neo essence

neo essence by jun-gu kim from korea

designer's own words:

The purpose of this project is to research what form the bicycle will take in the future.
In order to do this, I researched how it's structure and form has changed based on it's creation of the bicycle and the process of it's development.
Until now, the aim of the bicycle was simply to solve a problem of function.
That has been the reality up until now, but does that mean that there is no other possiblity?
I realized that in bicyles of the future we will not be limited to pure function and necessity.
In the bicycle I propose all aspects are included in one carbon frame, including the suspension, sprockets, and folding hinge.
The flexibility of the carbon frame makes it possible to solve the problem of suspension without separate parts.
With this design, there is no longer the need for the many parts used in folding bikes.
Also, with this new minimalist design there is no need for multiple parts in the gear system.

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