Trio by Viktor Z from canada

I've designed a human powered urban transportation vehicle, focusing on modularity in an urban environment. My benchmarked product -- a foldable bicycle -- averages a 13-14 second collapsing time (assuming the user is experienced at collapsing the bike). Meanwhile the user has to balance the bike with his/ her off hand during almost the whole collapsing process. This limits the users efficiency at collapsing the product to half of what it potentially could be, since the user is only using one hand. Since this is an issue that exists for 4 out of the 5 steps in collapsing a bike, I've designed my product to be able to stand on its own throughout its entire collapsing process. Hence the need for a three-wheeled design. Therefore the user is twice as efficient in using the Trio in their daily commute into and out of the city, and creating an incrimental advantage in collapsing time that can add up to being a significant benefit for ones over-all commute.

In terms of the mechanics and the user experience behind this product, I've combined the experience of riding a bike and a skateboard. The bike experience would be apparent to the user because of the pedal system to create momentum, and handle bar steering. However the rider would be encouraged to stand for most of the time while using this product, because it leans side-to-side as a steering assist feature -- much like riding a skateboard.

The handle bars of the Trio are designed specifically to accommodate multiple ergonomic positions within one area. This way the user does not have to dismount from the product in order to adjust seat height, or handle bar angle in order to achieve an ergonomically correct position. He or she simply needs to change the position in which they are holding the handle bars in order to align ones pelvis with ones spine, thus creating an ergonomically ideal riding position. Should the user need to be in an "active" position, he or she can grab the bottom portion of the handlebar loop. This area would provide ideal control over the steering of Trio, and position the user in an active stance (spine at roughly a 60 degree angle). Or if the user wishes to be in a "cruising" position, then he or she simply need to hold onto the top portion of the handle bar loop. This allows the user to sit in an upright position and provides superior ergonomic support, but compromised performance.