tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post1939123662964055499..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: IKEA bicycleYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-2065347835443338502008-05-28T14:38:00.000-06:002008-05-28T14:38:00.000-06:00Interesting. Can't tell much from the picture in t...Interesting. Can't tell much from the picture in that Bike Europe article though. Do you know where to find a better image?James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558670871159677266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-60845447466120779432008-05-28T14:11:00.000-06:002008-05-28T14:11:00.000-06:00Hi Murph -- Been there! I know exactly what you me...Hi Murph -- <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/190157512/" REL="nofollow">Been there</A>! I know exactly what you mean.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-90671176381081728642008-05-28T13:57:00.000-06:002008-05-28T13:57:00.000-06:00Fritz -On the topic of IKEA and bikes, should you ...Fritz -<BR/><BR/>On the topic of IKEA and bikes, should you ever end up at the IKEA in East Palo Alto, you can check out a dark corner of the first level of the parking garage, where IKEA has put a bike rack and proudly painted a sign above said bike rack that has a picture of a bike and says "BIKE RACK"<BR/><BR/>Said bike rack is mounted horizontally along the wall, roughly 6 inches from the wall, rendering it useless for locking up more than one bike, placed along the series of slots instead of wheel through the slots.murphstahoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378354136823393492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-49194914933320918322008-05-28T12:34:00.000-06:002008-05-28T12:34:00.000-06:00Thanks Anon -- I'm aware that IKEA started in Swed...Thanks Anon -- I'm aware that IKEA started in Sweden, but it's currently headquartered in the Netherlands, apparently because you can run a "non-profit" group there and not publish your books. IKEA is fully owned by a non-profit foundation.<BR/><BR/>I frequently get things wrong on this blog, but I did happen to look this one up before writing it.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-898331328984882252008-05-28T12:26:00.000-06:002008-05-28T12:26:00.000-06:00Just a note to point out that IKEA is not a "Dutch...Just a note to point out that IKEA is not a "Dutch furniture retailer" as such, any more than it is a "Canadian", "Estonian", "U.S.", "Kuwaiti" or "Singaporean" furniture retailer. Yes, it does have national branches in the Netherlands and all these other countries plus many, many more, but as the source article mentions, it is a Swedish company (hence all the Swedish and occasionally Danish and Norwegian names that identify its products). It was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in Elmtaryd township, Agunnaryd county (whence the initials IKEA) in Sweden and still has its headquarters there. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should say that the bikes are being sold by the Dutch division of the Swedish household items retailer...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com