Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like

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Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like

This combination bike and scooter is nominally the work of fancypants designer Philippe Starck, but that’s partly because “everyone in Bordeaux, France” doesn’t have as much label cachet. (More than “everyone in Normal, Illinois” or something, but still.) Before Starck got his hands on the brief for the bike, which will be part of Bordeaux’s bikeshare system, the city government solicited comments from more than 300 citizens on how their ideal bike would look and function. The result is a bike you can pedal or scoot like a scooter; a press release from the city of Bordeaux says this is because of the need for an easy transition between biking and walking, presumably when moving from roads to pedestrian areas. (It’s not, as FastCompany reports , the motorized kind of scooter — the press release calls it a “vélo-trotinette,” which is a bike/kick scooter.) It also has front a...

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@alex_kelley » 27 Feb '12, 4pm
Great features for a city transporter | Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] via @grist
@birdforbeans » 27 Feb '12, 1am
bike/scooter/experiment [link] via @grist
@grow2gether » 26 Feb '12, 8pm
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@terracurtis » 26 Feb '12, 7pm
bordeaux #crowdsources #bikeshare bike design [link] and suggestions for #bikeability [link]
@EmBeyer » 26 Feb '12, 6pm
I want this bike. The french: THEY'RE ON TO SOMETHING. The city of Bordeaux wants to be more bike-friendly. Love. [link]
@INDIEPEACE » 24 Feb '12, 2am
Here’s what a crowdsourced #bicycle looks like [link] #scooter #Peugeot #energysaver #ecoliving
@WeAreHub » 23 Feb '12, 10pm
Is it a bike or a scooter? Designed for the of Bordeaux 's bikeshare system [link]
@Jordan_Keats » 23 Feb '12, 7pm
Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] cc: @veloweb
@ptruchon » 23 Feb '12, 5pm
Neat ideas. RT @grist: You are going to want this bike: [link] Trust us.
@reactivi » 23 Feb '12, 2pm
@vampmancilla RT @grist: You are going to want this bike: [link] Trust us.
@Netbahe » 23 Feb '12, 12pm
What do you think? Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] via @grist
@mpicom » 23 Feb '12, 11am
RT @grist: You are going to want this bike: [link] Trust us. @Bryan_Coyote
@anandatree » 23 Feb '12, 8am
@tomdahm “@grist: You are going to want this bike: [link] Trust us.”
@TongKran_9face » 23 Feb '12, 7am
RT @montonnjira: Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like: [link] You can pedal OR use it like a scooter. Nifty!
@Cocoxochitl » 23 Feb '12, 6am
Um, sounds like I really want 2 live in #Bourdeaux? RT @grist: You are going to want this bike: [link] Trust us.
@Martha_Kang » 23 Feb '12, 6am
The town bike of Bordeaux, France! And it's not what you think. Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link]
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@VanFdnGreen » 23 Feb '12, 12am
RT @whereiscolin: @VanFdnGreen @grist I can get behind riding one of these through Bordeaux! Peugeot scooter-bike: [link] #fb
@whereiscolin » 23 Feb '12, 12am
@VanFdnGreen @grist I can get behind riding one of these through Bordeaux! Peugeot scooter-bike: [link] #fb
@m_jns » 23 Feb '12, 12am
Crowd-sourced bicycle/scooter [link] Pretty cool! via @grist
@annielouiserose » 23 Feb '12, 12am
I like this bike - especially the bright yellow wheels. RT @grist Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link]
@BikeLight » 23 Feb '12, 12am
Hopefully it will never be made - Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like | Grist [link]
@JLinden667 » 22 Feb '12, 11pm
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@grist » 22 Feb '12, 11pm
Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like: [link] You can pedal OR use it like a scooter. Nifty!
@SSTunic » 22 Feb '12, 10pm
Pretty cool RT @drgrist: Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] Not bad!
@hkbabel » 22 Feb '12, 8pm
Here’s what a crowdsourced #bikeshare bicycle in #Bordeaux looks like [link] #PhilippeStarck
@HenriqueMDantas » 22 Feb '12, 7pm
Que tal a "Vélo-Trotinette" by #PhilippeStarck? Serão produzidas 3.000 pela #Peugeot. [link]
@brandgravity » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
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@olicato » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
I want one of these! RT @drgrist: Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] Not bad!
@jaffeps » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
RT @drgrist: Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] Not bad!
@drgrist » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] Not bad!
@cybrum » 22 Feb '12, 6pm
Nice vélo-trotinette RT @bounder: When we get BrumBikes can they look a bit like this pls? [link]
@amynicoleverhey » 22 Feb '12, 5pm
I wonder if we will be seeing these on the @uwmadison campus Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] via @grist
@bounder » 22 Feb '12, 5pm
When we get BrumBikes can they look a bit like this pls? [link]
@WoodinRivers » 22 Feb '12, 5pm
Bike-by-committee a lot like mine! [link] RT @_ColinS_ what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link] via @grist
@gino » 22 Feb '12, 4pm
“@grist: Here’s what a crowdsourced bicycle looks like [link]” Oof.
@plattyjo » 22 Feb '12, 3pm
Philippe Starck Designs A #Bicycle (with the help of over 300 French citizens) [link]
@pluminmouth » 22 Feb '12, 5pm
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