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I like it!

That frame will bend, first time you ride it over a bump in the road.

Also, no way to raise or lower the saddle. You could replace the entire thing, but too short or too long and the lock wouldn’t reach the wheel..

That pivot also better be incredibly strong, imagine it flipping backwards by accident…

I think this concept can realized and I would doubt (even though it is possible), that pivots would be an issue. In terms of having a adjustable seat, I think it’s completely possible if a second pivot is added beneath the seat that can also lock into place; that way, if the seat is made higher or lower, it can tilt back and forth when not in use, in order to still attach to the back wheel.

My concern is the damage that could be done to the wire on the back wheel over time, but I think that can be solved with a different approach to it as well, with more durable material of course.

Again, this is completely feasible, but you’re right to bring up concerns in order the designer to work out said, “bump”(s) in the road.

Just had a look at my bike to see how this would work. It wouldn’t. If you’ve got mudguards, or wide tyres and a narrow saddle, or a rear luggage ruck, you are stuffed. A quick look at bikes in the Real World (as opposed to CGI Land where this designer lives) would see that 99% of Real World bikes couldn’t use this.

I’ve seen a much better design years ago. This was attached to the seattube below the saddle in the main triangle of the frame, and locked the wheel there. No moving parts (except the lock loop), fixed in place so you can’t forget it when you go out, no interference with mudguards or rear racks. And it was real and not CGI. Doesn’t stop someone picking up the bike and running off though.

I think it as pinched the dutch style of wheel-lock.with a quirky twist.

Easy to improve somebody un m’y classroom did thé same project
But better

As pointed out, the frame will break. Probably at the crank, because that is where the stress point is.

Also, this locking mechanism does not immobilize the bike. In other words, if you have a lorry, you can simply lift it in the back in 0.5 seconds and take all the time in the world unlocking it at a private location.

And I wouldn’t trust that steering pedestal for a minute.

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/locksit_by_jack_godfrey_wood_5412.asp

As a design, it looks novel but the bike geometry is wrong and suspect the frame would buckle. If I were a bike thief I wouldn’t bother stealing it as it wouldn’t be something to last, more of a thing to look at

Could the would be thieve not just pick it up and run away…?

Why not just a frame mounted lock? Also this does still mean the bike can be taken away as its not locked to anything. I can see a different height saddle would just mean the saddle reached the wheel at a different point / angle, so not too much of a problem there, but you do need to micro-adjust a saddle height until it is exactly right for you. This seems elegant, but just not really practical or desirable for most cyclists.

Precisely – what was wrong with those?

The hole in the saddle for the tire and rim would have to be significantly bigger to have the wheel pass through it at a different angle. If the post wasn’t to short or long for it to reach the wheel at all. You’d have to make many different frame sizes for many different saddle heights to make this work just right.

There have been frame mounted wheel locks with holes for an extra attached cable lock for a long time. I’ve had one of those on my bike for many years.
Prevents thieves with vans from driving up and just loading a bunch of bikes in the back and driving off (used to happen quite frequently at the building I live in…).

You guys are all wrong about this, according to Red Dot this deserves an award.

The RED DOT agrees, and is never wrong

I’ve just had a look at the Red Dot online exhibition, there are so many ‘winners’ from 2012, it looks like they just gave up and made everyone a winner…

Yeah

Thnaks for the information..

i like your comment always giving worses points, i will give you my idees to and i want the same traitment if it possible.
tanks

How does this bike stand?

These are actually enormous ideas in on the topic of blogging.

You have touched some nice points here. Any way keep up wrinting.