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The Pirate Ninja Eclipse X20 Folding Bike by Tern

TheFuture — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:04:03 +0000

Just like Ninja, Eclipse X20 folding bike is fast and light yet stealthy enough to slip into the subway unnoticed. This bike offers super wide 25 to 107” gear range and ultra fast Kinetix Pro wheels, cruise up and down the road just like a katana.

As designers, you would probably notice that folding bike design hasn’t had any significant changes in decades. N-Fold technology incorporated in this bike is small yet crucial change that results in faster and more compact fold. It consists of new frame and handle post geometries that spins the front wheel by 180-degrees before the central fold, providing more compact body by 40mm shorter. Every bicycle that utilizes N-Fold technology can be folded smoothly and easily in less than 10 seconds.

Designer : Tern

Every bike’s frame used by this company features patented DoubleTruss technology which turns rear half of the frame to 3 dimensional truss, thus, making it more resistant to torsional forces. It tries to destroy flexy frames reputation that folding bikes usually have. The patented technology also increases stiffness and transfers more power from pedals to the rear wheel.

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MORI Folding Bike Concept by Janus Yuan

TheFuture — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:22:04 +0000

MORI folding bike aims to increase the rate of bike ridership especially in an urban environment for better sustainable future. Based on statistic in America, women comprise only 25% of bicycle riders. Can you see a gender gap here? This is due to the bicycle industry that focuses merely on existing cyclists and ignoring the needs of those non-riders, mostly women. In this case, female users could potentially become an expanding market for future bicycle industry.

Considered female user characteristics, the size of MORI must be small enough for user to carry and storage. Using 3-D printing technology, users can design their personal pattern, color, texture and even structure of battery case. For power system, combining human-powered and electromotor-powered modes together, users can chose different riding gesture and power mode based on their different requirements.

You can easily transform this bike from bicycle, scooter, trolley, to folding mode. MORI folding bike is your perfect daily companion, from going to work, shop, to ride home.

Designer : Janus Yuan

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Folding Bike Concept by Kilo Estudio

TheFuture — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:38:53 +0000

Folding bike design evolves every single day in order to provide us with best transportation, easier and more efficient in big cities. This concept folding bike is built over an aluminum chassis that folds in the middle. The transmission is integrated in the structure and needs no chain, this way the maintenance is easier. When it folds, the high of the handle is perfect to let the user to pick it and take it easily inside any bus or train.

Designer : KILO Estudio

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Folding Bike for Couriers by Anton Kosteckii

TheFuture — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:15:00 +0000

The main goal of this “Folding Bike for Couriers” project was to design a useful, capacious, and compact mechanical means of transportation for couriers who work in a printing house. We’re not sure why it’s meant only for couriers of a printing house since it looks really handy for anyone who needs to deliver a package using a bike. Using this bike, you can place leaflets package or other polygraphy production in the plastic box and place it inside this bike’s compartment. For long distance travel where you have to use public transport, simply fold your bike and use it as a trolley. This fold bike features titanium frame while the compartment is made of ABS plastic.

Designer : Anton Kosteckii

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SSIKE Folding Bike Concept by Asen Innovacio

TheFuture — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:36:12 +0000

SSIKE folding bike is trying to ditch the assumption that an electric bike is expensive. This concept is an easy to handle single person folding bike with affordable price, thus, making it available for anyone. It works with your own balance, you’ll get similar sensation as if you’re skiing, but you would need practice to manage the direction of the rear wheel since both front wheel drives and rear wheel are directional.

The original design of this bike makes it stands out among other electric scooters in the market. Powered by a 250-watt electric motor, this concept bike can reach up to 20kph, while the efficient consumption of 6wh/km allows the e-bike to reach up to 40km. the overall weight of SSIKE folding bike is 12kg, you can easily carry it while in a train, a subway, a bus and easily keep it in your apartment.

Designer : Asen Innovacio

Tuvie has received “SSIKE Folding Bike” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.

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Apollo E-Bike : Folding Bike Designed for Daily Urban Use

TheFuture — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:33:39 +0000

Earning its name from the roman god of the sun, the Apollo E-Bike expresses the identity of the Solsonica brand trough the chromatic composition and the logotype featured on its main frame. The “Italian Flag Badge” reinforces the national origin, assuming the Apollo as an unmistakable Italian Design product. Designed for a daily urban use, Apollo E-Bike introduces an innovative folding system, easily adapting it to any situation where space economy matters.

Equipped with a detachable 260Wh LiFePO4 battery, a 250W In-wheel Motor and a Dynamo (for energy recovery), Apollo E-bike is able to reach a top speed of 25km/h with a maximum range of 60km in full-electric mode. One button click away and its user can choose between two other modes (Hybrid and Pedal) extending the overall range.

Designers : Pedro Almeida and Ricardo Fonseca

Engaged with the latest technology, the Apollo Iphone connectivity was not forgotten. The integrated User Interface Application keeps the User informed of the instant consumption, battery charge and instant speed, as well as different other features like Trip and ODO distances.

As security is always in first place, the integrated head and tail LED lamps, combined with the high-reflective orange stripes on the rims and battery pack, makes the Apollo E-Bike visible for any other road user in all weather conditions.

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Photovoltaic Shelter
The photovoltaic shelter were designed under the premises that it should be installed on a site for private use as well as being suitable for housing other electric vehicles, because in the world where solar energy is used more and more as a main alternative to fossil fuel, the increasing market of electric automobile is seen as a opportunity for the photovoltaic shelter design to be a center of electric mobility.

The metrics used for designing e-mobility center where defined by the architecture references in “Neufert architects data, third edition” that defines an area with at least 2.75m wide and 2.13m high and an area of 2.00 m wide and 2.00 m deep for bike storage in car parking access. The concept of the e-mobility center was designed in harmony with the modern design of the bike and with the identity of Solsonica and embodies the values of sustainable mobility, ecology, and responsible choices.

The design of e-mobility center took in consideration the whole life cycle of the design with recycling materials, production, transportation, maximizing the solar energy collection, location, house orientation, profile of available space to locate so it adapts to the most of the intended public.

The volumetric shape of the Cube makes it easy to transport to make the most of the space available. It fits dimensions described for car parking access of 2.00m x 2.00m x 2.00m. The hub allows you to distribute the multiplicity of functions.

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BlueSkyBike : Folding Electric Bike by Richard Heath

TheFuture — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:39:52 +0000

BlueSkyBike is the result of the collaboration between Richard Heat, an industrial designer, and Blue Sky Design. It’s an electric folding bike concept that aims style conscious urban commuters, it was also inspired by the designer’s own experience from commuting in sydney’s western suburbs to the city every day via train. There are 3 primary objectives for this bike design: practicality, storage capacity and style. Richard has to combine these 3 elements into electric folding bike more successfully than any previous attempts in the past to give electric bicycles a brand new identity. Currently Richard is looking for internship/work opportunities, feel free to contact him here.

Designer : Richard Heath

BlueSkyBike features innovative design such as rotating folding mechanism for quick and efficient getting on/off trains, buses or in lifts. It would be very easy to store when not in use. While cycling, user can access any essential information of the bike such as battery capacity or projected range through integrated smartphone app in the cell phone which is mounted in protective polycarbonate case. Powered by a 250w electric hub motor, BlueSkyBike can also charge its battery while on-the-go with regenerative braking function.

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Cruise around Busy City Streets Easily with Full Circle Compact Foldable City Bike

TheFuture — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:38:43 +0000

On busy city streets, riding a bike seems like a great transportation option to reach our destination faster, however, carrying your bike on a subway can be a problem especially during peak hours. That’s why we love Full Circle, a compact-sized foldable city bike that features large wheels. This bike doesn’t use a chain, it utilizes free wheel gear that directly connects to the pedals, it might look like a fixed gear, but it’s not.

We love the folding mechanism, it allows user to quickly fold and unfold Full Circle bike when needed (including the saddle and the handle bars as well), especially when the user has to quickly jump into a bus.

Designer : Sanghyun Jeong

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VEU : Individual Electric Vehicle That Can Be Transformed Into a Trolley in Seconds

TheFuture — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:30:51 +0000

The name of VEU stands for Vehiculo Electrico Unipersonal or in English Individual Electric Vehicle. As you probably can guess, the main objective of this bike is to design a collapsible bike where you can carry almost anywhere. A bike can carry you from one point to another, like from your house to a bus stop, however, most of the time, you have to leave/park your bike somewhere if you’re going to get on the bus. Using VEU – individual electric vehicle, all you need to do is fold the bike and carry it with you.

Designer : Alan Fratoni

Turn VEU into a trolley in seconds to carry your stuff. Once you get to your destination, flip open the bike easily. It’s pretty much the answer to short distance travel.

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YikeBike Super Light Electric Folding Bike Releases New Fusion Model

TheFuture — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:43:01 +0000

An innovative Fusion Model has been unveiled by the Christchurch Company that already developed the electric folding YikeBike. This new model is slightly heavy than the innate carbon fibre bike, however it is slightly lighter on the pocket. While the archetype is made out of carbon fibre, the Fusion frame as well as the structural parts are made out of alloy and strengthened polymer composite, which clearly marks the differentiation between the two. Weight approximately 14kg in comparison to the 10.8kg carbon fibre bike, the Fusion bile costs just US$2000, much cheaper than the carbon fiber bike which sells for US$3000. People always wanted to buy a bike via a distributor so that they could test the same. This was the main reason for why the company unveiled the Fusion model at a much lower price point. Nevertheless, the fusion model would certainly meet the demands of the people. The YikeBike was groundbreaking at a concept and at execution level, with sound programs to drive mass market adoption, said the judges.

Designers : Peter Higgins and Lincoln Sell

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