The days of dreary bike parking have gone - slender shapes and potted plants now decorate London’s streets, and keep our cycles safer. This transformation comes thanks to the tireless work of Bikeoff, set up in 2004 to research the impact of parking design on bike security. After watching 8,000 people lock their bikes to Sheffield stands, in 180 different and often terrible ways, it was clear something needed to be done. READ ON