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Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

By Bill Detwiler March 22, 2006, 11:59 PM PST Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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International Bicycle Design Competition

The 10th International Bicycle Design Competition handed out its latest awards at the 2006 Taipei International Cycle Show earlier this month. This year’s winners included fold-up bicycles, bikes that communicate directly with their riders and several three-wheelers as well.rn

rnrnAn international committee began the judging process last summer, reviewing computer designs. The 21 finalists were then required to build models for the final judging at the beginning of the year. Following are the winners.

International Bicycle Design Competition
Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

The grand prize winner was the Trix, a multifunctional tricycle from French designer Yves Plattard. It’s designed rnfor work, carrying a passenger or shopping.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

Also in production is this Chinese motorized tricycle, which can hit speeds of about 14 mph and has a cruising range of about 45 miles.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

Back to the more fanciful designs, from this month’s award ceremony. For those occasions when your hands are full and riding a bike isn’t feasible, there’s the B-shirt. The bicycle’s frame and component are meant to be worn by its sometime rider, just like a jacket.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

One of the design winners was the Bikepack, a bicyle that’s meant to be folded up knapsack-style. No more leaving your bike exposed for thieves and vandals.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

The Skidscooter skateboard design is intended to work on both water and land. An electric-powered skateboard on land, the it can also be used as a surfboard with an electric motor.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

The third-prize winner was the New City Bike, from a Chinese designer–you can ride it, or put several together to form a park bench.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

Kids who love their tricycle can use it to learn to ride a bicycle. In theory, familiarity with the frame will help the tot balance–making the transition to two wheels easier.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

This bicycle can grow with kids. This design features three separate adjustment points which can extend its life from three to eight years.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

Sandwich bikes just need a simple tool to assemble or disassemble–with all the parts fitting into a container.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

This design is for wheelchair users and their attendants.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

This off-road tricycle is built for rider stability and safety. The rnhandlebar is a stock absorber, which can rnhelps maintain balance even over a rugged surface.

Photos: Spinning new ideas for bikes and trikes

This bicycle would fold into a box.

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