Category: bike racks

Biking in Astoria

30th Ave Bike Shelter

I don’t know what was sadder: me locking my bike with a flat tire and having to pay for a car to get me to work on time or seeing this, a cut chain where a bike used to be:

Clever bike rack

For narrow streets without parking. Takes up little space and provides a buffer between walkers and cars. Brilliant. From San Francisco’s Streetsblog.

A Better Bike Rack

John Seckler designed a better bike rack but the world didn’t come beating a path to his door. He submitted his bike rack to NYC but it didn’t make the cut. That’s a shame. It’s really the perfect bike rack… simple and can be attached to existing things like subway stops and parking meters and…
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The New NYC Bike Rack

It’s official. And it’s a nice looking bike rack. Simple. Effective. As long as the whole thing remains firmly rooted in the ground. And here’s a pdf glossy promo. And it is probably the best of the finalists. But I still don’t see why it’s better than a parking meter. Or why they don’t simply…
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Straight out of L.A.

I’m back in Astoria, glory to God. What grade would I give LA? A gentleman’s C at best. Some nice bike racks, though. I also enjoyed the mural on the Farmer John meat processing plant. Not only is it many stories tall, but it goes all the way around this very large building. Such happy…
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Design this!

There’s a competition to design a better bike rack. I’m going to win. Here’s my submission: a parking meter. The resemblance to my middle finger is not an accident. The fact that it can be used for other fun non-bike related activities in only a plus. We don’t need a new bike rack. There are…
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