Hot and sweaty bike rack in Virginia Beach

This fancy piece of bike rack on the beach was sent to me from my dear V. Sanders a few weeks ago. I don't think I've ever seen such fancy scroll work on bike rack before, and it's even in a different color! Very lovely.

Even more confusing is why there's fencing that's behind the bike rack, or if the bike rack is protecting the fencing and then the railing behind THAT, but hey, whatever it takes to keep the masses from the beach. Kind of overkill, no?

Anyway, thanks for the fancy rack, Valentine, and as always, keep the photos coming people!

For totally unnecessary gilded and scrolled bike rack - THREE bicycles out of four.

Feelin' fancy free in New Caanan

Continuing with the fancy bike rack theme, this one comes to us via the lovely A. Muglia. She points out that in New Canaan, Connecticut, that bike rack is not only freshly painted but is also somewhat decorative. And a little dainty. Kind of like Alice herself!

I love that this type gracefully swoops up at the corners, as if to bestow a bike-racked smile upon the viewer. Such a gentle way to block off parking.

Anyway, thanks for this delightful installment. I don't think we've had so much hoity-toity bike rack but apparently it's out there.

For fancy smiling bike rack - THREE bicycles out of four.

Bike rack bicycle. That's all I have to say.

I've already posted this on Facebook, but it bears re-posting (original post from BuzzFeed here). This is the ultimate in irony - the bike rack bike! Thanks to Royal Sherman for lookin' out on this beauty.

I don't know where this is from or whether to high-five or slap the dude that made this, but I know it belongs on this blog. (Guessing from the long, blurred-out license plate on the vaguely Euro-looking car, I'm guessing this is from...Europe. You can just call me Sherlock Holmes now.)

Well done. Well. Done.

But this begs the question - is there a seat on that thing or is he just riding the metal bareback? Because, uh, ow.

I don't even know what to do about the ratings. My brain has just melted thinking about it. I guess it has to be FOUR bicycles out of four, right? IT'S A GODDAMN BIKE RACK BICYCLE. I think my work here is done.

The Black Knights rise again...on bike rack

This edition of BRATW comes to you courtesy of my BFF (x1000000 'F's) Royal Sherman - he spotted this excellent edition at Westpoint Academy in New York.

When you think custom bike rack covers - this has to be the gold standard. Tight fit, no puckers, and an excellent logo screened on to it. I mean, that is some fancy stuff right there. And I really wouldn't expect any less from the fine folks in the Army and from my darling Royal.

For having such awesome bike rack covers, FOUR bicycles out of four. We salute you, Westpoint bike rack. We salute you.