Here at cc Towers we were pondering the role of 'design' in cycling. These days, we lamented, it seemed all about utilitarian ease, with how something looked coming secondary. Is true 'design' something of the past when it comes to cycling? Not according to Andrew Lang, designer of 'Cycloc' - the practical bike storage solution, which also happens to look great.

Andrew's cycling credentials are well set. Studying at Napier University in the 80s and 90s He would cycle to and from East Kilbride at the weekends, or head out into the nearby Pentland Hills for a bit of rough adventure.

There's a jack-of-all-trades to the history, which has culminated in a fixed-wheel commute in London, via various modes of touring and Polaris challenges. The weekends still see a longer ride, with around 80 miles covered riding out to Box Hill and back.

The design background is just as strong. The time at Napier was spent studying Industrial Design Engineering, with an initial employment move into architectural design in London. As Andrew says, he, "gradually moved back to product design that included retail interiors and lots of lighting design," over the next 8 years.

Things just naturally progressed from there."I then became design manager for a couple of London practices before deciding to take an MA at the Royal College of Art - with the intention of using this 2 year period as a stepping stone to setting up my own practice. ALPD is a commercial product design and development practice that does both visual and technical design for clients."

So with the quick check completed to see if we were speaking to the right man we thought we'd ask him some more 'probing' questions about design, and his own experiences bringing cycloc to the world.