Japan's Amazing Underground Bicycle Parking Lots

A man in the video can be seen putting his bike into an elevator-like contraption, just before it is sucked into a metal shaft with rows and rows of bicycle holders. A metal arm places the bike in its position, until the owner comes for its retrieval.

 

This is a place where bicycle chains are redundant and you never return to find a tire missing. Although Japan's underground bike garages have been around for years — with Japanese engineering company Giken Seisakusho Co. behind the innovative solution — the latest slick video highlights the beautiful mechanics.