Patent Pending Customers swipe their credit card or Bike Station card into the Station. The machine authorizes and registers the transaction, then releases a bicycle. When the customer returns the bicycle the card is charged for the time of the rental, and a receipt is issued. Bike Station is not only an automated bicycle rental machine but also an interactive information center. The built in "Touch Screen" facilitates Bike Station transactions, and also provides renters and people passing by with maps, attractions, and current local events. The Owner / operator may also benefit from attracting sponsors who want to display commercial advertisement on the "Touch Screen" and on the bicycles. "...Bike Station can be fun and healthy to use… simple, reliable and profitable to operate." J. Squire, President LeisureTec, Inc. Bike Station can be placed at hotels and resorts for recreational use, or in the urban environment as an alternative mode of transportation. Multiple Bike Stations may be networked and serve as a Bicycle Transportation Network which will allow the commuter to take one way trips. For example; you may rent a bicycle at a train station and return it at a office building. In Europe some cities already have similar operations, and have been very successful. Products Sponsorship Questions & Answers Links Contact LeisureTec LeisureTec, Inc. (888) BIKE WAY  (773) 645-7551  Fax: (773) 645-8251 Email: LeisureTec@aol.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 87490, Chicago, IL 60680 ©1999 LeisureTec, Inc.