"Bike Tree" Keeps Bikes Off Ground, Away From Sticky Fingers

Bike parking takes less space than cars but can still cover a lot of ground. Then there is the rampant theft. The bike tree deals with both problems; Abhinav Dapke of Bahrain and India designs a "parking stand design for congested bicycle parking."

The control panel includes finger print recognition sensor with some controls for locking/unlocking the bicycle onto the stand. The panel branches out of the trunk at user friendly height.For locking your bicycle1. Place your bicycle in the vertical slots2. Manually lock the rim3. Press start4. Finger print5. OK/ CANCELFor releasing bicycle follow the similar path. ::Abhinav Dapke on Coroflot via ::Swiss MissTreeHugger Hugs Bike TreesBike Tree Locked Bicycle StorageDriving Me Up The Wall: Bicycle StorageTreeHugger Picks: Bicycle Storage OptionsHow They Store Bikes In Tokyo