Bonus Los Angeles holiday bike rack!

And now: for a little holiday cheer brought to you by D. Sams and Eugenie, finally getting what this blog is all about. Congrats guys. Way to bring it before 2011! 

He spotted this gem over at L.A. Live - a cross between Times Square in New York, Disneyland and one of those Japanese cartoons that make you seizure (warning: I link directly to said cartoon). It's located downtown, in an apparently successful attempt to help revitalize a once barren and depressing neighborhood that should be the hub of the city. I'd say it succeeds on some levels, although the fact that it's sponsored by Target and yet, there is no Target to be found there is confusing and enraging. 

I digress. (Target is a big deal for me, m'kay?)  The bike rack found here is a very basic, utilitarian black, which I tend to like better than the basic gray type, and seems to be protecting a virtual wonderland of poinsettias, candy canes and a toy train track. Awww. You can almost hear the Christmas music that's been playing since September now.

The bike rack also seems to be protecting some seriously heavy duty cabling going on in the backdrop - there's enough lighting at L.A. Live to see it from the moon normally, never mind adding the five zillion lights for the holiday season. Its keeping the people safe from electrocution... although not safe enough that someone can't just lean over and flip the switch on the whole thing.

Just sayin.'

Anyway, hope you had a great holiday weekend and keep lookin' out for oh so awesome bike rack!

For hanging in there and finally spotting some truly awesome bike rack, complete with twinkling lights, winter wonderland and some sketchy electrical wiring: FOUR bicycles out of four.

Bike rack, but not, in Vancouver

I know this blog is called "bike rack around the world," and that the photo to the left is of actual bike rack.

This is not the bike rack I'm looking for.

(But I do appreciate Eugenie's efforts! Thanks lady! She took this photo while working abroad in Vancouver, Canada - in front of a restaurant I wish I had heard of before I went last year. Is this is a restaurant at a crime lab or is this thematic? Do they serve you soup while behind bars or while testing your DNA or running your profile?)

Anyway: I realize that this blog is dedicated to a very singular type of item, and said item may not be easily encountered all the time. That said, I still want you to send your photos in, people. Think: metal item that could be used as a bicycle rack but more commonly used as transportable barricade. I didn't say my obsession was normal.

Considering there is a blog out there called "Lawrence, Julie & Julia" about a guy who is watching the movie "Julie & Julia" every day for a YEAR, I don't think mine is too out there, right? Right? (Hello?)

ZERO bicycles out of four, although I'm inclined to give it half a bicycle for the lone bike lock left marooned on the actual racking structure.