Help Me design or buy the best bike stand for a restaurant.

[Daniel J Méssem]

my 2c, prefer hanging my bike by its seat than jamming the wheel into a slot - less change of damage

[Abercrombie]

Restaurant here in Port Elizabeth called The Grass Roof has those A frames, works well as huge venue for cyclist's. No issues that I've seen with kids ( and there is loads of kids there on weekends). I personally am not overly fond of putting my carbon wheels in the 'slots' whereas you can fit a great deal on the A frames

[Abercrombie]

http://www.heraldlive.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/grassroof_2_news_22117_7030.jpg Edited July 16, 2014 by Abercrombie

[Abercrombie]

Hopefully you can see frame in background

[kosmonooit]

Here's some food for thought:

 

David Byrne's bike racks

[Pure Savage]

Have you finished building the rack yet? We want to see some pics of it in action. Also an address to the restaurant!

[Jigghead]

The problem with the bottom pics from the OP and the idea for something lockable, how many roadies (READ: weight weenies) have you seen riding around with a bike lock/chain around the seat post lately?

 

I think the idea would be to ensure that the bikes are parkable close to where the guys are going to be seated and in full view. Like with most places, leave your bike at your own risk?

[Brassmonkey]

So the obvious solution is to ask product designer like myself to combine a concept where you can hang the bike from the saddle and lock it around the seatpoat, and the lock has a key that can inly be removed in the locked position. Like what the use in holland with the communal bike-train system.

[patches]

Those steady racks look quite cool.

 

They remind me of the bike lift "jaws" in Chatel.

 

http://www.chaletpascal.com/images/summergallery/ski-lifts-turn-into-bike-lifts-in-the-summer.jpg

 

As one can see it 'bites' on the tyres to keep the bike in place. No resting on the rim etc.

 

The A-frame is the simplest solution, but those with dropper posts will know sometimes these are a problem if the saddle is all the down, then the bike is hung from the saddle, it pulls on the post (like pulling on a syringe while holding the end airtight)... a plunger effect. Not the best for the dropper. But not a train smash if those few with droppers remember to extend their seat posts before they hang their bikes.

 

Another possible issue is spacing. A-frame the racks can be filled to the brim. This is good... until someone needs to retrieve their bike and it becomes a game of pick-up-sticks.

 

So I guess if money isn't an issue, something like the jaw-type ski clamps (which are pretty sturdy considering they hoist bikes on cables over 100s of meters... but of one could get it to swivel like the steady rack to save space (with a stopper so bikes cannot touch), then that's first prize...

 

http://cbshotoftheday.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/11-06-2x_bikesloading.jpg

 

DAMN, Now I wish I had a nice space to setup a bunch of these to display the herd.

[Jacques Viljoen]

'triathlon style' ...... Metal with maybe a PVC pipe over the top bar .... simple, easy to make and works

[Tree Hubber]

Have you finished building the rack yet? We want to see some pics of it in action. Also an address to the restaurant!

looking to get it built in the next month and will definitely post the results. Looking at what is popping up on the thread is great food for thought though. Saying that Simplicity is the key and I think the A frame Bike Bar is definitely the winner hands down down on cost and accessibility.

[Rob K]

I saw this pic recently and as soon as I can get my staff back will fabricate a few prototypes for evaluation.

[Tree Hubber]

I love it when a plan comes together. Thank you to everybody for the imput. So here's my basic concept which I hope to build as soon as possible. I have some old concrete umbrella bases and a couple of broken aluminium poles from the umbrella's. We always break a few each year when the big winds come barreling through. So I have all the parts at hand... and it's free.

 

So slot x2 65mm aluminium poles into the existing concrete bases, cut to length about 1100mm attach 3m pole across the top and pop rivet into place with some galvanised steel strips. Add a few stickers from the local bike shops and bingo. A portable bike rack.

[Tumbleweed]

Here's some food for thought:

 

David Byrne's bike racks

 

Saw those when I read his Bicycle Diaries book a while back. Worth a read.

[Catatonic_Joe]

I love it when a plan comes together. Thank you to everybody for the imput. So here's my basic concept which I hope to build as soon as possible. I have some old concrete umbrella bases and a couple of broken aluminium poles from the umbrella's. We always break a few each year when the big winds come barreling through. So I have all the parts at hand... and it's free.

 

So slot x2 65mm aluminium poles into the existing concrete bases, cut to length about 1100mm attach 3m pole across the top and pop rivet into place with some galvanised steel strips. Add a few stickers from the local bike shops and bingo. A portable bike rack.

 

I don't think it'll work, it might hold up one, maybe two bikes, but more than that and it'll probably topple over, You will need some sort of support for the legs:

 

 

An A-frame will still be a lot sturdier though

[Pulse]

I love it when a plan comes together. Thank you to everybody for the imput. So here's my basic concept which I hope to build as soon as possible. I have some old concrete umbrella bases and a couple of broken aluminium poles from the umbrella's. We always break a few each year when the big winds come barreling through. So I have all the parts at hand... and it's free.

 

So slot x2 65mm aluminium poles into the existing concrete bases, cut to length about 1100mm attach 3m pole across the top and pop rivet into place with some galvanised steel strips. Add a few stickers from the local bike shops and bingo. A portable bike rack.