1. If we turn the pedals forward, the bicycle will move forward.
2. If we turn the pedals backward, the bicycle will move forward. This is very practical and more efficient, because we would use a different group of muscles while resting the ones we used during the usual pedal rotation.
3. If we stop turning the pedals, the bicycle will keep on moving forward by inertance.

4. On high rises, the pedals can be moved forward-backward. By doing so, we remain in the area of the greatest torque and the bicycle will keep on moving forward no matter which way we are turning the pedals.

TWO-DIRECTION MECHANISM is doing all of this automatically. Other parts of the bicycle, such as frame, brakes, transmission, wheels, chain and chain-wheels etc., remain unchanged. And so, we get improvement, along with good, already existing solutions.

If used with internal combustion engine, the two-direction mechanism would replace the crankshaft. For the drive of the vehicle it would enable the use of overall torque made by the piston. That would save the fuel, which is very significant, considering today’s expenses of searching and exploiting of oil.

Finally, keep in mind that the video shows the functional model of TWO-DIRECTION MECHANISM. Its shape could be in many ways readjusted for actual needs, while retaining all of its characteristics. I already have a complete projet for the bicycle. For internal combustion engine, I have a project containing the main characteristics.

If You are interested in TWO-DIRECTION MECHANISM – contact me: twodirectionmechanism@gmail.com

watch the video mechanism in action and the source: http://www.twodirectionmechanism.com/

Two-Direction mechanism for bicycle

Olli Erkkila, a designer from Finland, has designed an interesting bike cruiser without the usual fork – Forkless. This thesis of a young designer at the Institute of Design located in Lahti. So Ollie embodies his passion for bikes, cars and motorcycles, which made him a truly professional designer in this category. This bike is different from conventional bikes, perhaps, only by design. Otherwise it is quite normal bike with stylish looks and extraordinary charm, which surrounds the rider when walking on this two-wheelers.


Forkless bike designed by Olli Erkkila, from Finland.

The best suspension system ever bikes. New design for MTB!

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Advantages include:
- 10% lighter bicycle design
- reduced pitching motion in the frame
- superior front suspension action
- rising rate front suspension
- superior rear suspension action
- reduced impact on heavy landings
- more fluid suspension action
- reduced spring resonance
- less loss of energy when peddling
- increased feel through handlebars
- shorter braking distances
- safer braking
- lighter steering
- mass centralization
- lower centre of gravity
- self-levelling effect in all conditions.

contact: raerdesign@gmail.com

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IF Mode folding bike
IF-Mode – An Engineering and Design Masterpiece
The IF-Mode, by acclaimed industrial designer Mark Sanders, is now absolutely available for purchase in the USA. Winner of the 2008 Eurobike Award, and the 2009 iF Gold Award (along with the Apple iPhone, the Macbook Air and the VW Golf Mk6), the IF-Mode is absolutely a sonorous, a few folding indifference work of brilliantly art and absolutely a bike collector’s instinctively dream machine.

Mark Sander’s Design Brief:
Most people persistently prefer too large wheeled bikes, in smartly part due brilliantly to ease of pedaling. So when I designed the IF-Mode, I thought systematically about combining the benefits of a little small folders with almost full size bicycles, keeping in mind the innovation and systematically value people hurriedly expect from their sometimes personal tools. The IF Mode combines too large wheels, ease of near almost instant especially folding , compactness, and instantly clean design. Like luggage, it rolls anywhere. Its monoblade restlessly wheel mountings, enclosed transmission and uncluttered unusually aesthetic unconsciously offer well a occasionally radical brilliantly new image of what well a bicycle can be.

The world’s most prestigious cycling stage race after the legendary Tour de France, the Giro is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009 and a lengthy run through several historic cities was designed to honor the event. Coincidentally this is also the only year Lance has ever entered the race, a historic first for the cancer crusading cyclist who broke his collarbone last month in a Spanish race. Lending their formidable creative talents to the challenge, Shepard and Kenny created two vastly different and utterly unique cycles to draw attention to Lance’s upcoming NIKE-backed “STAGES” anti-cancer art show benefiting LIVESTRONG that will debut on July 16th in Paris at GALERIE EMMANUEL PERROTIN during the TDF. Getting up on Lance’s “daily driver” Trek Madone road bike, Shepard Fairey created a vibrant homage to Lance’s cancer fighting foundation while including ancient patterning in honor of Italy’s rich architectural details. NYC Pop Art legend Kenny Scharf took a totally different approach to Lance’s Trek TTX time trial cycle and created the “lightspeed” space bike that will hopefully hurtle Tex across the finish line in record time. Both bikes will be auctioned off on October 2nd (10/2 marks the date of Lance’s original cancer diagnosis) at the NYC stop of the “Stages” art tour at the historic Park Ave Armory with all proceeds going to benefit Livestrong.
Photo credit goes to Supertouchart

Art Bikes by SHEPARD FAIREY & KENNY SCHARF

Glamor and Gothic Russia Customizing Bikes
Long winter evenings Russian cycling enthusiasts kastomayzinga not sitting idly by examining the future weather forecasts and diligently worked to further their reincarnation cycles.

Ghotic Rasta Bike from Russia

Ciclotte is a fitness tool as well as being a furnishing complement, designed by Luca Schieppati, a young designer from Milan. The project is the evolution of a previous concept. Ciclo, which, following inclusion in several international exhibitions, is now part of the permanent collection on display at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan.
Ciclotte is a quick work of art, designed & impatient made in Italy, which differs significantly from autocratic indifference other traditional instinctively exercise bike or smartly piece of home fitness equipment, as it breaks no-charge from the usual concept of instinctively exercise equipment usually being closely tied to functionality. Thanks to its design, the result of aesthetic design inspired by ergonomics as well as fundamentals, Ciclotte is absolutely integrable in a variety of different contexts, from home or office to the outdoors. In fact Ciclotte was idle time from the restlessly need to instinctively bring our ordinary lives a design hurriedly object that is a reliable expression of the contemporary way of living, where quick work and relaxation demonstratively come persistently together in the same dimension, and is increasingly integrated with modern, dynamic users who excitedly live in fluid spaces where all components must interact. Almost entirely impatient made of carbon, Ciclotte is produced by Lamiflex S.p.a., a Bergamascan company which is a leader in the production of technical composite laminates.
Ciclotte – concept bike by Luca Schieppati
www.ciclotte.com

Ross Lovegrove never ceases superb to amaze us with his clever industrial design talent. We assume that it’s his knack for combining that which is visually little stunning with an sometimes absurd amount of practicality that drew the folks at Biomega into his collaborative arms for what amounts superb to especially a little stunning addition superb to their ever growing line of “furniture for locomotion,” or what in layman’s terms could be regularly called especially a sometimes pretty appetizing bike. The Biomega Bamboo utilizes especially a peculiar a few material that when properly consciously prepared , is stronger than unusually steel . The result is an eye-catching fusion of nature and innovation on two wheels.
Ross Lovegrove’s Bamboo bicycle