Future Technology

Ubicycle - Public Bicycle Service System

With increasing vehicular traffic on the road and resulting pollution each passing day, more and more emphasis is being given in finding alternate means of transportation. Obviously green fuel and the vehicles running on the same is quite a craze, but the same is in conceptual stage it would be a while before the same will be in mass production. But what about the good old bicycle? With the advent of cars and other motor vehicles it somehow went into oblivion. But not anymore. With Ubicycle-Public Service, an initiative which seems to bring the bicycle back in fashion.

There are many advantages that can be said about the usage of bicycles. It is environment friendly, no pollution, and the best part is that it is health friendly as well. The main goal of Ubicycle-public bicycle service is encouraging people to use bicycles as an alternative means to commute, thus providing easy-to-access public bicycles to and from transit or nearby home, school, and workplace.

(more…)

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts | No Comments »

Nimbike, Bicycle for Young Working Urban People

Nimbike, a perfect bicycle for the youth. It’s meant not only for the youth but also for the people who want to have some fun on the way to their workplace/school etc. a perfect thing to make your friends jealous and attract girls towards you.

Coming to the design, the position of the seat is perfect and will keep your back erect making sure that you enjoy your ride for a longer period of time and love the bike. That’s not all, the angle at which the paddle is placed makes it more comfortable for an overweight driver and will help him to loose weight too, Isn’t that great? The steel finish of the bike gives it a hard and a pleasant look. It is an eye catching bike for all you youngsters out there.

Designer : Jacob von Matern and Fredrik Hylten-Cavallius

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts | No Comments »

The Trailblazer, Mercedes Benz Bike

A new mountain bike is added by Mercedes Benz to its exclusive bike collection, called The Trailblazer. No need question about the materials, all is made with high-quality components and elegant design, perfect for serious off-road riding. The price tag is €2,790, really high in our opinion if you just use it for small ride in a park, but if you have so much money to spend, why not? The Trailblazer features a sophisticated four-link rear suspension that ensures outstanding riding comfort and excellent traction on difficult terrain. Mercedes Benz Trailblazer is available in two edition, sport edition and comfort edition, with a number of parts specially adapted to the different physiques of men and women.

(more…)

Posted in Bike | No Comments »

XO Move Scooter Fold Down And Lock It

The four designer apparently wants to make us feel secure when using a vehicle. That’s why they design XO Move scooter which able to fold down and lock itself up when we don’t use it. this scooter can carry one or two people sports a variable wheel base to make it more stable on the roads. And yes, this design does can make this scooter safe from thieves.

(more…)

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts, Scooter | 2 Comments »

Folding Urban Concept Bike from Cube Bikes

Modern folding bike from da - designers is not the only folding bike concept. Cube bikes has worked with Gregor Dauth to design urban street concept bike, that’s when this folding urban concept bike was born. Based on the idea of swiss army a folding knife, in order to fit into a smart car, you need a bike that can be folded to fit into a rucksack. No more excuse that you don’t have space in your car for your bike.

Designer : Gregor Dauth

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts, Folding Bike | No Comments »

XNovo Three Wheeler from Sidam

After the popularity of three-wheelers is rising, started by Piaggio MP3, Gilero Fuoco and Vectrix, a French scooter importer Sidam try to enter the market by building another type of three-wheel scooter. But this time, instead of putting two wheels at the front, they decided to put the two wheels at the rear of the vehicle. Kinda remind me of Thai Tuk Tuk, but Xnovo concept is somehow some crossover between a minivan and Thai Tuk Tuk.

The design sketches seem to suggest that both rear wheels will be belt driven in the 500cc Piaggio-engined petrol version - although hybrid and fully electric versions are also on the cards, the latter featuring twin electric motors, one in each wheel hub. The luggage angle is definately a big part of the concept fot Sidam.

We’ll wait to learn more as the Xnovo moves towards a launch date rumoured to be late 2008. Price is expected to be around ?8000 for the 500cc model.

via thebikergene

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts, Scooter | 1 Comment »

Future Urban Bike Sharing System

London better get ready for urban bike sharing system. This success program in Paris is going to attack streets of London. Around 15k bikes, a thousand stations have already implemented in London. The bike is designed and assembled for high-traffic use, but with a little bit old style because Jenny Jones the organizers of the program wanted people to see this bike as tool instead of fashion accessory, keep the thief away.

Posted in Bike, Transportations | No Comments »

Movito - Urban Clectric Scooter

Movito is a fully electric scooter designed for the dense urban landscape of the future. Its sexy design appeals to hip and trendy young adults, making a striking statement wherever it goes with its sophisticated styling and two toned colors. This environmentally sound vehicle utilises an in-wheel motor and rechargeable batteries. The architecture of the scooter is completely overhauled allowing for a fresh and innovative design approach. Movito expresses lightness and movement in a elegant form.

Movito features a modular base system that allows for different ‘bodies’ to be attached to a common base as well as featuring added convenience such as GPS, touch screen interface and helmet storage. Movito is classy and sexy, appealing to free spirited individuals.

Designer : Tai Chiem

Posted in Bike, Designs and Concepts, Green Technology, Scooter | 1 Comment »

Adiva 250cc Convertible Scooter

Adiva just released a 250cc convertible scooter, a roofed scooter. This could be the answer for interested non-raider that always ask “what happens when it rains ?”, Adiva will answer it “You won’t get wet”. The foldaway roof stows in the top box compartment, probably taking a fair bit of luggage space with it, but then you can remove it entirely on nice days. The original patent design also shows some sort of bodywork extending a rail across the side of the bike to help deal with falls and side impacts, but it seems these haven?t made it to the roadgoing version.

Source : thebikergene.com

Posted in Bike, Scooter, Transportations | No Comments »

Traveling with Your Bike ? Use Suitcase Bike

Story behind this suitcase bike from the designer Gosha Galitsky : Being a big bicycle enthusiast, it always bothered me to see how little cooperation exists between public transport and bicycles. It seems to be a perfect solution for commuting- an alliance between safe intercity transport (such as trains, buses and airplanes) and short-range non polluting bicycles which can zip you through the congested city like a breeze and park in your room or your cubicle at work.However, I only saw this harmony take place in some places in Europe (Italy is especially biker- friendly) and in some areas of the US, mostly on the west coast. All this in spite of rising awareness for environmental issues, growing congestion within city limits and an immense growth in the popularity of cycling for commuting as well as for sport. So I tried to find what was preventing this alliance from happening. After a certain observation and research, I discovered some interesting things. (more…)

Posted in Bike, Folding Bike | No Comments »