Gothamist: Winning Bike Rack Design Revealed!

glimpf

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:53:07 -0500

@ "What the article doesn't mention is that this bike rack is actually MAGNETIC. Bikes do not have to be locked directly to it. Only the owner of the bike can unlock the power of this very special magnet." lol, but what are people with aluminum frames supposed to do, or is that part of the magic?

HUGO_MEGO

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:34:21 -0500

I like the buxom girl in the red shirt.

Kyle T

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:40:09 -0500

#7, what do you mead dibs on his wheel? This bike isn't even locked up, just ride the whole thing home! Sweet photo of the rack in use.

FotoDogue

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:23:38 -0500

I like David Byrne's racks much better. They're funnier, more colorful, will hold more than a single bike, have multiple points to secure a bike, and seem at least as durable as the racks the City currently utilizes. The only advantage the winning design has over the present racks is the closed loop design. If a thief uses his car to knock the rack loose from the sidewalk, he'll still have to detach the bike.

cool

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:02:13 -0500

aren't locked bikes easy prey for thieves? I don't understand the point of racks if the bikes are just exposed to the elements.

Headzo

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:52:51 -0500

What the article doesn't mention is that this bike rack is actually MAGNETIC. Bikes do not have to be locked directly to it. Only the owner of the bike can unlock the power of this very special magnet.

chelseaexile

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:37:33 -0500

Looks like you don't even have to lock your bike to this new rack.

stripe

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:50:24 -0500

that rack can be separated from the sidewalk in 5 seconds, unlike the U shaped design. I would rather lock to a street sign.

Rob T Firefly

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:01:30 -0500

Dibs on that guy's front wheel.

jackdonaghy

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:37:51 -0500

I prefered the Italian coil and the more practical, long rack from the Brooklyn company. The winner is still an upgrade, though.

WorksInDUMBO

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:31:43 -0500

you can't lock more than two bikes at a time to the current single upside-down U-shaped ones anyway.

JMH

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:46:02 -0500

Doesn't look bad, though it'd be nice to lock more than two bikes at once as mentioned above. Presumably this will be in addition to, rather than replacing, other racks already available around town.

KiljoyWasHere

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:19:01 -0500

In a city of millions, five thousand people will be able to lock up their bikes at once?

longacre

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:15:23 -0500

^I was gonna say the same thing. I hope they plan on installing a few of those at each location.

tom traubert

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:04:58 -0500

Are you supposed to be able to chain more than two bikes to that thing at a time?