http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: banister - Recent Posts en Mon, 18 May 2026 11:29:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-344146 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:31:42 +0000 acsimpson 344146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yup, Cole-Hamilton has tweeted stating that they are not allowed, unless delivered by Royal Mail.</p> <p>Of course that hasn't stopped him from putting them through doors on non-delivery days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-344141 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:30:03 +0000 gembo 344141@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Saw on here I think political leaflets banned </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-344138 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:24:20 +0000 Snowy 344138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Indeed, we wondered about that. Not sure what the rules say on it. Obviously the posties still work (and seem busier than ever!). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-344134 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:11:01 +0000 gembo 344134@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Shouldnae be any lefleters during lockdown? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-344133 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:06:00 +0000 Snowy 344133@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On a related note, watch out for bike thieves scoping out stairwells by pretending to deliver leaflets. There was a leafleteer this morning that we were rather suspicious of. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-343867 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:12:57 +0000 chdot 343867@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Website still exists. </p> <p><a href="http://stairhook.com" rel="nofollow">http://stairhook.com</a></p> <p>Was a 3D printed item, perhaps still producing to order? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-343866 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:58:14 +0000 chrisfl 343866@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had a random email in to info@ asking about this - but it looks like Craig never sold enough to make it worthwhile :( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-250311 Tue, 16 May 2017 21:44:29 +0000 craigwalton 250311@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for the comments about patents, IP etc.! I've registered a design with the IPO which "protects any aspect of your design, for example both the product’s shape and decoration". This costs just £50 and has may fewer legal challenges than patents which I reckon would take me many months before I could put the product on sale and a fair amount of investment. </p> <p>Thanks for the heads up about the Spokes post on Facebook, was wondering where the spike in website traffic was coming from! Have liked and shared it myself.</p> <p>I've gone ahead and changed the price to a round £15, which will also enable me to offer discounts where appropriate for a tenner and still make some profit (if anyone knows anyone who'd like one then let me know and you can have it for the discounted price!). Think you're absolutely right about increasing profits before scaring off the equivalent number of customers.</p> <p>I went into The Bicycle Works today to show them what I had and I'm to go back in another day when one of the other business partners is working. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-250302 Tue, 16 May 2017 21:06:22 +0000 chdot 250302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That wouldn't have been violation.</p> <p>(I'm assuming anonomisation but hoo no?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-250301 Tue, 16 May 2017 21:04:05 +0000 Rosie 250301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy:- Are you accusing me of slyly violating the high standard of behaviour enforced at this venue? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742&page=2#post-250299 Tue, 16 May 2017 20:57:52 +0000 Frenchy 250299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spent too long trying to figure out what naughty words @Rosie was censoring there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250298 Tue, 16 May 2017 20:53:34 +0000 gkgk 250298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I agree 10 too cheap, if that has you walking to the post office for &lt;£2 profit, for example.</p> <p>12, 14, 16, 18 are better numbers than 15 for hobby business pricing, I think. They have a good gravity to them, sound more reasoned. </p> <p>Increasing from 10 you'll surely double profit way before you lose half your customers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250297 Tue, 16 May 2017 20:50:24 +0000 Rosie 250297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo If you're the S** W***** who regularly hits the like, thanks.</p> <p>The Spokes FB page has about 1200 followers, but with posts getting shared and reshared a popular post will reach about 5000. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250295 Tue, 16 May 2017 20:45:33 +0000 gembo 250295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@rosie, good to know 988 non reactors receiving spokes intel </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250294 Tue, 16 May 2017 20:41:29 +0000 Rosie 250294@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Spokes have reposted the stairwell mount on fcebook. Only really about dozen max react to spokes on Facebook, often just me but I do like them.</em></p> <p>Only a dozen or so reacts but that post has reached over 1000 people i.e. appeared in their timelines. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250292 Tue, 16 May 2017 19:39:08 +0000 gembo 250292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@hunnymonster, ta. Man I thought Thomas Dolby might have had a say? Borehamwood that is where BBC lab was.? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250289 Tue, 16 May 2017 19:36:10 +0000 hunnymonster 250289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nicam was the BBC (Well, their R&amp;D division, in conjunction with the EBU's boffins)... Dolby was invented by Ray Dolby, whilst he was working at ?Ampex? (Amongst other things they made magnetic tape recorders) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250288 Tue, 16 May 2017 19:26:44 +0000 gembo 250288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dolby was invented by the BBC lab but they did not patent it, or it might have been Nicam.</p> <p>Spokes have reposted the stairwell mount on fcebook. Only really about dozen max react to spokes on Facebook, often just me but I do like them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250275 Tue, 16 May 2017 17:57:15 +0000 Blueth 250275@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reserve the space with something locked through a hole in the hook part.</p> <p>Re the patent, many may not know that the Minoura Space Mount was effectively designed and manufactured (but it was made from alloy) by an Edinburgh Audaxer some years before Minoura brought it out. If only he'd patented it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250262 Tue, 16 May 2017 14:08:04 +0000 gembo 250262@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The bike is best situated in the place in the photo as it is out of the way of the bannister. If somoeone wants to lock to a bannister then that should be done with a cable as that means the bike need t=not be lifted quite so high and the bike will also not interfere with the handrail function of the bannister </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250256 Tue, 16 May 2017 13:39:45 +0000 chdot 250256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The key to postal cost is 1" -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Large Letter</p> <p>Max length: 35.3cm<br /> Max width: 25cm<br /> Max thickness: 2.5cm<br /> Max weight: 750g</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250250 Tue, 16 May 2017 13:14:31 +0000 LaidBack 250250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Neat packaging makes life easier for P&amp;P.<br /> The 'story' here just isn't the brackets. 3D printing is still novel so would mention.<br /> Not sure how long it takes to make a set.<br /> Plain brown card box with neat label to seal? Faff time to p&amp;p reduced. Check min post size first - Forrest Rd PO friendly. People may buy a variant in future. All in all a great start. All interesting / rewarding businesses are prototypes! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250246 Tue, 16 May 2017 12:34:46 +0000 chdot 250246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Had not considered that the balusters could be relatively easily smashed/broken"</p> <p>Not an issue with 'your' banisters.</p> <p>Many stairs have older cast iron ones. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250245 Tue, 16 May 2017 12:33:16 +0000 chdot 250245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Some way to prevent theft of the hook itself?"</p> <p>Yes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250239 Tue, 16 May 2017 11:27:30 +0000 craigwalton 250239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh and I nearly forgot, what did you mean chdot by needing non-removable bolts? Some way to prevent theft of the hook itself? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250232 Tue, 16 May 2017 10:49:05 +0000 craigwalton 250232@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thank you very much for all your comments, I'm overwhelmed by the positive and constructive response!</p> <p>As for the price, I think £15 including 2nd class postage sounds good, meaning I could offer a discounts (e.g. cycling club who may buy multiple ones) when needed and still make a little profit.</p> <p>Had not considered that the balusters could be relatively easily smashed/broken. Might change the website advice to be to use a D/U-lock around the banister. Thanks for the heads up.</p> <p>Haven't considered the issue much of someone else using my "reserved space" as it hasn't happened to me yet, but maybe it's an opportunity to further monetise the product by offering "custom text" on the front where stairhook.com is printed, for example your name or your flat number - it's not too much extra work for me to print some different text.</p> <p>Personally, I lift it up from the ground floor (I am quite tall though), my bike is a fixie so is really quite light but I've tried it with a mountain bike too and its doable, though I appreciate it might take some getting used to. In the safety instructions I've deliberately said though it will work from non-ground floors, it's not recommended in case the user drops the bike (just to hopefully keep me out of any trouble).</p> <p><img src="http://stairhook.com/graphics/square-2.jpg"></p> <p>No offence taken about the patents at all! I see where you're coming from. I'll look into it again today and maybe even consider registering a design which I understand is less complex than a patent.</p> <p>Thank you again for all the constructive advice, much appreciated! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250227 Tue, 16 May 2017 10:14:50 +0000 qwerty 250227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Without wanting to cause offense, I think you're totally mad to not get patents on this! You don't know where this might end up or have future applications with.</p> <p>Even an amateur patent application without full hands-on professional support would be worth it IMHO vs. doing nothing - but realise your motivations are more than just to make money from it. But to play devil's advocate... maybe the best use of this is to patent it, make a bit of cash, and then do good with whatever the proceeds allow? Would offer a little bit more flexibility...</p> <p>On a different note - looks interesting/well thought out... I wouldn't use it because we have bike parking but I can imagine this would be super helpful to some folk if the circumstances enable its use (living in a fairly "safe"/stable stairwell, having the strength to hook it on, etc). Good luck.</p> <p>Also think the tenner price tag is too low. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250224 Tue, 16 May 2017 09:52:38 +0000 chdot 250224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'Need' to have non-removable bolts otherwise they will become a new 'must have' item. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250222 Tue, 16 May 2017 09:43:46 +0000 Morningsider 250222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A practical question - how do you get your bike up? Stand at the bottom and hoik it up, or dangle it over the railings? Either would seem to require reasonable upper body strength and (certainly above ground floor) might not be very safe.</p> <p>It does look smart though - and £15 to £20 would seem reasonable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17742#post-250215 Tue, 16 May 2017 08:38:28 +0000 LaidBack 250215@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very creative and result looks very polished. Think this might be first 3D printed item produced by a forum member?<br /> £15 inc p&amp;p (should be cheap to post)<br /> Web site explains it well with good pictures. </p>