TATO's Central Storage System for Bicycles makes room for your briefcase, manpurse

While walking to a home office in slippers is probably the best way to get to work, riding on a bike isn't far behind, but these people-powered contrivances aren't exactly known for their storage space. If you need to lug a laptop or tote your tablet you really don't have many options beyond somehow strapping it to your body or throwing on a set of bulky saddlebags. The Central Storage System for Bicycles (CSSB) from Swiss start-up TATO makes room by splitting the top tub on the frame, leaving space to slip in a laptop bag, purse, or your oversized copy of the Necronomicon, making this perfect for getting to the next Cthulhu fhtagn meeting while minimizing your environmental impact. It's all yours for about $1,450, but shipping out of Switzerland will likely add a good bit on to that.

[Thanks, James]

[Guy Posted May 12th 2010 10:57AM]

@iNguyen
My thoughts exactly.

[guage1311 Posted May 12th 2010 10:40AM]

No cup holder to put your morning cup of coffee?

[WYGUY Posted May 12th 2010 11:34AM]

It's called a backpack, look into it.

[hashashin Posted May 12th 2010 12:55PM]

This reminds me of the story of the "complicator's gloves":
http://thedailywtf.com/articles/the_complicator_0x27_s_gloves.aspx

They've made an expensive and unwieldy solution to a problem that was already solved cheaply and effectively with baskets, racks and panniers.

[HektikLyfe Posted May 12th 2010 1:03PM]

Nice, the suitcase corner right near the crotch area. Hello AFV!

[bolezhinkov Posted May 12th 2010 1:09PM]

what does cthulu have to do with this? am I missing something or was someone just bored?

[ericdj Posted May 12th 2010 3:18PM]

One size of bike does not fit all, no matter what companies think

[Okjeff171 Posted May 12th 2010 6:15PM]

Backpack? No.. Okay

[macrumpton Posted May 13th 2010 7:44AM]

Judging from the pics I guess pedals are extra?

[golfnz34me Posted May 13th 2010 2:16PM]

It's not a purse, it's European!