‘city recumbent’ bike by jean davignon

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed ‘city recumbent’ bike by jean davignon

‘city recumbent’ by jean davignon from france is one of the shortlisted design entries from more than 3000 participants in our recent designboom competition ‘seoul cycle design competition 2010‘ in collaboration with seoul design foundation.

designer’s own words: ‘a fat tire composite and aluminium recumbent bicycle with a horizontal pivot twin bar fork link steering handle. rear internal gear hub with a spring loaded chain tensioner and a flexible lower chain guide. for optimal weight distribution, the seat adjustment mechanism is found under the seat. front and rear sections can be separated to facilitate transportability.’

the winning entries and the some of shortlisted designs will be exhibited at the seoul design fair 2010 from september 17th to october 7th.

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed detail of steering fork

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed (left) rear view (right) diagram

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed

'city recumbent' by jean davignon   'seoul cycle design' competition shortlist revealed sketch of steering mechanism

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