ALPHA: The World’s Most Innovative Bike?

While to many people, bike tech doesn’t seem to evolve much, there are refinements every year making bikes somewhat more efficient than just a decade ago. But that doesn’t stop some people from wanting a quantum leap in tech advances. A team of University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineering students have been working on a prototype bike that boasts a bunch of innovations. It’s called ALPHA.

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2 Responses to “ALPHA: The World’s Most Innovative Bike?”


  1. 1 Thoth Harris May 1, 2011 at 14:16

    What I really like is the Lunartic bike.

    • 2 range May 1, 2011 at 17:55

      I like this bike, but it’s still not something that will go into the mainstream. Though I like the idea of hub-based dynamos to generate power for lighting etc.


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