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Oohbike

Basic information

Project Title

Oohbike

Full project title

The exclusive electric bike

Category

Products and life style

Project Description

The Oohbike electric bicycle is a mobility and sustainability product that has been designed and thought in order to be an innovative product by presenting a hubless front wheel without spokes.

Project Region

Barcelona, Spain

EU Programme or fund

No

Description of the project

Summary

OOHBIKE is an innovative electric bicycle that features a hubless front wheel without spokes that allows you to use the interior space of the wheel for elements such as: storage and package transport space, advertising uses, etc.

The frame made is 100 % made with recycled materials and the use of reciclable materials and paint with an environmentally friendly formula (photocatallitic paint) as well as a refined and elegant aesthetic make it innovative inside and out.

Key objectives for sustainability

The bike has different features that are Key of the project.  The bike doesn’t have pollution in the loop chain because use belt instead lubed chain.

The painting of the bike need to be photocatalytic in order to clean the air something similar to photosynthesis.

The frame is made by recycled aluminum and other components are made by recycled materials in high percentage.

Key objectives for aesthetics and quality

In terms of aesthetics was created to be as clean and elegant as possible and nothing under-need was added.

Less is more was the main principle of aesthetic‘s in this project.

All the lines and angles are salt to be fuel and Paralel were possible.

All the components must be integrated such battery and hubless wheel components had been hidden inside the wheel for safety and clean image.

It’s recognized by many of the most important design awards like if design award, Taipei cycle , A’design award, European design award, delta award.

Key objectives for inclusion

The bikes will be assembled in a factory made by disabled people and certificate that all companies you said not infringes any international law in terms of inclusion and avoid children manufacturing.

The bike is unisex it has no difference between gender.

Results in relation to category

Oohbike is a bike for all kind of people no matter if are men or women and is ideal for commuting in the city.

It’s chainless Design that works with belt makes clean for the environment because doesn’t use chain lube and also clean for the user that can go work without risk to stain. 

Also gives a fashionable style.

How Citizens benefit

Cities are changing now very fast. Due to COVID-19 and the new regulations in terms of pollution e-bikes and unipersonal mobility vehicles are getting very popular. Oohbike gives a good chance to move around the city with a sustainable bike that has many innovations to transport the citizens and their bags with this hubless wheel.

Innovative character

It’s hubless wheel is made by more that 90 ceramic bearings balls that permits to move softly and allow to attach different elements in the middle of the hubless wheel such bags or advertisement. Ideal for commuting at cities or for sharing services at hotels, city councils, islands...etc.

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