Romanian Industrial Designer Inout Predescu has developed the concept of a bike that uses two carbon fibre tubes and Kevlar wire to replace all tubes found on a conventional bike. Calling it Tensegrity (name derived from a portmanteau of Tensional Integrity) frame, the concept is similar to the spokes in a wheel where it’s actually tension on the spokes that holds the wheel together, not compression. This makes the bike very light with a high-strength frame but he admits that ‘there may be issues with lateral stability’

The developer used the light structural materials such as carbon fiber and Kevlar as they have incredible natural strength in tension but are weaker in compression. Great design and brilliant idea.


[Gizmag]

Topics: Transport Tags: on March 10, 2009

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