Onzo bike placed precariously high in condemned Wellington carpark
Monday, 7 January 2019
An act of sheer bravery, or stupidity, has an Onzo bike perched precariously high on a condemned Wellington carpark.
The rideshare bicycle, one of 200 found around the capital, has somehow made its way onto a structural beam six-floors above a back alley.
Visible high above the chandelier sculpture hanging behind the The Opera House, it is unclear how the bike will return to ground.
Wellington City Council says the terrifying sight is part of a 'glorious tradition' that's for someone else to resolve.
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The James Smith carpark on Wakefield St was condemned after sustaining damage in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.
Those undertaking the Onzo escapade would have clambered over a fence into the building with the bike. This is not an entirely difficult task, considering the remnants of human activity - rubbish and spray paint - already found inside the long-shuttered building.
But to climb from the building onto a structural beam, with the bike, and then step across the six-floor drop onto another beam, could be deemed courageous or idiotic.
Wellington City Council spokesman Richard MacLean said it was an act which continued a 'glorious tradition' of putting exchange bikes in odd places.
'It's definitely not an approved council cycle lane.
'The council didn't do it, and whoever did was either very brave or very bonkers. Everybody who saw it this afternoon was just terrified.'
He said it was for Onzo to retrieve the bike and strongly advised the use of a cherry picker to do so.
Onzo has been contacted for comment.
The bikes have found many creative uses in the capital, including getaway vehicles for petty criminals, a prop for a mobile firework display and other placements as installation 'art'.
In November, police confirmed they had received a report of tagging on Manners St at about 1am where the alleged offender left on an Onzo bike.
Video appearing to show a cyclist launching fireworks from the basket of his Onzo as he cycled along a Wellington street was also posted to Facebook.