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|[[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: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.]]
|[[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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|[[Image:Obsvs 0001.jpg|300px|thumb|center|This person secured a milk crate with bungee cable to their rear rack for extra storage. They have a coffee cup in the basket, which is sure to tip over and be jumbled about during riding.]]
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|[[Image:DoubleLockAllTheWayAcrossTheSky.jpg|300px|thumb|center|This was one of the few bikes we saw that combined two locking mechanisms. A thick cable lock and a U-Lock are combined to secure the 3 major parts of the bike. The U-Lock keeps the frame safe even if the cable is broken. Added theft deterrent due to complexity.]]
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|[[Image:SleepingBike.jpg|300px|thumb|center|This image shows how one user stores her bike lock while not in use (e.g. while riding or storage at home). User states that the provided mounting bracket does not fit her bike, so this is how she carries it. It sometimes gets in the way.]]
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Revision as of 11:09, 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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
This person secured a milk crate with bungee cable to their rear rack for extra storage. They have a coffee cup in the basket, which is sure to tip over and be jumbled about during riding.
This person secured a milk crate with bungee cable to their rear rack for extra storage. They have a coffee cup in the basket, which is sure to tip over and be jumbled about during riding.
This was one of the few bikes we saw that combined two locking mechanisms. A thick cable lock and a U-Lock are combined to secure the 3 major parts of the bike. The U-Lock keeps the frame safe even if the cable is broken. Added theft deterrent due to complexity.
This was one of the few bikes we saw that combined two locking mechanisms. A thick cable lock and a U-Lock are combined to secure the 3 major parts of the bike. The U-Lock keeps the frame safe even if the cable is broken. Added theft deterrent due to complexity.
This image shows how one user stores her bike lock while not in use (e.g. while riding or storage at home). User states that the provided mounting bracket does not fit her bike, so this is how she carries it. It sometimes gets in the way.
This image shows how one user stores her bike lock while not in use (e.g. while riding or storage at home). User states that the provided mounting bracket does not fit her bike, so this is how she carries it. It sometimes gets in the way.

Expert Interviews

Stakeholder Interviews

Design Ideas

Competitor Analysis

Pugh Chart

Team Roles

Final Concepts

Gantt Chart

Appendix

100 Ideas

References

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