http://bicycledesign.net/2005/09/bikes-for-everyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bikes-for-everyone The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://bicycledesign.net/2005/09/bikes-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-14675 Hunter Gatherer Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:03:01 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2005/09/bikes-for-everyone/#comment-14675 I know this is an old post but if you are looking the current thinking is not why people ride it’s how they roll. If its transportation we are talking about especially in places like Minneapolis there are people riding because of many core reasons. Here are some examples. Infrastructure that has been in place since the first bicycle boom, the 1890′s. Neighborhoods that have vitality that were planned when the trolley system was expanding in the first 3 decades of the 20th century. And finally the fact is people ride in Minneapolis because we embrace the day. When the bike industry stops hibernating during the winter months there might be more of us on the road in America. But about bicycle design. Ergonomics and body mechanics can be a simple thing sometimes. I have a prototype handlebar that is getting a grass roots exposure in my city right now. Working in my garage this summer inspired me to come up with a design that is comfortable, that being the key to more cyclist. Make it comfortable for them. Varied hand positions and an upright posture keeps people coming back to riding. Kinda habit forming.

]]> http://bicycledesign.net/2005/09/bikes-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Michael Lacy Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:01:00 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/2005/09/bikes-for-everyone/#comment-564 I too on a recent trip to Germany was amazed at the number of people who got from a to be on a Globe type of bike. Other than the Globe what would you suggest for a low cost city bike?

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