Falco Installs the UK’s First Automated Bike Wheeling Ramp

Falco is pleased to announce the installation of the UK’s very first automated cycle wheeling ramp, for ‘Project Angel’ in Northamptonshire, a £53m state-of-the-art development designed to consolidate Northamptonshire County Council’s departments into one integrated purpose built headquarter.

The automated bike wheeling ramp known as the ‘VeloComfort^®’ is a huge innovation and Falco is once again delighted to bring what is standard Dutch cycling technology to the UK market. These wheeling ramps provide cyclists with the next generation of accessibility and are designed to assist users with manoeuvring their bikes up and down stairs with virtually no effort.

This is particularly important where a bike is either heavy or perhaps has a basket or panniers and makes carrying a bike up stairs or even using a traditional wheeling ramp difficult. The VeloComfort^® range comes in two patented innovative designs, one for manoeuvring bicycles up the stairs - VeloComfortUp^®, and one for down - VeloComfortDown^®!

Falco supplied and installed 4.7m of both VeloComfortUp^® and VeloComfortDown^® designed to meet the client’s exact stair dimensions.

The VeloComfortUp^® is essentially a mini ‘travellator’ or conveyor belt which starts once the integrated sensors detect a bike and automatically stops if the conveyor is completely free of bicycles. The high quality conveyor (kevlar-based) belt runs in a durable, low-maintenance aluminium double-sided channel and is powered by an electric motor. The entrance and exit of the conveyor are aesthetically, functionally and safely integrated into the system, with the electric motor positioned on the side of the conveyor belt.

The VeloComfortDown^® is a simple and effective non-electric cycle / bike wheeling ramp designed with a gutter brush to reduce the speed of the bike. The gutter brush is made from a high quality, durable and low-maintenance aluminium double-sided channel, which is equipped with brush strip on both sides. The friction of the gutter brush ensures that the bike slows down, allowing the user to determine his/her own pace during the descent.

Falco provide complete supply and installation of the VeloComfort^® cycle wheeling ramps as well as free rendering graphics to help the client to visualise the scheme, free UK-wide site surveys and free CAD design and schematics.

A video demonstrating the VeloComfort^® Bike Wheeling Ramp can be viewed by clicking here.

For more information about the innovative VeloComfort^® Bike Wheeling Ramp, please contact our helpful sales team on 01538 380080.