The AC eBike is a new concept of electric bicycle that mixes BMX and Fixie styles with a motor driven by a battery capable of providing an autonomy of up to 50km at 40km/h. The AC eBike is very light, because it uses the latest generation materials such as carbon fiber and aluminum, and incorporates LED lights both front and rear. It can be customized with a lot of colors and materials, and also connects to the mobile phone to provide data about autonomy, battery and GPS locator.
Designer : Àlex Casabò
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BlackBraid bike, produced by Munich Composites features you a super light bicycle (less than 5kg) without compromising its style. Just like champagne and caviar, vodka and martini, style and sustainability, this combination allows for beautiful, modern, creative bike for urban lifestyle. Braided carbon frames were developed based on a new procedure in braiding technology to produce high-performance material, stable as metal yet weight less than aluminum. Together, PG-Bikes and Munic Composites teamed up to create a master piece for the road, BlackBraid bike that is offered in 2 different models: Fixie (city bike) and Touring (long distances).
Designer : PG Bikes
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Vladimer Kobakhidze, a 29-year old Georgian car designer has sent us his Audi bike concept, a premium transportation for urban traffic to reduce pollution. Please don’t get confused by the name, it’s not an official concept from Audi, but clearly it was inspired by the famous Audi brand design philosophy.
In this fast growing population, the reloaded urban traffic and the polluted environment needs a sustainable, flexible, safe and comfortable bicycle device. It is a difficult task to find out the real innovation in this, in the bicycle design segment. The goal is pretty straight forward, design a family bicycle for “Audi” based on the general design and philosophy of this German automotive company from rationality, visibility and quality. It has to meet the principle of modern sportiveness for premium consumers.
The “Audi Bike” Design project combines the new family of the bicycles: The “Audi” Sports bike, the Folding bike and the electronic + (HP) humane powered Bike. All of them feature fluent lines, more surface transitions and sporty look with emotional appearance.
Designer : Vladimer Kobakhidze
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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
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Pedal Lock answers the issue of bicycle theft using unique locking system that use the bike’s pedal into a wheel lock. More often than not, bicycle theft is a crime of opportunity, thief simply cut your bike lock and run away with the bicycle itself. Therefore, this new bike locking system challenges the thief to open the lock without breaking the pedal. It’s a creative bike’s lock system that enables a bicycle pedal to transform into a wheel lock, even if a thief manage to break open the lock, the pedal will be damaged and the bike won’t be fully functional to be used for quick escape. This concept was one of red dot design submissions.
Designers : Feng Cheng-Tsung and Cheng Yu-Ting
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The G2 Greencycle 2nd generation is a project that draws from a two-year research study, to challenge current design practice to transform human-power transportation design. A culture-centric approach is used to shift design thinking and practices away from the ongoing unsustainable production of goods and services that are unfit for the human conditions in poor countries. Poor countries need and depend on this mode of transportation for a wide range of uses.
Designer : Paulus Maringka
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Riding the new ElliptiGO 3C bike is like running on air. It acts as drivable gym equipment, which gives you excellently toned calves and thighs. ElliptiGO 3C is unlike other traditional way of cycling, which lets you bike and jog at one. The innovative three-speed elliptical bike is the ideal fitness solution for people who are much concerned about fitness and works wonders for cross-training athletes. The ElliptiGO 3C delivers a superior and low-impact workout for casual exercisers and cross-training athletes as well. With a cruising speed of 15 mph and sprinting speed of 23+ mph, ElliptiGO 3C is recommended for flat terrain and mild hills. This bike is capable of climbing mild hills up to 5% grade. Weighing nearly 42 lbs, this exclusive bike is available in three colors including green, black and orange. In total, 3c is an exceptional accommodating elliptical bicycle, capable of supporting all the demands of an assortment of users.
Designer : ElliptiGo
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No more worries for having to hunt for a place to have your lunch at the park, after parking your vehicle. Just hook your bicycle into the Pit In, a groundbreaking parking space meant for bikes. The Pit In concept is simply awe-inspiring which lets the user park the bike and use bicycle seat to sit on, providing the user with a table surface to have his/her lunch. Sitting on the bike’s seat, the user can do anything, be it checking emails using laptop or having a fresh cup of coffee. This exceptional concept replaces the conventional chair with a two-wheeled form of transport. Pit In works great in open spaces where cyclists can stop in and have their breakfast on their way to work. No more worries about locking your bicycle. Pit In is made from a material called Plywood t18. Its dimensions include L71xD90xH115cm. In fact, this excellent table has been nominated for Design report award in Milano Salone Satellite in 2009.
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Motorized bicycles aren’t always pioneering, but there is no better adjective that best describes the new Grace e-motorbike than exciting. With a combination of sporty features and tough skin, Grace e-motorbike is one of the most sexiest two-wheeled pedal pushers. We have featured Grace One in our previous post, now we want to share with you Grace Pro E-Motorbike. The new bike, with an aluminum frame can go above 45 km/h for just one battery load. Handmade in Germany with euro- fighter plane parts as well as formula one part, the bike is expected to come out this month. All controls such as lights, alarm system together with battery management are integrated in the handlebars with indestructible frames. Even after the battery has debilitated, there is no compromise to the pedal power. The Grace Pro E-motorbike thus offers greater flexibility one might need.
Designer : Grace
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This is the third part of DongSeo University 12th Graduation Exhibition of the talented students who major in Industrial Design of the Department of Design. This part is focus on public design.
1. Donation Booth by Sangyong Kang
This booth design provides an easy access for people to give their donation
2. U-Pad by Sungkuk Park
A multi-pad for people who cannot communicate with each other. This device is a two way communication device for blind people and hearing impaired people. The blind people use braille because they can’t see, while the hearing impaired people communicate by writing since they can’t hear but they can read.
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Velomini is one of the coolest electric folding bikes in the market. This bike uses the latest technology in lightweight folding electric bicycles. It comes with attractive colors, perfect for youngsters. The powerful 180 watt motor helps you driving around up to 12 mph. While not in use, you can fold it to 18 inch high to fit into its own carrying case. The good news is, it’s not a conceptual product, it’s real, you can buy it 
From : Velomini
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Red Dot has announced the winners of the 2010 design competition and here we are featuring the best 15 product designs among 43 winners which have been picked considering the functionalities and overall usability. Each of the winning designs comprises sophisticated details and the level best elegance to make them an indispensable part of our life. Here’s our pick for the best of 15 product designs in random order.
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15. Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Coupe by Mercedes Benz
An icon of style and beauty, this outstanding creation of Mercedes Benz features gullwing doors that give the vehicle an appearance like a flying eagle. Both the modern interior and sleek outdoor design will attract any of the future passing bys.
14. iPad by Apple
iPad is being considered as an amazing combination of Apple iPod and Amazon Kindle with a wide range of handy functionalities, all these are packed inside a sleek, thin and stylish casing with a super-sensitive multi-touch display.
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It’s not often that I could see such a revolutionary design yet it is not just a concept. This bike design from Kevin Scott is a bendable bicycle that you can literally wrap around a lamp post or a pole. It certainly will stop thieves from targeting your bike. The young Industrial Designer used a ratchet system built into the frame of the bike to make it possible to wrap the bike around a pole. The bike bends to lock onto itself, there’s no need for a chain, a regular bike lock will be able to secure the frame and both wheels. His main objective was not just to secure all bike’s components within the lock, but also to allow the bike to be stored in small spaces. A very cool bike design, indeed!
Designer : Kevin Scott
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Chariot Skates are revolutionary and unique design of personal transportation from Michael Jenkins. It crosses boundaries into skiing and cycling, very cool, no wonder it won People’s Choice Award of ABC’s New Inventors back in 2009.This product consists of a pair of large wheels that suspend the skater’s feet below the main wheel’s axle for smooth skating experience. For stability, each of large wheels has a smaller back wheel, you can commute like bicycle without handle bars or seat.
Designer : Michael Jenkins via [DesignBoom]
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When people goes for a picnic, a car that can provide room for social gathering parked in an urban landscape is always desirable, which was the main inspiration of designing the Renault Picnic concept car. This car can become an urban furniture, where people can re-acquaint themselves with the surrounding natural environment with its various functionalities. It features LED-impregnated DOL that allows adjustable and customizable tinting patterns that will make the car’s surface a public art. The easy access sliding doors allow convenient entrance. You can attach a bicycle with the rear bumper and can arrange some extra sittings with tailgate rumble seats that slides-out from the front trunk. The Renault Picnic features low-cost and minimalist dashboard with i-pod compatibility which is ideal for new drivers. The modular seating arrangement of this car ensures equal comfort to be enjoyed for all passengers either inside, on atop the rear bumpers or on the front tailgate.
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