Cyclehoops being trialled in Shrewsbury

Richard Harman and Emma Bullard from Shropshire Council with a newly installed Cyclehoop in Shrewsbury Town Centre.

Cyclehoop bicycle stand retrofitting a signpost

Cyclehoop bicycle stand rack reusing existing signpost street furniture

Mayor of London Boris Johnson using our Cyclehoops

Here is a photo of Boris locking his bike to a Cyclehoop!

We were invited to present the Cyclehoop to Boris Johnson at the British Library Business and IP Centre. He was very pleased to see the work we are doing to improve cycle parking in London.

Many thanks to the the Business and IP Centre, a fantastic resource for inventors and start-up businesses.

http://www.bl.uk/bipc

Boris Johnson locking his bike to a Cyclehoop Boris Johnson, Anthony Lau, Cyclehoop

I Bike London T-shirts launched!

Designers from Cyclehoop have launched the funky ‘IBikeLondon’ range of T-shirts and bags that are available from www.ibikelondon.com or from Velorution bike shop

IBikeLondon T-shirt collection

Crowned winner at the Grand Final of the ‘The Pitch 2009′!

Having previously won the regional heats for ‘The Pitch 2009′, we have just been crowned winners in the national finals against five other businesses from across the UK. The judges include Ex-Dragon Doug Richards, Winner of ‘The Apprentice’ Tim Campbell. Fantastic news!

The fellow competitors were all really great and many thanks to the organisers for a fantastic event.

http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/news/2009/the-pitch-2009-winners-cyclehoop-anthony-lau
http://www.thepitch2009.com

Cyclehoop has been nominated for Product of the Year!

We are thrilled that Cyclehoop has been nominated for Product of the Year at the Growing Business Awards 2009!
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/31410/Cyclehoop-nominated-in-business-Oscars

The results will be annouced at the event on the 26th of November.

WINNERS of the New York Cityracks Design Competition!

Anthony Lau and Jessica Lee of Cyclehoop have won joint first place in the New York Cityracks design competition with their design for the indoor cycle parking facility at Google’s New York Office!

Read about it here:
UK cycle parking designers win top US award

New York Cityracks Design Competition

To see our design in more detail, click here:
http://nycityracks.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/lee_and_lau.pdf

Cyclehoop exhibited at the New London Architecture

The Cyclehoop is being exhibited as part of the PUTTING THE BRAKES ON BIKE THEFT exhibition held at New London Architecture, Building Centre on Store Street

16 DEC 2008 – 30 JAN 2009

Opening times, Mon – Fri 9-6pm, Sat 10-5pm

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CYCLEHOOP PRESS – PRINTED

01.11.2008 – The Guardian – The Next Big Thing (pg.17)

Nov 2008 – TfL SmartMoves London – Keeping you in the hoop (pg.11)

Oct/Nov 2008 – London Cyclist – Boroughs trial Cyclehoop (pg.6)

26.09.2008 – Wood & Vale – City’s cock-a-hoop about student’s bike lock design (pg.9)

01.09.2008 – London Lite – Bike lock without the hoopla (pg.14)

15.08.2008 – Building – Here’s an idea (pg.11)

29.02.2008 – Bromley Extra – Student’s prize hoop

27.02.2008 – News Shopper – Cyclist eyes HSBC prize/ Hoping to ride away with award


CYCLEHOOP PRESS – ONLINE

28.11.2008 – Invention could end UK cycle parking shortage

05.11.2008 – Cycle icon

04.11.2008 – Are Cyclehoops the cycle parking solution?

01.11.2008 – The Next Big Thing

06.09.2008 – London fits lamp-posts with space-saving bike lock hoops

CYCLEHOOP EXHIBITED AT:

Oct-Nov 2008 –

Innovation Centre Gallery, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Oct 2008 –

Barbican Centre – Putting the Brakes on Bike Theft: Multi-Agency Delivery of a Secure Cycilng City, in association with Transport for London’s Cycle Centre for Excellence, the Design Against Crime Research Centre and the London Bicycle Film Festival 2008

Oct 2008 –

Earls Court – Cycle Show 2008, displayed in the Cycle-works Ltd. exhibition stand

Coming soon…

Dec-Jan 2009 –

New London Architecture