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Ett bättre cykelställ av Roel Vandebeek för Wolters Street Furniture

A better bike stand.
If there is anything in the city we would wish to have more of, it is good bike parking. In particular bike stands where you can lock your bike without acrobatics, and that are placed with enough distance to the next stand not to tangle bikes. Most public bike stands must have been designed in the days when they did not have to lock bikes. But there may be better designs in the works. This bike stand, for instance, by Belgian designer Roel Vandebeek for Wolters Street Furniture affords both support and a convenient locking device and a small footprint. [Via]

17 October 2007

Hydraulic bike hanger.
A hydraulic bicycle lift like this would make it pretty simple to hang the bike on the wall. It appears to have been meant for garages or storage rooms, but it could serve just as nicely in the hall of our apartment. (We don't like to leave our bikes outside overnight). Perhaps painted white. The hydraulics are supposed to be the same as is used in liftback trucks and cars. Found on Brookstone where it is USD 49:95. [Via]

RELATED:
Vertical bike hook
Horizontal bike hanger

12 September 2007

Bicycle chain spa.
We did not even know this invention existed until we browsed through the new Biltema catalog. Cleaning one's bike chain is a sloppy job at best, so this little chain washing machine has lots of promise. The washing box attaches with the chain in place, so there is no need to dismount it. Inside the box, the chain runs past three brushes and one sponge. The first brush scrubs the chain with cleaner, the second and third removes dirt, and the sponge, finally, wipes off excess cleaner. Apparently there is a need for some sort of cleaning agent, but the Biltema site is not clear on this point. Anyway, the chain cleaner is SEK 69:90 (approx. USD 10:-) and its article number is 27-042. There is a similar gadget on ComCycle USA for USD 14:95, and one for USD 24:99 on Gregg's Cycle. Finally, there are several like it on Amazon, for instance the Clean Machine for USD 12:99.

22 August 2007

Bicycle phone holder.
Sure you have missed something like this? Even if you use a hand free kit when biking, you still want to see who is calling, right? It would be extra smart if one had a GPS in one's mobile. The bike phone holder is promised to fit most phones, PDAs, etc that are at least 39 mm (about 1.5 in.) and no more than 74 mm (about 2.9 in.) wide. It comes from Gadget Brando in Hong Kong and they are asking USD 10:- for it. They also promise to ship world wide for USD 3:-. [Via]

11 August 2007

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[Via] 17 October 2007 Hydraulic bike hanger. A hydraulic bicycle lift like this would make it pretty simple to hang the bike on the wall. It appears to have been meant for garages or storage rooms, but it could serve just as nicely in the hall of our apartment. (We don't like to leave our bikes outside overnight). Perhaps painted white. The hydraulics are supposed to be the same as is used in liftback trucks and cars. Found on Brookstone where it is USD 49:95. [Via] RELATED: Vertical bike hook Horizontal bike hanger 12 September 2007 Bicycle chain spa. We did not even know this invention existed until we browsed through the new Biltema catalog. Cleaning one's bike chain is a sloppy job at best, so this little chain washing machine has lots of promise. The washing box attaches with the chain in place, so there is no need to dismount it. Inside the box, the chain runs past three brushes and one sponge. The first brush scrubs the chain with cleaner, the second and third removes dirt, and the sponge, finally, wipes off excess cleaner. Apparently there is a need for some sort of cleaning agent, but the Biltema site is not clear on this point. Anyway, the chain cleaner is SEK 69:90 (approx. USD 10:-) and its article number is 27-042. There is a similar gadget on ComCycle USA for USD 14:95, and one for USD 24:99 on Gregg's Cycle. Finally, there are several like it on Amazon, for instance the Clean Machine for USD 12:99. 22 August 2007 Bicycle phone holder. Sure you have missed something like this? Even if you use a hand free kit when biking, you still want to see who is calling, right? It would be extra smart if one had a GPS in one's mobile. The bike phone holder is promised to fit most phones, PDAs, etc that are at least 39 mm (about 1.5 in.) and no more than 74 mm (about 2.9 in.) wide. It comes from Gadget Brando in Hong Kong and they are asking USD 10:- for it. 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