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SUPER HERO is a low impact, wall mounted bike storage solution, enabling bikes to be displayed and stored, hung only from a pedal.

Developed in direct response to customer feedback and to compliment our exiting range of interior bike storage products. SUPER HERO allows bikes to be integrated with interiors and precious space to be maximised. Booby-tapped hallways, with the consequence of damaged walls and bikes, become a thing of the past.

By way of example, here are some of actual customer enquiries that started us on the journey towards SUPER HERO.

Feedback such as this is very valuable and we are really pleased that our existing customer base is so engaged with what we do at Cycloc. This level of interaction helps us, as a design and development company, to make informed decisions that result in new product designs that are relevant to our customers needs.

We learned that many road cyclist were adopting our existing product "HERO" for displaying and storing their bikes, as they loved its minimal design.

(Hero was originally designed to display difficult to store bikes - such as full suspension mountain bikes and Dutch style step-through frames - and to accommodate all pedal sizes including the largest platform pedals).

As noted above this led to the Speedplay (Speedplay pedals, a favourite of road cyclists, are a very minimal pedal and are small in size) question being asked repeatedly "... would the Hero work with Speedplay Zero pedal..." well it was not ideal so we decided to do something about it and develop a product specifically for all popular clipless pedals.

The aim here was to create a discreet design for storing and displaying bikes in high value interior spaces such as apartments, offices or retail environments. It had to look good whether a bike was being displayed or not, have a high utility value, look natural and not look like an engineered solution to a problem. Adding value to a space without impacting upon it.

SUPER HERO consist of one main pedal support element, for hanging the bike and two supplementary wheel pads together with a few peripheral items.

Pedal Support

This small support unit is the main structural component for hanging your bike. It is fixed back to a wall with two large flanged screws located on a vertical centre line and hidden with a cover. The invisible screws add to the magic of what is holding the bike in place as both the units and the fixings are not obvious.

Wheel Pads

These are each fixed with a single screw located centrally and serve several purposes, particularly the one under the front wheel.

Protect your wall from dirt and damage.

Front wheel pad prevents the bike rotating around the bottom bracket.

Front wheel pad keeps the front wheel in the plane of the frame, preventing handlebars and wheel from turning.

A nice touch are the hidden fixings located behind a round cover with the Cycloc logo. To gain access simply push the bottom edge of the cover and it will rotate open.



Speedplay Insert

The Speedplay insert will ship with every SUPER HERO. It is a clever little element that transforms the function of the main pedal support suitable for conventional clipless pedals, such as Look or SPD, into a unit that can be used with Speedplay Zero pedals.

We see this component as being a key element in the success of SUPER HERO due to the broad appeal of Speedplay pedals amongst road cyclists and the many requests we have received from cyclists choosing to ride with Speedplay pedals and to live with Cycloc products.

We are also very pleased to have the support of Speedplay’s CEO Richard Bryne following a meeting at Interbike 2016 in Las Vegas where both Cycloc and Speedplay were exhibiting.

Installing the SUPER HERO is simple. Mount the pedal support first using the two screws provided. (You may wish to swap the wall plugs to some that are more specific to your type of wall structure). Offer up your bike by locating the pedal in the main moulding. Ensure the bike is sitting horizontally and use the bottom of the wheels as a reference for locating and fixing the wheel pads.

Dimensions

Available in 3 colours