Bike Tree is a solar-powered place for your wheels

The perennial problems of the cyclist are always, where to put it when not in use (especially downtown; the Cycloc is a great option for home storage) and how to protect it from the elements, thieves or vandals.  (I've known people who carried their bike seats, and even front wheels, around with them, to prevent slashers.)  The Bike Tree solves this by providing a mushroom-like structure that holds your bike up securely in an electric tie-rack like apparatus, solar powered.  Easier to see via the video than to explain, but it looks good.  [GT]

Bike Tree [via TechEBlog]

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