Edinburgh Hacklab

We are looking into writing a design specification for the hacklab bike shed.

Things that would make the hacklab bike shed *awesome*:

• a wooden sign on the door that says “Hacklab” -Ben
• Mini antenna on roof -Ben
• RGB LEDs in the windows -Ben
• The walls should be painted mauve (#B784A7) on the outside and fuchsia (#FF00FF) on the inside -Miron
• 24/7 techno soundtrack - allie
• Bike ID for checkin / out by barcode stuck to frame. This is standard in Dutch bike parking places. Comes with a barcode tag counterpart for checking out, but we can use the existing hacklab NFC tokens. Bikes could have NFC too of course.
• Bikes left in storage for too long will cause warnings sent to owners, then they will be autodestructed / automatically advertised for sale.
• Shed should have built in locks so you don't need to bother bringing your own if you don't want 2FA.
• Power for charging electric bikes.
• Fiber-to-the-Bike.
• Internet gateway for bike mesh network.
• Music automatically set based on the bikes present.
• Air pumps that automatically set to each bike's preferred tyre pressures.
• Lab customisation / lab occupant advanced warning on bike checkin.
• Automatic water bottle filler.
• Bulk files / media download to on bike storage for high bandwidth bike-net. (Take data home on your bike.)
• Connectors for on roof antennas for bike's APRS system.
• Rain warning system before you leave.
• Maintenance reminders - oil / air topups on schedule and more oil reminders after rain.
• A mechanic.
• Door wide enough for cubic Deliveroo bags.
• Unlocking by presence of phone in short range.
• Auto opening door so you can just cycle in without stopping.
• Lights directing you to a free space.
• Heating and ventilation to dry wet bikes.
• A batman to serve tea on arrival, carry luggage inside…
• A permanent, 24h, decorator, to repaint the bikeshed just before each user arrives, thereby avoiding any arguments about what colour it should be.

Feel free to add your own suggestions