New Worldbike prototypes sweep Juacali district in Kisumu, Kenya

Mar 24, 2007Posted by in Blog | Comments Off on New Worldbike prototypes sweep Juacali district in Kisumu, Kenya

New Worldbike prototypes sweep Juacali district in Kisumu, Kenya

Ed Lucero’s been ripping it up at the Worldbike workshop in Kisumu. Check out the beautiful curves on the cargo rack section. When bent right, curves are strong, light, and reduce the number of welds. They also reduce the number of poky things sticking out from the side of the bicycles.

This photo is unusual for another reason. The woman in the foreground is one of the only female Juacali workers in Kisumu.


Test ride, Kisumu#2 Worldbike

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Utility Bicycle prototype makes it to Worldbike shop in Kisumu

Mar 9, 2007Posted by in Blog | Comments Off on Utility Bicycle prototype makes it to Worldbike shop in Kisumu

Utility Bicycle prototype makes it to Worldbike shop in Kisumu

Worldbike.org’s Technical Lead Ed Lucero is back in Kisumu, Kenya, retrieving bicycles for the upcoming “Design for the Other 90%” exhibit at the Smithsonian, and prototyping full-length cargo bikes. Go Ed!

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