This zippy little bike, called the LOCAL, is the latest endeavor to come out of San Francisco-based studio Fuseproject, headed by designer Yves Behar. The result of the Oregon Manifest Constructor Design Challenge, a one-of-a-kind design/build competition to imagine a new generation of sustainable transportation for city-dwellers. Fuseproject created the LOCAL to address the needs of our daily lives, while bringing back the fun of riding around the neighborhood on a bike (those were the days…). The team went beyond the mundane practicality of hauling groceries, they made sure it could stylishly schlepp a surfboard too. There’s even a wireless speaker for tunes. We’d so ride it.
LOCAL will be exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon from September 27 through October 29, 2011.
Danielle on 09.30.2011 at 13:10 PM
I saw this at its debut and it was definitely a stand-out among all the great designs shown. The impressive front steering is something to see in person and with 3 disc brakes you will surely be able to stop with any load!
Greg on 10.06.2011 at 20:01 PM
Am I viewing the surfboard picture correctly? It looks like the board blocks the pedals.
Pauus on 06.01.2012 at 19:18 PM
Is the LOCAL available and for sale? Will there be an electric ‘battery’ model?