ronen spector: spine city bike with built in lock
the redesigned bicycle frame of the 'spine' urban bicycle provides for stable riding, even as it doubles as a built-in locking mechanism.
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the ‘spine’ citybike by ronen spector, in locked position
the ‘spine’ citybike concept by recent israeli industrial design graduate ronen spector involves a redesigned bicycle whose frame doubles as a locking mechanism in urban settings.
the mechanism of the bicycles allows, on one hand, stable riding in the city and on the other hand, the use of a frame part as a locking mechanism. using this mechanism for the securing bicycles does not require carrying any additional measures. the thought is that as the spine provides stability for the body and damaging it will damage the body strength, so too damage to the locking mechanism, which is a part of the bicycle frame, will damage it’s structure.
the bike, with lock opened
detail on handlebars
detail on seat and lock mechanism
detail on wheel
spector envisions the bike produced differently coloured models and wheel styles
spector developed ‘spine’ during his studies at israel’s shenkar college of engineering and design, under the guidance of industrial design department head alex padwa.
video demo of ‘spine’ citybike
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