Earlier this year we profiled an interesting design in bicycle locks called the Pedal Lock. As the name suggests it was designed to use a bicycles pedals as a means of securing the bike.
Its designer, Cheng-Tsung Feng of the National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, explained some of its benefits. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Pedal Lock Designer Talks Locks
We’re not sure if bicycle theft is a big problem in Taiwan but Cheng-Tsung Feng of the National Taiwan University of Science & Technology. As part of the Department of Industrial and Commercial Design he developed the Pedal Lock, which is exactly what it sounds like – a bicycle lock that is actually two flat platform pedals.
The designers claim that it takes about 13 seconds to install, which seems optimistic given that users have to remove the pedals from the cranks. The idea here is that the two pedals can essentially make a “boot” of sorts for the rear wheel, making it impossible to ride away. Continue reading Lock the Pedals
