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| 2004 Grand Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
SHIFT |
| Country |
United-States |
| Designer(s) |
Ryan Lightbody / Matt Grossman / Scott Shim |
| Description |
The SHIFT bicycle is a training tool designed to help children learn how to ride a bike by themselves. The SHIFT bike, unlike conventional training tools, can be used by the child and does not require outside help. It also allows the child to learn at their own pace. The SHIFT bicycle requires more balance when at speed, therefore allowing the children to gradually work their way up to full speed and the balance that is required by them. |
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| 2004 Second Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
PD3 |
| Country |
Denmark |
| Designer(s) |
MIkkel Holm Jensen / Morten Bjoern Kristiansen /Morten Wagener / Henrik Heegaard Christensen
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| Description |
PD3 is the new post distributing vehicle for the larger cities in Western Europe. The bike is a tricycle with rear wheel steering and asymmetrical shape, developed with focus on ergonomics and function. The two steering wheels allow the postman to push the bike in front of him in the city centre and ride the bike as a conventional bike in the residential neighbourhood. |
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| 2004 Second Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
FLEXUS |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Designer(s) |
Marcelo Roberto Martinelli
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| Description |
Flexus has double direct traction, wheels and shocks absorbers are fused in a single, universal and flexible system that allows resisting forces in all directions.
Competition, diversion, mountain bike, bmx and tourism adventures is possible. Truly an all terrain bicycle. |
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| 2004 Third Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
africa |
| Country |
South-Korea |
| Designer(s) |
Jun Min, Park / Jin Hae. Seo / Young Min. Seo
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| Description |
Skiing is one of the most popular sports among people. But we could lose the sense of skiing because it is easily limited by time and place.
africa is a new-style bike which grafts skiing onto the skateboard to solve the limitation and the motion of the novel bike is based on skiing. |
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| 2004 Third Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
BiFlex |
| Country |
India |
| Designer(s) |
Neil Foley
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| Description |
BiFlex is designed for people who enjoy shopping. It has the flexibility of riding the bicycle in a standing as well as in a seated position. The front frame is attached with a shopping basket. The folded upright position where the rider is standing is meant for shopping in congested market places and the unfolded extended position, where the rider is seated is for comfortable sub-urban driving.
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| 2004 Third Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Wild Buffalo |
| Country |
United-States |
| Designer(s) |
Jason Su
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| Description |
Downhill Biking is the most popular activity for mountain bikers. “Wild Buffalo” not only endures the uneven surface of mountain trails, it also is able to take the abuses of downhill riding. One unified structure increases the structural rigidity and lessens the amount of parts and welding points to decrease the manufacture cost.
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Bike Of Wow |
| Country |
Taiwan |
| Designer(s) |
YANG,HUNG-WEI
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| Description |
Bike of Wow is designed for the pets and their host for their walk. The design uses the tricycle the structure. Let the pet run between the front two wheels. When they getting tired，we could pull down the front canvas and fixed it. Let the pet seat on it, and we could carry it home.
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Easy buy |
| Country |
China |
| Designer(s) |
Jeffi Lau
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| Description |
“Easy buy” significant innovation in the form combination that makes the transforming easy and fast. Existing as a traffic tool--bike and a carriage tool--cart, It being a normal bicycle for transportation, and it can transformed into a handcart when the user goes to shopping.
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Maquisards |
| Country |
Slovakia |
| Designer(s) |
Erik Vesely
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| Description |
Concept of hi-end city bike. Visual and structural lightweight foldable and adjustable frame construction. Main supporting profile is attached on pivoting points located on head and seat tubes. The position of the main frame points is secured by strings. Tight string position is provided by rotation of the seat tube.
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Moby Dick |
| Country |
Canada |
| Designer(s) |
Matthew Hunsberger
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| Description |
The Moby Dick bicycle looks at the penny farthing bicycles of the past, and re-introduces them with a look for the future.
Its large front wheel and heads up riding position provide a safer, more comfortable ride, while the large wheel enables it to climb over big obstacles with ease.
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
VELLO |
| Country |
Slovakia |
| Designer(s) |
Tomas KRAL
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| Description |
Vello is a chain-free & low maintenance bicycle，Instead a chain there is a standard drive shaft system. It is designed to be as universal as possible, with a wide scale of compatibles accessories that make possible to use this bike at any time you want (spare-time, shopping, going at work).
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| 2004 Excellent Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
X-FOLDS |
| Country |
Taiwan |
| Designer(s) |
Tsung Chi, Lin / Chia Hao, Chan
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| Description |
“X-folds” is a convenience folding bike with chair function. When the rider wants to rest, he only needs to change his sitting position. After fold it, it could become a baggage bracket.
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| 2004Merit Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
COMMUTER |
| Country |
United-States |
| Designer(s) |
Blair Hasty
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| Description |
Commuter was designed to encourage people to ride to work rather than drive. The new riding position removes strain on the lower back, arms, & buttocks and places the weight of the body instead on the front of the hipbones and the forearms. The bike also provides cargo space during the commute and collapses into the bag underneath for easy storage.
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| 2004Merit Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
CycleStick |
| Country |
Spain |
| Designer(s) |
Elias Almansa
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| Description |
Minimalistic cycle to improve personal mobility in the urban environment. Thanks to its very compact size fits into tiny spaces on trains, buses, underground, elevator, and also can be stored at home conveniently. The innovative centre steering system allows to fold the bicycle in half in just one second.
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| 2004Merit Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
Cyclop |
| Country |
Slovakia |
| Designer(s) |
Peter Chlpek
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| Description |
Cyclop uses a set running position as the frame concept. It appearance to enchant every cyclist who enjoys pursuing after speed and excitement. The overall structure appears light and agile.
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| 2004Merit Prize |
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| Title of Entry |
2.P3U |
| Country |
United-States |
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