Bicycle parking rack

General styles of racks include the Inverted U, Serpentine, Bollard, Grid, and Decorative.

Durability, weather resistance, appearance and functionality are important factors when choosing this material.

[5] The visibility of the bike rack, adequate spacing from automobile parking and pedestrian traffic, weather coverage, and proximity to destinations are all important factors determining usefulness of a bicycle rack, helping to increase its usage and assure cyclists that their bikes are securely parked.

They also do not offer much support, and a row of bicycles in this type of stand are susceptible to all being toppled in a domino effect.

[7] These consist of a thick metal bar or tube bent into the shape of a square arch.

At the time this was a revolution in a world of 'single-point holders' that bent wheels and offered little lockability for frames.

[9] In August 2006, it became publicly known that these stands could be defeated by prying the ring off with a two-by-four, limiting its effectiveness in high-crime areas.

Bikes can be parked in a smaller area as the handlebars (usually wider than the back of the bicycle) of every other one is at a different height (either high or low).

By avoiding isolated areas and hidden spaces, cyclists will feel safe enough to lock their bikes there.

It is also important to place bike racks far enough away from doorways, sidewalks, or paths where it may obstruct traffic flow.

Generally speaking, stands are not high enough for this and quite often have bracings and other obstructions in their construction that would prevent such use.

White cycles for free use in Hoge Veluwe National Park , the Netherlands
Bicycle stand in a street, London
Bicycle locked to a stand in a street, London
Simple grooved bicycle rack (2006)
Sheffield racks
Ladder type in Germany
A tube of black-painted metal bent into a tall U shape and bolted at both ends to a concrete slab, in front of a brick pathway and iron railings
U-rack bolted to the ground. Unknown location.
View from high elevation of four ranks of dozens of U-racks set in concrete in front of a glass-fronted building, with disabled car parking spaces in the foreground.
Massed ranks of U-racks at Cambridge Leisure Park, Cambridge, England
Ground-level view of a black-painted metal square tube bent into a curved M shape and bolted to concrete by a road. In the background are two cars parked in front of a long building.
Wave rack in New York City
A white-painted round metal tube bent into a double M shape and set in concrete in front of a grassy verge and a brick wall.
Double wave rack in North Aurora, Illinois
A ring with a stylized bicycle inside, with riveted to a post (running through the ring), all of galvanized metal. It is set in a concrete slab in front of a brick wall.
Bollard-style rack in Seattle, Washington, United States
Unpainted steel rings, each welded to a steel post (running through it), set in concrete slabs. A cyclist is passing by from left to right on the cycle path behind.
Post-and-ring style racks in Toronto, Ontario
Free-standing ladder rack in front of an apothecary in Baden-Württemberg , Germany
A rusty metal A-frame with horizontal bars at the top and bottom joined by eleven vertical bars. It stands free on concrete in front of a join between a brick wall and a plaster wall.
Grid-style rack in Miedźno, Silesian Voivodeship , Poland
An array of sixteen or so parking spots for bicycles. Each is a square metal bar angled at 45 degrees from the ground with a parallel loop of thinner round tubing at the top. They are set in a row with the bars pointing in alternating directions. A pink ladies' bicycle with a shipping basket is parked in one. Another row of them is mostly out of frame to the left with a mountain bike parked in it. In the background is a car park with trees.
An innovative type of bicycle rack in Davis, California
An open A-frame of thick steel tubing. Attached underneath the crossbar is a spiral of thinner metal tubing. It is painted blue, but much of the paint has flaked off, leaving rust. A mountain bike and a child's bike are parked in it and two abandoned D-locks hang from it. In the background is a brick-and-plaster building and behind the rack, to the right, is a car parking space.
A spiral-shaped rack, functionally similar to a ladder rack, in Calgary , Alberta
A bike rack shaped like a stylized bicycle with a rider with hair streaming in the wind. It is painted yellow and set in tarmac at the edge of a road between two large concrete plant pots. A folded bicycle is parked there and an abandoned chain hangs from it. Behind, two women walk past on the sidewalk in front of black iron railings.
Decorative bike rack in downtown Brooklyn , New York City
The outline of a silhouette of a naked woman leaning back, in galvanized steel, on a street curb. It has a bicycle with a shopping basket chained to it.
Decorative bike rack in New York City, designed by David Byrne
Double-decker bike rack at London Waterloo station , England
Double-decker bike rack at Graz Hauptbahnhof , Austria
Three stainless steel U-rings set in concrete, without bolts. A bicycle is chained to the one on the right.
An in-ground mount
Bicycles hanging from wall mounts
A free-standing bike rack, consisting of galvanized steel tubing bent into multiple square loops set at 45 degrees, on concrete slabs in front of a concrete wall
Galvanized steel bicycle rack in Vienna, Austria
Two bicycle racks shaped like stylized bicycles, in metal with a gloss black finish, each set in a rectangle of concrete within a floor of small ceramic tiles, in front of a white-painted concrete block wall. The one in the background has a mountain bike chained to it.
Powder-coated artistic bike rack shaped like a bicycle in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada
Replacing in a garage, a single car parking place, by a set of U-rack parking spots.
Post and ring bicycle stands in Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Multi-color metal bicycle parking rack in Lysekil , Sweden