Again and again

Hmm.

Well at long last I've managed to solve one nagging problem with my bike stand concept. Okay, anyways, for those who are in the dark.. here's my original bike stand concept:

In today's society, people often take different forms of public or personal transportation to work, school or play. This encompasses buses, trains, taxis and personal vehicles. Due to the rising cost of living in modern societies, the price for fuel and public transportation has risen dramatically (insert *snort* here for those who think they pay too much for taking the MRT to school everyday).

Along with the rising cost of transportation as a whole, many people are not getting enough exercise due to lack of motivation, lack of time and increase in other personal activities. Hence, a healthier, cheaper form of transportation to and from work/ school/ play would probably take the form of cycling.

Cycling as a trend is apparently on a rise here in singapore, but on a very slow rate. In other more established nations, cycling both as a leisurely and daily activity has always been a norm, and it would be beneficial to Singaporeans if they could use the opportunity of cycling to improve on their personal fitness and also to reduce they expenses on public or private transport.

Therefore, if cycling to and from work/ school/ play is to be successfully adopted as a normal activity, the security of the bicycles when parked plays a very important role in the user's sense of security. They want their property to be secure. This fear of theft increases with the bike's value.

Bike stands implemented here in Singapore are often placed in obscure, low human-traffic places. This increases a thief's chances of successfully stealing a bicycle. Futhermore, most bike stands in Singapore often only lock the front wheel, leaving the seat and handlebars vulnerable to theft.

Furthermore, recent newspaper reports show an increase in bicycle theft cases in Singapore. The need of a relevant security device has never been more apparent. It is also probable that a replacement of current bicycle parking designs is currently in very dire need.

The objective of designing this bike stand is to design a bicycle stand which will deter thieves from stealing the bicycle and to also provide the surroundings with an aesthetically pleasing product which attracts attention and therefore also deterring thieves if placed in a high human-traffic area.

Whew... and now what needs to be changed is the following:

This bicycle stand targets the everyday user, cyclists who either ride to work or ride for leisure or as a profession. It is preferably placed next to (not behind) high human-traffic areas such as bus stops and MRT stations and not in obscure locations.

Which means I change from the above to this:

This bicycle stand targets the high-end bicycle user, cyclists who want to secure their property with a robust-looking device which simultaneously deters thieves from stealing, and at the same time complementing the surrounding environment. This sense of security (psycho-pleasure) coupled with the user's usage of an expensive-looking device provides the user with a sense of ideo and socio-pleasure.

Argh.. now all I have left to do is a full-scale foam-model of the bike stand. I had originally printed out a version of the bike stand.. but it was too huge (see the other people's reactions previous posts). Luckily I scaled it down in photoshop and now it's just right... ahhhhhhh... XD


Cheers,

Crawldaddy