Bike lock opportunity

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|[[Image:RustyLock.jpg|400px|thumb|center|This lock has started to rust. This makes it less pleasant to handle. This bike is also locked to a bench instead of a rack, due to the reasons listed above. The chain is also rusty.
=== Expert Interviews ===
=== Expert Interviews ===

Revision as of 10:29, 22 February 2014

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Contents

Executive Summary

Market Research

Survey Results

Observational Studies

We went around Carnegie Mellon's campus and into University of Pittsburgh's campus and studied how users locked up their bikes. We were able to notice many interesting things, listed below.


Outside of Newell-Simon, This bike was locked to this fence instead of the bike rack across the path. This was either due to a pile of snow by the bike rack, the bike rack being full, or some other reason.
Outside of Newell-Simon, This bike was locked to this fence instead of the bike rack across the path. This was either due to a pile of snow by the bike rack, the bike rack being full, or some other reason.
This person's chain is very poorly maintained. Insufficient chain maintenance was one of the common reasons that bikes ended up at the repair shop we talked to.
This person's chain is very poorly maintained. Insufficient chain maintenance was one of the common reasons that bikes ended up at the repair shop we talked to.
Frame and Helmet secured with a U-Lock, but not the front wheel, even though it is definitely possible in this configuration.
Frame and Helmet secured with a U-Lock, but not the front wheel, even though it is definitely possible in this configuration.
[[Image:RustyLock.jpg|400px|thumb|center|This lock has started to rust. This makes it less pleasant to handle. This bike is also locked to a bench instead of a rack, due to the reasons listed above. The chain is also rusty.

Expert Interviews

Stakeholder Interviews

Design Ideas

Competitor Analysis

Pugh Chart

Team Roles

Final Concepts

Gantt Chart

Appendix

100 Ideas

References

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