Compared to other consumer products, folding bikes are an interesting challenge... right on the cusp of engineering/structural
design and user-focused design - they have to work well, be easy to use while cool and
appealing! ‘Folders’ are a keystone of future personal transport - making public travel effectively ‘door-to-door’.
They are compact, portable ‘human-amplifiers’, while being pure fun to use.
n any survey, small wheel folders are only a tiny minority - most people choose large wheeled bikes.
There are variety of reasons for this: tradition, perception of ease of pedaling, and
emulating bikes used in sports. But the most important is probably image.
So when we designed the iF series, we thought “what if we could combine the benefits of the latest small folders
into a compact, full sized bike, with the design quality, innovation and
value people expect in other personal tools, such as iPods and mobile phones?”
The IF Mode is the first result of this thinking, combining large wheels with the benefits of near instant folding into a small,
narrow, convenient package. Then, like modern luggage, it rolls everywhere on its main wheels.
With monoblade wheel mountings, enclosed transmission and uncluttered design,
it aims to attract new people towards using a bicycle as a useful form of transport.
It adds all the benefits of cycling, and folding bicycles as an elegant product that even motorists
will be proud to own and use.
The iF Urban and iF Reach offer the same benefits as the iF mode, but
based on the latest trends in conventional bicycles: using the lightest and
most highly developed wheels, gears and suspension systems.
These bikes appeal to existing cycling enthusiasts as well as new riders.
They make high performance cycling portable.
The original iF Mode prototype was a concept; it demonstrated the basic fold,
structure and shape, but the engineering was not ready or optimised for production.
It posed a difficult challenge, using engineering or automotive—rather than traditional bicycle making—techniques.
Pacific put engineering and bicycle making skills to work,
keeping in mind the vision to make something appealing to both enthusiasts and non-cycists.
Michael Lin and Ryan Carroll used leadingedge Solidworks 3D modeling software to create the iF Mode from scratch,
with more than 240,000 steps in six months. Every single part,
including chain and drivetrain were fully functional in this huge project.
As a result of this effort the radical iF Mode went into production months, not years, later.
The clean and striking IF Mode is aimed at commuters of the mobile generation who, until now,
may have not considered cycling or folding bikes to be an option.
IF Mode is a unique product that offers a new image for people who previously thought bikes were for enthusiasts only.
IF Mode avoids oily chains, complex tube with hidden dirt traps and the clutter of traditional bicycle features.
It can be used by city commuters who do not want to change their appearance into ‘bicycle warriors’ and
may use public transport or their car for some of the journey. IF Mode looks at home folded up on
a smart subway train or in an office, just like a sleek mp3 player or other well designed accessory in your life.
It also performs on the street like any lightweight well balanced full size bike.
IF Mode has won 2008 Eurobike Award,
iF Product Design 2009 Gold Award,
and Taiwan Excellence Silver Award.
Available in 2 Color : Cream White / Matte Black
If Mode
Color : Matte Black
If Mode
Color : Cream White
สอบถาม 0 2183 3501-2
สัมผัส iF Mode ได้ที่
a day BIKE FEST 2012
22-25 พฤศจิกายน เวลา 10.00-21.00 น.
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