Need some cool bike rack ideas!

[HillSlugger]

Horses remind me of wagons, which make me think wagon wheel bike racks could be cool.

This was my first thought.

[ny biker]

Is this park named after something I would cook bacon in?

[marni]

how about a metal hitching post to go with historical and horses? nothing to complicated sculpturally but utilitarian.

just a thought

[OakLeaf]

I don't know where these were made, but here's a picture I snapped in northeastern Ohio last month:



I like them because they're functional and stylish at the same time. Outside of the handlebar accents it's a pretty simple design, so they might not be too awfully expensive, either.

[KnottedYet]

There are a lot of those same racks in Seattle.

Who-ever is making them must be making quite a few to have them in Ohio and Seattle.

The one I use the most is painted with a yellow rubberized coat so your bike doesn't get scratched. They hold two bikes per loop without the bikes having to rub each other, too.

Here is a pair of the yellow painted version. This is not a good picture http://www.thirdplacebooks.com/ but if you look at the left photo (peaked roof) on the left side of the picture you can just see 2 of the yellow painted bike racks along the windows of the bookshop. This bookstore is along the huge complex of MUTs (off the Burke-Gilman) which go for something like 50 or 60 miles, and on a good day that rack is packed with bikes.

[ny biker]

One of my friends posted this on facebook this morning. You might get some useful sources from the organizations they mention.

http://dcist.com/2011/11/artistic_bi...ks.php#photo-1

[rubysoho]

Thanks again, all!