# Flexible bollards

> Flexible bollards and delineator posts that bend when hit and stand back up: for bike lanes, parking-lot aisles and loading zones. Specs and anchoring from the City of Toronto’s bike-bollard spec and the makers.

Canonical: https://safetybollards.ca/flexible-bollards
Last updated: 2026-10-26

Flexible bollards guide traffic rather than stop it: they bend when a car clips them and stand back up. They’re the right call where a steel post would do more damage than it prevents.

## Specs on record

| Product | Size | Anchoring | Where it’s specified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cyclo-Zone flexible bollard (Develotech, Saint-Hyacinthe QC) | 122 cm tall, 10.2 cm wide, four 80 mm reflective stripes | Asphalt: four ¾ × 4 in holes with Bitu-Link epoxy (24 h cure). Concrete: ½ × 1¾ in drop-in anchors | Named in City of Toronto spec TS 780 for bike lanes |
| Tubular bollard (Impact Recovery Systems) | 7.62 cm OD, 91.44 cm tall, white with two 75 mm bands | Surface-mount base, four holes with plastic sleeves and lag screws | Named in City of Toronto spec TS 780 |
| SlowStop and DuoFlex flexible bollards (Sure Guard / Post Guard) | Sold in 4 in and other sizes | Surface mount | Parking and material-handling areas |

## Where they fit

- Separating a bike lane or a walkway from parking aisles.
- Marking a drive-through lane, a loading zone or the edge of a fire route without blocking it.
- Anywhere snow clearing would wreck rigid posts; they flex under a plough blade (ask the maker about their winter rating).

They won’t stop a vehicle. For impact protection use [steel bollards](https://safetybollards.ca/steel-bollards); for a warehouse aisle, [rack and column protectors](https://safetybollards.ca/rack-and-column-protectors).

## Sources

1. [Develotech, Cyclo-Zone bicycle path flexible bollard](https://www.develotech.com/en/bicycle-path-flexible-bollard/) (checked 2026-10-26)
2. [City of Toronto, TS 780 construction specification for flexible bicycle bollards (PDF, 2026)](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/9830-ecs-specs-roadspecs-TS-780-Sep2026.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
3. [Sure Guard, Bollards (Canada)](https://www.sureguard.ca/bollards) (checked 2026-10-26)

To get a written quote for this, use the site-plan builder: [Build a site plan](https://safetybollards.ca/quote?item=flexible-bollard).

## Related

- [Steel bollards](https://safetybollards.ca/steel-bollards)
- [Surface-mount bollards](https://safetybollards.ca/installation/surface-mount-bollards)
- [Best bollards for parking lots](https://safetybollards.ca/best/bollards-for-parking-lots)
- [Wheel stops and parking curbs](https://safetybollards.ca/wheel-stops)