Bike Hanger vertical bicycle storage

Posted on April 11, 2011 by .
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Manifesto Architecture created a rotating, ferris-wheel design for a vertical bike storage facility that was submitted to a design competition in Seoul, Korea.


Ferris Wheel vertical bicycle rack Seoul Korea

Instead of taking up space on the street or sidewalk, this bike rack in the sky is mounted on the side of a building, utilizing the space above an alleyway between buildings. Each “Bike Hanger” can hold 20 to 36 bicycles.

The design assumes a bicycle with a top tube — a better design would accommodate step-through frames along with a way to effectively lock the bike to the bike hanger.

The cyclist (or attendant?) rotates the ferris wheel, hangs his bike on crossbar, and hopefully locks his bike to it. To retrieve the bike, the cyclist brings the bike back down from whatever height it’s stored.

A power failure won’t leave a cyclist hanging — each system is pedal powered! You sit on an exercise bike to turn the ferris wheel.


Bike Hanger operation detail

More info and renderings at Arch Daily, via Fast Company Design, via NYT Spokes.



See also:

  1. Indoor bike security
  2. San Francisco: Bike theft sting
  3. Bending frame bicycle
  4. Bike locked by thief; What to do?


  • http://twitter.com/Wuss912 Wuss912

    or you just put a bunch of bricks in your bike bags and the weight of your bike keeps it near the ground….

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    You’re cracking me up, Ian.

  • http://www.cyclelicio.us/ Cyclelicious

    You’re cracking me up, Ian.

  • http://scorcher.org/ Jym Dyer

    Wow, this rules. Way better than the “fake tree” system.

  • Andy

    I’d do the opposite. Tie a bunch of helium balloons to it. Then any thief would have a hard time getting to my bike.

  • Earl

    If you hang them by the wheels it dosn’t matter what kind of bike you have right?

  • http://www.stevevance.net/planning Steven Vance

    I’m waiting for the company to build a test model so that people who are in charge of procuring these for cities and properties can see it in action.

    There are too many “high-falutin’ ” designs but no one ever has the courage (or funds, I guess) to build them.

  • http://twitter.com/Friday_Ride Jogja LastFridayRide

    Parkir sepeda gantung yang keren.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Marco-Aldag/1368274882 Marco Aldag

    I like that – how can I invest money?

  • lgoldstein

    That is totally awesome. I don’t like to leave my bike locked outside (part of why I have a Montague folding bike), but this is genius. I think my Montague could probably fit on it too.

  • Flipphandle

    Here is another idea for you.. http://www.flipphandle.com  Lets you turn your handlebars 90 degrees with the press of a button..