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Kevin Scott's bike design gets around the theft problem
I'm not sure about UK slang, but in America if I tell you "I'm gonna wrap my bike around a pole" that means I'm gonna crash it. But Kevin Scott, an industrial design student at the UK's De Montfort University, means it in a different way.
[image credit: Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features]
Scott has designed a bicycle that the user wraps around a pole literally. A ratcheting mechanism transforms two parts of the bike's frame from stiff to bendable, and once wrapped, a single bike lock can be passed through both tires and the frame, which Scott hopes will decrease the bike theft rampant in London and so many other of the world's cities.
For his troubles, Scott won Runner-up in the UK's Business Design Centre New Designer of the Year Award. Which does not mean he's done with the bicycle design; he's dumping the award money back into the project for further development.
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I believe that Scott has come up with a great new design for something that has been around for ages and has stayed basically the same.
I do think that this bike would be more likely to be stolen than others simply because it looks a lot cooler and maybe presents a better prize to the theif?? Idk...
Honestly if the whole wrap-around-a-pole thing actually works (whether or not it decreases chances of theft) and if the bike is actually durable enough to handle a good riding, I think that i would actually buy one.
But it should be blue :)
Cool bike Scott, keep up the good work and good luck!
Just out of curiosity are you capable of thought and i mean serious thought, not what color propeller beanie your going to wear today.
First its fairly common place for people to steal just a bike tire if you drive through almost any city you will see it. Stolen bike tires stolen seats. if it can be taken off someone will steal it, to make money or be a dick.
Second "come on" is not synonymous with common.
Third, when you hop of the bike you to have to wrap it around something. The bike is not perpetually wrapped otherwise you would be riding in circles. Nor do you have to wrap it when you get off the bike. so yes you can attach it to a fence just like you would a normal bike.
And last its not better than any other bike its useful for its intended purposes. Urban use and security, taking your bike to work and not having to worry about leaving it outside.
now if you would kindly think before you type next.
Your response to her response is so retarded, "did you even think about trying to to wrap a bike around a structure if there is more structure in the way of where you are trying to wrap?" Ummm maybe if you can't wrap it around the structure then you maybe just don't wrap it around the structure? Just lock it like a normal one?
Does this make the bike useless in those situations? Yes, but we're here to make fun of your post not the bike.
"You still dont say how it is better than current bikes and their security systems" Are you grading a school paper? Where did she say that she will prove it's great? Since when do we do that on the internets..
"theres already a better, safer, easier way to do it.." regular lock is equally safe or less not safer... (assuming you mean regular bike lock) easier? maybe...
After all this I do think the bike is retarded...
and, you're retarded
You miss so many points its not funny. Did you even try to think through what you said?
Firstly, who steals just a tire? Haha i mean common!
Secondly, your response to 'How are you going to attach to normal fence....' is totally absurd. You said 'um just like a normal one...' did you even think about trying to to wrap a bike around a structure if there is more structure in the way of where you are trying to wrap? Duh!
You still dont say how it is better than current bikes and their security systems... i mean there's no point doin something just cos you can if theres already a better, safer, easier way to do it...
Also, I'd be curious to understand what the weight implications are for a design like this. Since there is no way to remove the lock and eliminate the weight, this could be a pretty bulky bike to pedal around.
"How are you going to attach this bike onto a fence or a regular bike rack?" - Um.... just like you would a normal bike.
I think this is a wonderfully unique idea. As with ANYTHING it can be improved. But as of now, it does appear to be a viable solution to those who aren't sport bikers or dare devils :)
It looks like a neat idea at first, but it is not thought through and award worthy.
As for space saving, there are many better designs already on the market - its good and all, i just dont see on what merit it won some prize...
I'm totally fine with using a cable-tensioned tube (or even just a cable!) as the downtube, since it only sees tension loads, the top tube is heavily loaded in compression, and we all know what happens when you push on a rope. You end up with a tube that is really just a series of unconnected pipes pushing against each other, relying on the friction to avoid any sideways shear. If the tube sections were puzzle-cut, or otherwise interfaced with each other, that would definitely help to allay my structural concerns. And this isn't going to be a high performance bike, anyway, so a bit of extra weight is no big deal.
M4RK: also takes up less space on transit and in the home/office, like a standard multi-modal folder.