Bike lock opportunity
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| - | |[[Image:LockedToAFence.jpg| | + | |[[Image:LockedToAFence.jpg|300px|thumb|center|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.]] |
| - | |[[Image:VeryRustyChain.jpg| | + | |[[Image:VeryRustyChain.jpg|300px|thumb|center|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.]] |
| - | |[[Image:FrameAndHelmet.jpg| | + | |[[Image:FrameAndHelmet.jpg|300px|thumb|center|Frame and Helmet secured with a U-Lock, but not the front wheel, even though it is definitely possible in this configuration.]] |
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| - | |[[Image:RustyLock.jpg| | + | |[[Image:RustyLock.jpg|300px|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.]] |
| + | |[[Image:ProperUseMaybe.jpg|300px|thumb|center|This bike has its front wheel and frame locked to a bike rack. This person is also using the mounting point provided with the lock, seen on the seat post. Few bikes were seen using the provided mounting bracket]] | ||
| + | |[[Image:LeftAloneForever.jpg|300px|thumb|center|This bike, while it's frame and wheels are locked, was still stripped of everything. Handlebars, pedal, seatpost, transmission. We assume this bike was abandoned.]] | ||
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=== Expert Interviews === | === Expert Interviews === | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 22 February 2014
I am the Batman
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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.
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