Bike Dock Solutions Blog

This month we have ventured successfully into the Asian Continent. Our exclusive and user friendly cycle parking system: “The BDS Two Tier rack” is travelling all the way to Qatar. We have recently supplied the BDS Two Tier Rack for 80 bikes for a new development in Qatar. The BDS Two Tier rack is one…

It seems like all of these blogs start with “it’s been a busy month…”, I’m not sure if that’s because each month’s busier than the last, or if we’re just very busy all the time! But this has been a particularly busy month. That’s for sure.   The exciting news this week is that at…

  The 3,404 km world famous Tour de France consisting of 21 stages with athletes cycling all over France starts tomorrow (Saturday 29th June) with 2013 marking its 100th year. Like any top level sporting competition everyone gets that exercise urge, which in terms of cycling we have named the ‘cycling blues’. With the Tour…

I think it’s safe to say we’ve all been missing the Olympics this week, but it’s not all sad news. On Tuesday it was announced that we’d made the final for the National Business Awards in the category of Small Online Business of the year. It definitely sparked excitement in the office as this is…

It’s been a busy past few weeks in the Shoreditch office. Bike Dock Solutions were lucky enough to become the only bike parking company supplying London 2012 Cycling events. It’s been great to see our Triathlon transition rack on TV (see screen captures from the BBC) and in the papers.   It’s easy to forget…

Secure cycle parking specialist Bike Dock Solutions has constructed a ‘bike park’ in the heart of London for the public to use free of charge during the Olympic Games.   The bike park will provide space for up to 60 bicycles and will be open 24 hours a day throughout the duration of the London…

With London commuters being encouraged to avoid public transport during the Olympics, many of the City’s workforce will be substituting their Oyster Cards for Bicycles (much like our Dutch counterparts). We have been inundated with requests for temporary bike parking solutions for the two week period. Having secured contracts with Harrods and Standard Bank, we…

Bike Dock Solutions are providing a free Bike Park for cyclists for the duration of The Olympic Games.   Where: Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY (Opposite the Comedy Café) When: 27th July- 12th August How Many Bikes: Space for 60 cycles  

  In the summer of 2011 Bike Dock Solutions supplied 100 Traditional Sheffield stands (one of our most popular products) to Better Bankside through Transport for London’s cycle superhighway scheme. After some delay in installation we now have some pictures of them courtesy of Media Mixer UK. The fantastic thing about these bike stands is…

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Cycling Cities- The run down on some of Europe’s top tourist spots. Many of the world`s major cities are now much more friendly to cyclists than they have been, as awareness of the environmental and health benefits of cycling become more apparent. However, there is still much work to do. Although cities like Sydney in…

With the increase of people turning to cycling as a means of transportation, suitable storage for the bikes and their equipment is also in higher demand. People are not just deciding to keep fit and healthy but also trying to make a huge financial saving. In recent months the cost of running a vehicle has…

The installation of a 20 bicycle stand Bristol Shelter has been completed at Wakefield City Academy by award-winning cycle security specialist Bike Dock Solutions. Wakefield City Academy is a Specialist Maths and Computing College – and its staff and students will now benefit from secure cycle parking facilities.