ASF was specified by Halfords Store Development Team to design a customer cycle stand for their new build and refurbishment projects nationwide.

The final product had be in some way bicycle shaped, to meet budget requirements, be easily available as either root fixed or base plated, and be modular so that units could multiply up or down depending on available space at different stores.

ASF's solution was to pre-produce a series of cycle shaped profiles in 50mm tube, ready for root fixing but manufactured so they could be altered to baseplate on the day of dispatch if needed.

The cycle units bolt together with subtle security fixings so that multiple stands can be placed in a line and look like a single long rack. As default the stands went out as a '3 hoop' (6 bike) design.

ASF manufactured all the stands in stainless steel, as alterations and any specialist works could then be carried out without the need for acid dipping and re-galvanising that would have been incurred if mild steel was used.