Bike rack that is :)
C'mon, whatcha think I meant?
Gotta favorite bike rack? ;) Artistic? Handy? Funky? Nice view of the Thames? Show us your favorite place to park your trusty steed.
This one a nice design is in Seattle.
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Bike rack that is :)
C'mon, whatcha think I meant?
Gotta favorite bike rack? ;) Artistic? Handy? Funky? Nice view of the Thames? Show us your favorite place to park your trusty steed.
This one a nice design is in Seattle.
Here's our bike racks @ TE. We love 'em!
That leopard print... jersey? is pretty stylin'! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Jacket, actually. From Shebeest several years ago. We have a staff member who is a HUGE leopard fan. Apparently, she has a leopard spotted derailleur. I kid you not.
Susan
Both are cool racks! The top one is a really cool design. And how neat to have a place to park your bikes inside. You KNOW you work for a cool company when parking is indoors. :cool:
We hardly have any bike racks around here- so I can't take pictures. It's the reason I don't ride to the grocery store or to run errands- there's truly no place to lock my bike up securely. Too bad. :(
I think I need to move someplace like the PNW.... ;)
My thought exactly! The only bike racks around here are at the libraries and on campus--oh, and at the YMCA. Nothing cool like the pix posted above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
I really would move to the PNW if money were no object, and I didn't need a job, and I could get the Chief to leave the southeast, and my dog was OK with it, and.......well, you get the idea.:rolleyes:
I agree...and we are working on it! Truly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tri Girl
We also have no bike racks to speak of...certainly no cool ones. I asked about getting one at work and you wanna know the reason why they didn't bother? Apparently, when they asked the cyclists who worked here where they'd most like the rack to be located, all of them said "rack? I'd never leave my bike on a rack!". That's right...cycling here is appararently an opportunity to show off your income...and in so doing, no one wants to leave their bikes out of their sight. How's that for a twist? :p
Everyone rides, but we have no bike racks. :eek:
I have no cool rack to show, but I was wondering how long you've wanted to use that line Trek. :eek:
In climbing we call our collection of gear one's 'rack'. Obviously, many dirty jokes and innuendos are said.
No pics of bike racks, but I do have this....
http://www.rockclimbing.com/images/p...gest_77905.jpg
Hee hee, and you notice how Susan's the 2nd post? Imagine Susan thought bubble here:Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
"what's she doing now? Oh, ok, bike racks, whew ..... walks to parking area, snaps photo. That's ok. Here" :p :rolleyes:
Susan, which bike's Kits?
we also have nifty converted parking meters to use as bike racks now. Looks like Seattle and Berkely have both done this - when the parking was switched over from individual meters to kiosks, some of the old meters were converted to bike racks by taking off the meter heads and attaching a place to put your lock through securely. Berkely put big half circles on theirs. Seattle attached a big cut out bike emblem. http://www.seattle.gov/transportatio...irclerack2.jpg
Of course I think the rail racks (a rack that is basically just a railing about 54" long) that are all around the city are the most elegant solution. They park bikes parallel to the street so they take up little space even when occupied and are almost unnoticable when not occupied.
I wanna know too! I figured it was the leopard print was hers. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Wow! Between trips my climbing gear always lived on a sling shoved into a pack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
My work has agreed to put in a bike rack, but we don't yet know when and they're still trying to decided exactly where. We've got several parking spaces that are less than full size due to light posts so I favor the one of these that's right behind the parking attendant's shack. I'd still prefer it to be out of the weather but that's not going to happen.
Hah. Yeah, that pic was taken in the winter. We've been better about sorting and re-hanging gear recently, but usually it just lives in a pile on the floor or in the pack in the back of our car... but thats really 2 racks up there, The Boy's and Mine, so we rarely use more than 1/2 of that when we're out.
K.
Nah, I didn't think she's the leopard print.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
Kit? Come out come out wherever you are, which one is it? :)
Eden, yeah, I saw those too. Very elegant idea.
I think her's is the 4th from the back. Silver Specialized. The leopard belongs to Sandy.
Your racks are all so very nice!
Here is what an Idaho rack looks like - practical - heavy duty - functional - and cheap!
This rack is made out of pvc pipe and we love it. It holds five bikes, but we need one that'll hold 8 :eek:
my rack is my trunk with the back seats folded down:rolleyes:
Flybye, did you make that? It's cool.
chibiker, welcome to TE :D
Flybye, I love your rack. We live on a lake and I convinced my DH to make a rack out of pvc to hold our fishing rods. I just showed him this and he's ready to make one! (I'd love to have the measurements)
Here's the bike closet where Baby hangs out next to, umm, whatever Dh calls his bike. I think he calls him, "Bike". ;)
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/P1000561.jpg
Here's Burley, our trusty tandem.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/P1000567.jpg
And above Burley, hangs Dh's MTB.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/P1000565.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/P1000568.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...y/P1000570.jpg
Kid's don't get special hanging devices. Of course, what kid wants to mess around with taking a bike on and off a hanging device? Especially one that weighs a lot more than ours!
And thus ends our aresenal of cycling devices.
I'm trying to find out how to get a couple of those parking-meter-turned-bike-rack critters put in the old parking meter sockets in front of our clinic. Right now patients are bringing bikes in and parking them in our staff lunchroom or locking them to the stair railing (eek!)
Gotta be diplomatic and approach the owner of the building space we rent in a nice way, and make it sound like it *must* be his idea to put the racks in, really... cuz the city of Seattle won't put them in unless the building owner fronting the city sidewalk ok's the deal.
I think they are awesome lock-ups, and even when bikes aren't locked to them they increase bike conciousness in the general public.
That's awesome. I want one. And I'm sure my mum wants my roadie out of the hallway. (Actually, she's been banished to the garage for tonight because I got two flats on my ride today and I haven't forgiven her yet. :p) Hmm. I feel a little project coming on...Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
your mum or your roadie? :eek: :confused: ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DirtDiva
I knew someone would pick that up, but I couldn't be bothered fixing it to be more specific. :p If I tried to make my mum sleep in the garage I'd end up sleeping in the gutter. ;)
here's the two outside our little neighborhood patisserie. Apparently someone figured out how to tow their golf bag! pretty cool...
I didn't make it - wish that I could say I did, but I found it at a yard sale for $20 which is about the price that the guy who made it said that the materials cost him.
I will send measurements to anyone who is interested. Just pm me.
Sandra - can I see a picture of your rack :o ? That is, the rack that you hold your fishing rods on? We have a cabin and also a gazillion rods at home.
Home Depot, here you come!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DirtDiva
Check your pm's. I sent you a pic.Quote:
Sandra - can I see a picture of your rack? That is, the rack that you hold your fishing rods on? We have a cabin and also a gazillion rods at home.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiffer
Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
i'm sorry, i couldn't resist :o
You're dating yourself Kimmy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
Drat! Someone beat me to it! LOL!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
Haha, actually I was only born in '81. I'm just a sucker for pure cheese.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wahine
:D
And that is definitely pure cheese. It doesn't get much cheesier. Well maybe this....I tried to just get the Chippendales routine but this was the best I could do, wait through the ice skating and enjoy the rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTMi...elated&search=
Granted this is a total Hijack but I can't resist.
http://www.noolmusic.com/blogs/YouTu..._My_Life.shtml
LOL!! That is too cute! And funny, too.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Wahine
Annie
Susan- What kind of set-up is that at TE?
After an unfortunate incident with my blind dog getting in the garage and knocking over our bikes, we need to stop leaning them against the wall. I was worried about 1. the poor dog 2. my bike 3. my car that the bike fell in to. I think I have my priorities straight.
Yes, I've used that line myself a few times. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
For those of you who asked and those who may have wanted to ask but have been afraid :rolleyes: I have attached a scan of the measurements for this rack. Keep in mind that I am not an engineer of any type :rolleyes: Not drawn to scale :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
If you have any questions, I will be glad to help. Send me a pm.
flybye, that is awesome!!! We could do something like that in the basement. I will show DH your pictures and if I have questions, I'll let you know. He will just love this!!!