St. Paddy's Day bike rack in SF

The Turnerator sent me a very timely reminder that today is St. Patrick's Day, a holiday which I always seem to miss due to work or other things that suck. (Today, I celebrated by driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Hooray. Not.)  

Anyway, I'm glad he spotted some bike rack that was in the spirit of the day, bedecked in green and covered in Guinness. Yup, that's about right. 

Adam (and Lisa) did not miss St. Paddy's day last year, along with an unfortunate fellow who was drunk enough to have run face first into a stop sign, apparently. Good times. Too bad there wasn't a piece of bike rack to prevent it! 

For bike rack that refuses to be pinched: THREE bicycles out of four. (If only there was a pot of gold, it'd be four.)

President's Day bike rack: now at the White House

In honor of President's Day yesterday (I know I'm a day late - come on, it was a holiday! Even though I was working...) I am using a trump card of a photo and allowing all of you to share in the glory.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Bike rack - lots of it - laid out in front of the home of our own President. (Give it up to C.Welker for spotting this beautiful expanse for us.) Simple, elegant, sleek black bike rack. Just marvelous.

Hope everyone had a great weekend, and don't forget - keep those photos coming!

For matching the holiday to a post where bike rack is concerned: A solid THREE bicycles out of four.

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.

Holiday bike rack in San Francisco

You may remember San Francisco's previous stab at demonstrating how bike rack was deployed. Shameful, but they are redeeming themselves with a little holiday display, seen here by the "Giff," that not only includes an identifying sign, but also a ginormous tree in the background.

I have a feeling this is for the ice-skating rink that they put up in Union Square around this time of year. So cute, but I'm always confused when I see them in places like Los Angeles or you know, Dubai. The bastards freezing in places like Minnesota have got to be laughing it up at us.

OK, San Francisco. I forgive you for the past lapse in judgment. I mean, you know, it's the holidays and all, right? Right.

For the bonus traffic cone in the foreground, and dazzling array of twinkly lights: TWO bicycles out of four.