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Has Japan designed the world's best bike shed? | David Munk
The 'bike tree', an automatic storage system for cycles, can hold up to 6,000 bikes – but could it branch out in the UK? It's not often something stops you in your bike tracks. But a spectacular "bike tree" invention from Japan bowled me over when I was in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago. Fed up ...
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All I need is this bike tree… and this lamp….
Drunkcyclist.com — Scott drops the japanese bike tree bomb and asks, would it work over here? Not sure if you’ve seen this yet, just came across it on the Homepage. Pretty sweet, but would it fly state side? biketree

Has Japan designed the world's best bike shed?
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KC Bike Commuting — One for Warren, who has a thing about squirrels. Okay, so do I. Click the image for a full-on video of different angles. Via jwz. A nifty automated high-density bike parking solution in Japan Another overkill snow vehicle that's not a bicycle. Looks fun, no? More Do-it-Yourself bicycle lighting Eric uses the Tilt-Shift photo generator to shrink KC A bicycle made of kegs. Yes, *those* kegs. Dave mulls over attire and accessories for winter bike commuting in KC How ...

Robotic Bicycle Parking in Japan…Domo Arigoto!
Bike Rumor — There’s nothing a good robot can’t do, and easing the burden of bicycle commuters is now on its list. Really, it’s designed to ease parking congestion by using a robotic, fully automated underground parking structure that can store and retrieve your bicycle in seconds while keeping it secure from non-robots.  Apparently, illegal bike parking is a major problem in Tokyo.  Bikes block streets, walkways, ramps, etc. Guardian UK writer David Munk shot his own video to go with his nice little story about the decks , but you can’t embed it, and this one is shot in the style of ...

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This is the greatest thing ever - we need some in Colorado, Chicago, Seatle, etc!! http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/nov/05/bicycles-japan-bike-tree