Cyclehoop comes to Cambridge
Cyclehoops are being installed in Cambridge (Cyclehoop)
Cambridge has become the second place in Britain to introduce Cyclehoop bike parking racks. The simple cast steel hoop can be clamped onto signposts and allows for two bikes to be locked to it.
The idea is to create cycle parking where pavement space is limited and to reduce the likelihood of bikes falling over and getting in the way pedestrians. Reportedly, the plan is to install the cycle hoops, and then remove those which draw complaints or cause problems.
The device also aims to discourage theft – its design leads the cyclist to lock through the frame and wheels rather
than just around the top tube and also means the bike cannot be lifted over the
post. With £290,000 being spent on the
The Cyclehoop won the Street Furniture
category in the design competition at the 2006 London Architecture Biennale.
Designed by student entrepreneur Anthony Lau, it is already in use in
Since launching the Cyclehoop, Lau and a colleague have come up with a winning design
for an indoor bike shed for the
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Jimfrandisco
Posted Wed 22 Jul, 2:30 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
Not wanting to sound negative but I could me missing something here...
I know it says that the design means you can go through the frame and wheels but couldn't you do that with a cable lock and just the lamp-post anyway?
Or is the aim to make it easy for local councils to cheaply and easily put in official/sanctioned bike parking facilities using their existing infrastructure?
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fixie009
Posted Thu 23 Jul, 7:32 pm UTC Flag as inappropriate
I think its a good idea because it reuses existing objects in the street, so don't need to add to the street clutter. It looks like it only takes seconds to install, compared with digging up and concreting a normal bike rack.
I had a mate who had their locked bike lifted over the top of the sign post - this should hopefully stop that.
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