Bike Rack Art

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Car & Vehicle, Pictures, Travel & Places on November 4, 2008 at 12:28 pm


Why settle for boring bike racks? Cities across the United States are installing artistic bike racks, some of which look too good to chain your bike on to! This one above is created by artist Tom Crimboli of Eastpointe, Michigan.

When creating streetscape such as artistic bike racks, Herndon says artists should follow "the 300-pound drunk moron rule."

"Assume a 300-pound drunk moron is going to try to bend it, climb it or do something to it, because they will," he says. "It has to be built really, really well."

Link | More bike rack art at Flickr


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12 comments to "Bike Rack Art"

  1. Ali S.
    November 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    If you like such artistic bike racks you should come down to Toronto. We have some truly bizarre types of racks sometimes. :)

  2. Scotchdrnkr
    November 4th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    How does the average rider now they are even bike racks?
    I doubt if I'd use one of these sculptures as a bike rack unless I saw a sign near it saying so.

  3. CheeseDuck
    November 4th, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Wait. The 300-pound drunk moron rule?

  4. Christophe
    November 4th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Does it puncture your tires?

  5. teknocholer
    November 4th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Some Toronto examples:

    http://torontoist.com/2008/05/lawrence_of_ara.php

  6. DOJ
    November 4th, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    nice link teknocholer

  7. Oliver
    November 4th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Scotchdrnkr,

    We cyclists are very good at spotting good bike-locking spots no matter how artistic they are... ;-)

  8. ted
    November 4th, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    Ah yes, the elusive 300-lb drunk moron.

  9. Ali S.
    November 4th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    @ teknocholer

    Great link! Would love to see pictures of the racks in front of the ROM also put up. :)

  10. teknocholer
    November 4th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Ali S.:

    Couldn't find pictures of the whole set (12 I think), but here's a few.

    http://lyspeth.com/gallery2update/v/toronto/DSCF0460.jpg.html
    http://www.bikingtoronto.com/2008/06/rom-adds-public-art-bike-racks.ht ml

  11. Ali S.
    November 5th, 2008 at 12:17 am

    @ teknocholer

    Thank you! :D

  12. daretoeatapeach
    November 5th, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    @Scotchdrnkr: As a bike commuter, I can tell you that whether you know it to be a bike rack doesn't matter a bit. Because when you are on the street looking to park your bike, you seek out the safest and closest options, whether they be racks, street signs, fences, rails, etc. Even where quality racks are available they're often full. Thus if it works as a bike rack, it is a bike rack.


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