Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Storing bikes? The Pushbike Arc lets anyone pack'em, stack'em and rack'em

[Tiffany Lee Brown (magdalen23]

If people are interested in DIY bike racks --- which can be a good way to
test out *where* to place your bike racks, before installing something more
permanent and expensive --- I've noticed over the years that at the Burning
Man festival, people do a very good job of coming up with quick, dirty, &
portable methods, as well as temporary shelters of all kinds.

Where I live (Portland, Ore.) people use the necessity of building bike
racks as an excuse to create or commission interesting, sometimes whimsical
artwork. It might be something that the community could get enthused about,
especially the teenagers. In essence, you can use the idea of a bike rack
to get your community to design and/or make public art. And then they will
be committed to seeing that the racks/art are used properly and maintained
well. Pride in ownership and all that. If your location is generally safe,
you can use wood instead of metal for racks. If you're in a higher
crime/urban area, you're stuck with using metals.

here are a few links that might help you out, Sharon. let us know what you
guys end up installing?

https://www.pinterest.com/madibell/burning-man-bike-racks/
http://playatech.com/?s=bike+rack
http://www.scribd.com/doc/268264908/Bike-Racks-pdf
https://www.pinterest.com/robertarrr/bike-racks/
http://www.bikeforums.net/hybrid-bicycles/757504-diy-bike-rack-90-a.html


-tiffany

tiffany lee brown
director, new oregon arts & letters

editor, plazm magazine
current & back issues: www.plazm.com/store



On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

>
>
> > On Nov 20, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Neil Planchon <neil [at] swansway.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been following @lloydalter for several years.  This article about
> The Pushbike Arc reports on a new(wish) way to store bikes.  Please share
> with residents who are interested in implementing a new solution and to
> others who would enjoy a “wow” moment.
> >
> >>
> http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/storing-bikes-pushbike-arc-lets-anyone-packem-stackem-and-rackem.html
>
> Thank you for sending this. I’ve recently taken our bike parking issues.
> Not because I have a bike but I’m tired of hearing everyone complain about
> it. And finding bikes parked where they block other facilities. And they
> breed.
>
> Has anyone done research on this to find the least expensive system that
> can be used by teens and adults. Children would normally be with their
> parents.
>
> I’ve been looking at the Saris Vertical Racks:
>
> https://www.sarisparking.com/product/vertical-rack/
>
> Approximate price is $736 plus shipping for 8 bikes.
>
> We need to park at least 43 bikes. Now they are in people’s front rooms,
> on balconies, in stairwells, in the basement (where they sit in front of
> shelves), along corridors, and in the bike room which only holds 12 bikes
> with the most efficient arrangement possible.
>
> I suspect the Pushbike Arc is much more expensive but I haven’t found
> prices. Since the bikes are horizontal, I’m not sure they really save any
> more space.
>
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
>
>
>
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