Bicycle Parking Racks

  1. Bicycle Lockers Added To Prominent Office Building As Welcome Amenity For Cycling Commuters

    Bicycle Lockers Added To Prominent Office Building As Welcome Amenity For Cycling Commuters

    Bicycle lockers in downtown office building for growing number of workers who now bicycle to work

    Bicycle lockers, bike rooms and indoor bicycle storage are becoming very popular features that more and more office buildings are promoting to lure tenants.

    For example, Layton Construction in Tennessee recently installed four bicycle lockers from The Park and Facilities Catalog in a bike room in a large office building in downtown Nashville.

    The skyscraper offers a complete bike room with bike lockers, vertical wall mounted bike racks, personal lockers and even a shower.

    Bike lockers offer complete security and even come with hooks to hang clothing or gear inside the box. The bicycle lockers offered by The Park and Facilities Catalog are manufactured with a molded fiberglass reinforced plastic composite.

    That makes these lockers scratch-resistant and bicycle-friendly. They come

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  2. Bike Lockers Grow In Popularity As Source Of Revenue For Towns And Apartments

    Bike Lockers Grow In Popularity As Source Of Revenue For Towns And Apartments

    Bike lockers for lease at the RTD station in Denver

    Bike Lockers are becoming more prevalent as a form of secure bicycle storage.

    After all, locking a bicycle in a strong box is certainly one of the more secure ways to protect it.

    One cause for this increased interest in bike locks is the cost of bicycles today.

    According to Bicycle Universe, here are some estimates for the cost of bicycles today:

    Road bikes - from $350 to $700 Mountain bikes - $1000 on average Single-speed bikes - $400 on average Beach cruiser bikes - $200 to $300 Recumbent bikes - $1000 to $2000 (where the rider is in a laid-back position) Children's bike 8 and younger - $140 to $200.

    As you can see, bicycles are not cheap.

    Here's another cause for concern with bicyclists.

    Bicycle thefts are on the

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  3. Bike Repair Station Added To Trail By Boy Scout After Mom Gets Flat Tire

    Bike Repair Station Added To Trail By Boy Scout After Mom Gets Flat Tire

    A Bike Repair Station added to a trail in Colorado by local Boy Scout Brennan Truitt

    A Bike Repair Station can be a welcome sight for any cyclist who finds themselves out on the road with a flat tire or a bike that needs repair.

    But for Boy Scout Brennan Truitt, the need for a bike repair station in his area was personal as well.

    Brennan said his mother was out riding one day on the Poudre River Trail Corridor between Greeley and Windsor Colorado and her bike got a flat tire. There was no way for her to fix the tire.

    For an Eagle Rank Service Project, Brennan decided to provide a solution for other cyclists who found themselves in the same predicament.

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  4. Freestanding Bike Racks Save Space Indoors And Keep Bicycles Safe

    Freestanding Bike Racks Save Space Indoors And Keep Bicycles Safe

    Freestanding Bike Racks help maximize space in Bike Rooms

    Freestanding Bike Racks are becoming more popular as a solution for providing bicycle storage inside confined spaces.

    Indoor bicycle storage, or bike rooms as they are commonly called, are now included as amenities for many apartment buildings as an effective way to attract tenants.

    Here are some facts to consider:

    There are now more than 48 million cyclists in the US. (According to Stastista.com). Millennials, in particular, prefer to travel by bicycle instead of automobile. Commuting to work with a bicycle is more popular than ever. According to the
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  5. Quick Ship Bike Racks And Other Site Furnishings Help Complete That Construction Project Punch List

    Quick Ship Bike Racks And Other Site Furnishings Help Complete That Construction Project Punch List

    Quick Ship Bike Racks like this Wave Bike Rack can be shipped fast by The Park and Facilities Catalog at no extra charge

    Quick Ship Bike Racks plus Benches, Trash Receptacles or other site furnishings can help a general contractor get that project over the finish line.

    You know what's it like - punch list time.

    The owner and perhaps architect are there for the final walkthrough.

    What that general contractor wants to see is the least amount of items on that punch list as possible.

    After all, construction projects are big undertakings. Stuff can happen.

    So, everybody talks a walk in the building, checking out every room and every detail.

    Perhaps a light switch in one room doesn't work. Or a door handle doesn't turn properly. Maybe the owner spots an unsightly crack in

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