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This is a link post Japan Bike Storage - Underground storage
This is just an awesome idea. I would put some of these in every major city. Just swipe your card, put the bike in a lock and when you come back to receive the bike simply swipe the card again and it will return your bike back to you.

Make sure you watch the video to see it in action.
 (nospoon The Olympigs would have been more entertaining., Mon 23 Feb 2009, 16:09, Reply)
This is a normal post thats great... seems very extravagant though
I wonder if the same concept has been made for cars..
 (augsav, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 16:39, Reply)
This is a normal post I've often thought that
But then, what if there's a jam in the system? Your car might come out all screwed up, like when the photocopier goes wrong.
 (Necroflange, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 16:47, Reply)
This is a normal post yeah
I think this might only be good if you don't value your bike that much. I can imagine things often going wrong
 (augsav, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 17:00, Reply)
This is a normal post There is at least one automat garage in Germany
The one I know about for sure is at a VW museum facility.
www.autostadt.de

there may be more somewhere.
 (I helped save b3ta! tubaman, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:24, Reply)
This is a normal post I have just seen the future of bike storage
and I like it! You do see a LOT of bikes in japan - their bike racks are almost as big as car parks
 (I helped save b3ta! enceladus, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 16:46, Reply)
This is a normal post I'd like to see this in Amsterdam
All the bikes, and particularly the huge ramped storage section outside Centraal Station scare the bejesus out of me!
 (I helped save b3ta! applehead herp derp, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 17:03, Reply)
This is a normal post I'd like to see it how it well it works after one of Japan's earthquakes

(Mehitabel_Itrang, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:34, Reply)
This is a normal post LOLOL
That looks great,but what makes this video epic is at 1.12

haha

Would have been funnier with spagetti cat
 (Miggyman, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 18:38, Reply)
This is a normal post Wow. What an excellent concept.

(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 19:08, Reply)
This is a normal post
don't really see there's a need, every time i've been to japan bikes are just left up against railings with no locks... can only assume people do this because they don't get stolen. and there's never a shortage of things to lean other things on... just about anything will do.
 (I helped save b3ta! Shiodome has realised numbers in names aren't cool., Mon 23 Feb 2009, 19:19, Reply)