Imagining the bicycles of tomorrow (images)

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Results are in for the international Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010, organized by design magazine designboom in collaboration with the Seoul Design Foundation, and they're sure to make you rethink your old balloon-tired cruiser with the coaster brake.

More than 3,000 designers from 88 countries submitted ideas for bikes that could advance Seoul as an eco-aware, design-conscious city; they came up with everything from bikes that double as shopping carts to folding bikes, solar-powered electric cycles, and bikes made from recycled wood.

A few of the winning designs have already hit the pavement; many more are still in the concept stage. Among the shortlisted entries is the Bikoff, created by Marcos Madia of Argentina in hopes of convincing urban office workers to ditch their cars and commute via bike. The compact, foldable bike features a removable briefcase incorporated into the lightweight frame.

Photo by Marcos Madia
Caption by Leslie Katz
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12 pics/entries/concepts shown, including:
The electric-operated tricycle-recumbent Tribune Generator Bike out of Switzerland is powered by a generator and an electric motor. With an external battery, its drive capacity can be increased to support the driver's power. A lockable trunk sits atop the back wheel.
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City bikes tend to get stolen, so Korean designer Junkyo Lee introduced the HELO, or Head Lock, bike. It contains a password-activated security system that allows the front part of the bike to recede into the main part, "just like when the turtle puts its head in the shell," Lee says.
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Many more pics/entries at designboom.com:
http://www.designboom.com/contest/winner.php?contest_pk=33

...including grand prize winner:
name of design : bike 2.0
design by : nils sveje + Design: Inoda Sveje design studio + Technology: IPU Produktudvikling from italy
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designer's own words:
Bike 2.0 the next generation bicycle, will give you more fun with energy boosts when you are cruising around. It makes you daily ride more comfortable with energy leveling and the stepless gearbox. You can even add the seat-tube battery and get there faster. Bike 2.0 has a generator and wires instead of a chain, so you will never get oily pants or fingers from the chain again. The two wireless control-units will control any aspect of your ride. You can easily control all this with the two wireless rings on the handlebar.
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loCk
 
Wow, I never realized the main features of the Bike 2.0! I was turned off initially by it's appearance, but now that I understand how it's drive-train works, that is genius! :shock:

I think the frame is a little too minimalist, but other than that, very solid and hopefully soon to be implemented concept. 8)
 
Suggest bike 3.0 includes brakes. No doubt there is something, pedal back to apply regen?

Love the look of the trike. Dual rear shocks though? If it's ever produced they'll put a monoshock on it of course.

The bikes in design contests that have big frame fairings and look like envelopes would have to be ridden only inside, where there is never a cross wind. Just a passing truck would blow you over on that one.
 
dogman said:
The bikes in design contests that have big frame fairings and look like envelopes would have to be ridden only inside, where there is never a cross wind. Just a passing truck would blow you over on that one.
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Good point dogman... open frame better:
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loCk
 
I think the device name you're looking for is "bidet". :lol:

FWIW, here's a *practical* cart-bike that really exists:
http://www.freakbikenation.net/Spokesincgrocerygetter.html
http://www.forum.freakbikenation.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1968&start=0
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Although it's not possible to take the cart off to go inside with it, and probably most stores wouldn't let you take the bike in since it's so long. :)
 
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