shoes. They dress funny in Europe.

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on February 1, 2012 at 3:48am

Jeff: Nice! Never seen one. Are there any lockers like this installed around Chicago anywhere?

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Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on February 1, 2012 at 5:02am

I've seen those grey ones before, but never used one. I agree that they'd probably help deter unwanted parts removals.

If you go to YouTube and search for 'bike parking' you'll find a bunch of cool ways they park their rides in far-away lands. The underground terminals in Japan hold 180 bikes!

(Just kidding re; her shoes. Forgot my ;)

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on February 1, 2012 at 7:01am

Low tech but elegant design just for fun:

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/17851/bike-wheel-animat...

Intricate design, cut in paper and placed in bike spokes, makes a bike wheel a "zoetrope", a primitive animation device. I'm particularly fond of the animation that shows a tree being cut down while a tall factory chimney belches out a puff of smoke. This might be nice for a Critical Mass ride.