Purchasing bike racks for a restaurant/cafe in Canberra

Aenveigh said :

Have you tried to see if TAMS installs racks or hoops on the footpath?

If i was to go down this path, id be very careful in what i’d say to tams. You dont want a bike rack in the middle of your outdoor eating area.

Also, you might want to investigate what happens when someone locks their bike onto your rack and leaves it for an extended stay. It happens a lot in civic/anu when drunks bend the rim and the owner cbf removing it. If you have a wall, roof/wall hooks might be a good idea.

Have you tried to see if TAMS installs racks or hoops on the footpath? In Melbourne, local councils will often install bike racks on request, especially if carparking is already tight or there is proven or expected cyclist demand. It would mean the racks are available to anyone (not just your customers) but they would come free (if TAMS do do this).

By the way @puggy and others, the Restaurant/Cafe/Bar is called Siren and it is located in the Gungahlin Town Centre on Anthony Rolfe Ave, right opposite the Police Station. Should be open in about 3 weeks.

An ‘Australian Standard’ for bike racks ? Really? Ridiculous.

Go and ask one of the bike shops in Lonsdale Street.
At the Bike Shed, (at the northern end) , they had a fab shop in Queanbeyan make them up for them. – They told me who made them …I have forgotten …Go and ask them- Glen.

Thanks so much for the tips everybody, I’m sure I can find something suitable from all these recommendations 🙂

You can buy a 5 bike freestanding rack on ebay for $170 delivered.

I’d be inclined to find a welder/fabricator in the yellow pages. Find the design using google images, give him the wheel width you want, and the number of bikes you want it to hold. I’m sure a fabricator could put something together quickly. Then have the thing powder coated (cash in hand) at a place in whatever colour they have in the machine at the time.

Howsabout: http://streetfurniture.com/index.php/products/display/bicycle-stands

ebay. no. seriously.

Where is is cafe/restaurant? I’d be a keen customer, as long as I see my patented “No brakes, no service” sign. Die fixie, die!