Do you have to race into work to make sure you get a spot on the bike rack? Or, you’re a business owner, frustrated with all those cyclists locking their bikes up on your railings and scratching the paint? London based Cyclehoop are a the inventors of a smart solution to London’s cycle-parking shortage.

In their own words, their cyclehoop converts existing street furniture into secure cycle stands Protects street furniture from damage from bicycle chains and pedals reducing maintenance costs.

Boris Johnson with Cyclehoop director Anthony Lau

You might have seen a few around town. They’ve also installed London’s first public bicycle pump, and in the last three months have taken their iconic ‘car bike ports’ in eight different countries. Bravo!

Images: Cyclehoop