Tag: contest

  • Orbea GROW and a few midweek links

    Orbea GROW and a few midweek links

    The idea of creating bikes that grow with kids that has been around, but designer Alex Fernandez Camps’ approach for Orbea is interesting. Many kids bikes allow for substantial adjustment of seat and stem height, but Camps’ design features an aluminum frame that can be expanded horizontally as the child grows. The GROW bikes come…

  • Any ideas for a Bicycle Design competition in 2012?

    Any ideas for a Bicycle Design competition in 2012?

    It has been a few years since the first design competition that I staged here at Bicycle Design.  The “Commuter Bike for the Masses” competition at the end of 2008 took quite a bit of time to organize and administer, but it was a lot of fun to see, and discuss, the many creative entries…

  • Some show in Vegas and random assorted links

    Some show in Vegas and random assorted links

    Once again, the bicycle industry has descended on Las Vegas for Interbike. The show opened today after a partially stormy outdoor demo in Bootleg Canyon (not exactly what you expect in the desert).  I haven’t had the chance to check out much coverage from the show yet, but I did notice that Bike Rumor is…

  • A MINI bike and more

    A MINI bike and more

    I am still in catch up mode at work after a few weeks out of the office, but I want to quickly pass along at least a few of the links that have collected in my inbox while I was away. So without further ado (can’t believe I actually wrote that), here they are in…

  • Bicycling Science book giveaway

    Bicycling Science book giveaway

    Looking back at the reports for the Bicycle Design Amazon store, it is clear that the book Bicycling Science is the best seller of the items I have listed. I am glad to see that, because it is definitely the first book that I would recommend to anyone interested in the design and engineering of…

  • African Bicycle Design Contest

    African Bicycle Design Contest

    Cycling out of Poverty is a non-profit foundation that raises money for projects that allow Africans to improve their daily lives through the use of bicycles. Currently, they are running an African Bicycle Design Contest at Wiki-Bike.com. On the website, you can read about the competition and you can upload your own ideas for durable…

  • “Commuter bike for the masses” design competition

    –enter for a chance to win a Cannondale Bad Boy bicycle- Those of us who are already cyclists know that riding a bicycle is one of the best ways to get around town. Infrastructure, enforcement, and general traffic safety issues may be the biggest obstacles to convincing people with no real interest in cycling to…