Designer Chang Ting Jen’s entry at the International Bicycle Design Competition truly takes the functionality of the ever-popular bicycle up another notch. Christened the Backpack Bicycle, the foldaway concept looks and functions just like a normal bike with the obvious exception that it can be folded away and carried around in a handy backpack measuring just 60cm in length.


The concept claims to be a ‘backpack, a bicycle and a handcart, too’, and weighing in at a mere 5.5 kg makes a great case for using plastics in the main frame instead of metals. Fully equipped with a head light, a brake light and turn signals, the bike targets workers, travelers on a budget, and basically just about anyone who wants to take a green turn and not sell his soul to the devil to pay for exorbitantly-priced-gas!

Source: The Design Blog273334