Made for you.
Design your biSpace to compliment your bike, your home.
Our materials allow you to pick just the right colours.
clear ABS side plates
ABS center piece
Beech platform
Easy to assemble
Works with
95%
of bikes*
More product details
Minimalist Practicality.
Subtle but effective design considerations made to maximise bicycle compatibility.
Screw-free,
no damaged walls
Triangular design and heavier base provides required stability.
Saddle clearance
Tapered side plates allow wider saddles to pass.
Integrated wheel slot
Restricts lateral movement.
Pivot back-board
Rear wheel support and pivot.
Mount Securely.
A stand for the piece of mind.
Auto-retracting tension hooks
Dual cable system keeps the handlebar straight.
Locking slot pins
Slot pins lock the bicycle frame in a vertical position.
Built-in keys prevent unwilling release.
our design journey
Our Goal
Being students in London, we wanted to create a product to aid with the issues caused by the inefficient use of space in small rented houses and flats.
The Design Process
Explore the steps we took to come up with biSpace.
Initial Brainstorm
Mapping out ideas helped us locate the problem areas.
Qualitative Research
Early on in the project, we carried out some qualitative research with a survey, and some of the ideas we were given can be seen to the left. We asked people where the key space inefficiencies in their houses are.
There was one recurring problem:
where do I put my bike?
After conversations
with over 40 London renters...
90% felt that they would prefer a larger flat and feel limited with their space.
70% of them said they don't have a good bike storage location inside and that they constantly get in the way.
80% of bike owners said they preferred keeping their bikes inside out of necessity, fear of theft or damage.
95% said they didn't feel comfortable installing permanent fixations (such as screws in walls).
Online research confirmed a lack of good solutions to these issues, so we set out to create a product that:
1. Saves space.
2. Looks good.
3. Isn't permanent.
Quantitative Research
Online research confirmed our hunch that this is a product area that is only going to become more relevant as cycling in the UK increases in popularity. See the graphs made from data supplied by the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry.
Data from the Office for National Statistics showed how housing in London is the smallest in the country, with an average of 47 square meters
Product Development
To start, we had to think of different ways we could secure and store the bike.
We liked storing the bike vertically, as the bike takes up less room.
This idea uses the rear axel as a pivot for lifting up the bike into the space saving position
CAD Iterations
We took these ideas into CAD and began our design iteration.
v1.
Telescopic arm means adjustable height settings to accomodate many bikes.
v3.
A sleek simplified design without moving parts.
v2.
Adjustable angle of support for customization of position
v4.
Elegant and simple, this design simplified the manufacturing steps
The Final Design
Works-like Prototype
Hand-made wooden works-like prototype to test functionality.
BiSpace
We've designed an aesthetic product that can store your bike upright. It will make your rented flat, apartment or house feel bigger, and its also super easy to use.