Bike Hanger These days we see fleets of vehicle around us and taking up a lot of space for parking. But many of us still have the oldies with us, a bicycle, free of pollution and exercise worthy but nicely wrapped up and not in use. It will always remind us how our parents used to teach us how to ride it. We have sweet memories attached with it. As for me, I cannot forget the deliberate wounds I got while learning it. Nowadays we can only see cycles been parked in schools, if a kid lives nearby the school, or with a low waged daily workers, who cannot afford to get an acquaintance better than this. The trouble with cycles most experienced is of its parking and theft.
One architect’s solution to solve bike parking: Stash bikes in something cities have in abundance — the air.
Recently Manifesto Architecture, an architectural design firm in New York, has proposed for “Public Bicycle Storage” called, Bike Hanger. The bike hanger will be positioned at the unused or vacant areas outside apartments or underpasses. This would help cyclers to easily park and safely stow their cycles. The plan is designed keeping in mind the structure of a Ferris wheel. Each Ferris wheel will be capable of holding 20-36 bicycles as its maximum storage. The cycles will be hanged/parked on the “T-shaped Racks” fixed on the Ferris wheel. 
Model of Bike Hanger Its Model: There would be two large outer wheels controlling the Ferris wheel to turn. One of the outer wheels would be on top and other at the bottom. These wheels would be connected with two inner wheels which would be adjoined with a belt. The inner belt will also be fixed with an outer belt which will have the racks/ hangers attached to it to stow the bicycles. There would be a stationary cycle with will do the job of rotating the wheel and shifting the cycle file. 
Virtual Bike Hanger Working: As illustrated in the image, the Bike Hanger will work like a “Human Powered Conveyer Belt.” The Bike Hanger will be accompanied with a stationary cycle. While parking the cycle, the cyclist could paddle any empty rack and hoist its cycle. For the second time, when the cycle needs to be brought to ground, the cyclist can paddle the stationary cycle and suit its need. This proposals stands out to be an eco-friendly stack bike parking system.
As stated by an architect: “It wouldn’t require any extra mechanical juice. This project could be successful in dense and metropolitan cities where one cannot find a suitable cycle parking area.”
The project still needs a few major patch filling jobs to be taken care of. First, the most crucial being the locking system of cycles to prevent theft. Second, this project can hold only 20-36 cycles, whereas many bike lockers can hold up to 100 cycles. If this lack in safety and storage are overcome then nothing will hinder its acceptance. Well let’s hope to have another idea to support for a greener planet. Via: FastcoDesign
