Bendy Bike Rack Made From Rubber Hose and Cable

Here’s a bad idea: Take the weakest kind of bike lock — the plastic covered cable — and turn it into a bike rack. That’s the idea behind the Tulip Fun Fun, an “elastic and safe rack resembling a meadow.” Exactly what you need in a bike rack. The Tulip Fun Fun is actually born […]
Your handy bendy bike rack
Your handy bendy bike rackOleg Hartsenko KLIFFjaKLAUS

Here's a bad idea: Take the weakest kind of bike lock -- the plastic covered cable -- and turn it into a bike rack. That's the idea behind the Tulip Fun Fun, an "elastic and safe rack resembling a meadow." Exactly what you need in a bike rack.

The Tulip Fun Fun is actually born of a good idea. It flexes to fit the bike you're locking to it. Anyone who has spent five minutes trying to wrangle their ride into a tight rack will appreciate this. But security wise the cable-and-rubber-hose design is a disaster, chopp-able by bolt croppers in mere seconds.

Even metal racks aren't immune to the industrious thief. I saw some fancy-schmancy stainless steel rack sawn clean through just las week (tip: if you live in Barcelona, avoid the racks at the top end of the Parc de la Ciutadella). Standard racks might be ugly, but at least they can be trusted.

Tulip Fun Fun [Keha3 via Bicycle Design]