Bike Racks

More About Bike Racks

When you are on a bicycle, traveling in a city, you would want stores and public spaces to take care of you and your bike. Cyclists always prefer stores that have bike racks to securely park their cycles while they are shopping. The same goes for public places like parks.

Without a dense network of bicycle racks, you can hardly promote the use of bicycles and reduce the number of cars and motorcycles used in the vicinity. These racks promote environment-friendliness and can make a big difference in how people commute on a daily basis.

Bike Parking Guidelines

Without access to a rack, cyclists may end up using anything that seems somewhat good enough to park their bicycle. These can include fences, railings, street furniture, and even street signs. By building parking spaces you improve road safety and support cyclists encouraging them to use the area more often.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when you are creating spaces for bicycle parking in Australia:

1. Convenience – The racks should be installed in areas which make it easy to access the stores or the facility where the rack is placed. Typically, these racks are placed close to the entry point that car parking zones to encourage the use of cycles. It is also important to keep commonly use bicycle paths in mind to ensure the racks are close to the pathway and not far away from them.  

      2.  Security – Cyclists often find it difficult to securely park their cycles in many areas. Earlier, bike racks could be bent or deformed, rendering them unusable or making it difficult to lock the bikes on the them. In recent years, security has emerged as an important factor in building bicycle racks. The Australian Standards for bike parking require you to use racks which cannot be bent, cut, broken or tampered with.

 

3. Number of bicycle racks – The Australian standard, along with Green Star, helps you calculate the number of bicycle racks that should be installed in an area. You must adhere to these regulations in order to stay compliant with your facility.

 

4. Type of installation – There are different types of bike installation types which can be used for the racks. The Enforcer Group has two main types – wall mount and in-ground mount.

Australian Standards for Bike Racks

Standards Australia recognizes the rules laid down under AS2890.3 (2015) as the minimum set of requirements for layout and design of bike parking facilities. The requirements for a compliant bike parking device are:

• The rack should allow cyclists to lock at least one wheel and frame directly to the bike racks with the cyclist’s own D-lock.
• They should provide the cycle with adequate support to avoid it from falling over
• It should be designed from high-quality material which provides higher security and can resist cutting, bending, and breaking.
• They should have tamper resistant fixings.

Failure to comply to these standards will result in the following challenges:

• Delays in receiving development approval
• You may end up requiring additional space for bike parking
• Non-compliant bike racks will have to be replaced
• You may lose green Star points
• You may end up paying monetary fines

Features and benefits of using Enforcer Group’s bike racks

Durable material – Our racks are designed with heavy duty steel pipe, which is resistant to bending and deforming. The wall mount racks are hot-dipped galvanized steel products that prevent rust buildup. These require little to no maintenance and are built to last. They can be used in public and private spaces.

Compliant – We always keep compliance in mind while manufacturing our products. These racks are compliant to the As2890:3 (2015) standards ensuring that you will not have to worry about losing Green Star points or being fined by the authorities. By staying compliant, you also ensure that you are providing a safe and secure device to the cyclists to park their bikes.

Easy to install – Designed to be lightweight, our racks can be easily installed even by a single person. Installation requires securely bolting the device to the surface.

Installation service available – You can use professional installation services provided by us to install the racks in compliance to the Australian standard. Specialists who understand the regulations and requirements will handle the installation for you.

Reach out to us now for your queries about bicycle racks and we will be more than happy to help you with it. Both the racks available with us have 2 years warranty. They are manufactured for durability and to survive the Australian weather. So you can install these racks indoors or outdoors, and you can be assured that they will last you a long time and provide cyclists with a safe and secure way of parking their cycles.