Cascade Bicycle Club

Modular Bike Storage and Logistical Solution

Cascade Bicycle Club wanted to develop a safer, more efficient way to transport fully assembled bicycles in bulk from its South Seattle warehouse to schools across Washington. The existing approach relied on storing bikes and loading them one at a time into a 16-foot box truck, which limited capacity and added handling time. The project focused on developing a modular storage and loading system that would allow assembled bikes to be placed onto a rolling chassis in the warehouse, moved directly into the truck, and secured within the cargo bay for transport. The intent: to be operable by one or two people, support easy bike loading and unloading, and be durable, repairable, and replicable if unfinished. This capability aimed to combine storage and loading into a single process and reduce the labor and safety challenges of the club’s current shipping method.