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Cyclehoop: Kitting Cities Out for Bikes

By Rain Noe - March 31, 2011

in Object Culture

Cyclehoop is a UK-based design firm dedicated to "[encouraging] cycling by increasing bicycle parking infrastructure and tackling bicycle theft, at the same time improving our streets by reducing street clutter through intelligent design." Check out three of their innovations:

Their eponymous Cyclehoop is designed to be easily retrofitted to existing street signs and parking meters, obviating the need to spend city money on installing a new structure.

The Public Bicycle Pump could replace one of the sidewalk pylons you see around government buildings or be integrated into its own bike rack, providing free sips of air to deflated tires.

Their Folding Bicycle Storage is like an Ikea Lack for Bromptons, providing space for two in each cubby, along with a hole to lock it through.

See their full product line-up here.

via gadgetlab

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I love to see innovative design.

I'm curious to know if they did research into government and council bodies attitudes to cycle parking in public throughfares. Cycles parked inconsiderately can be quite an obstacle and a particular danger for visually impaired people.
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I love to see innovative design.

I'm curious to know if they did research into government and council bodies attitudes to cycle parking in public throughfares. Cycles parked inconsiderately can be quite an obstacle and a particular danger for visually impaired people.
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They are installed using snap off shear nuts - almost impossible to drill out with a hand drill!
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Ralph

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Cool Idea.

A soft thick coating to protect the BC frame would be cool.

How do they manage to avoid that the screws are drilled away with a wireless e.g. Black&Decker driller?

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