N55's spaceframe tricycle can be built at home from plans

Danish design studio N55, in collaboration with German designer Till Wolfer, has created a series of open-source human-powered vehicle designs that can be built at home using basic tools and materials. Dubbed XYZ Spaceframe Vehicles, the models incorporate weather-resistant and lightweight frames that are made using standard aluminum tubes. Those tubes are assembled together using simple stainless steel bolts, washers and nuts. “Unlike the singular load-bearing tube seen in traditional bike structures, the main structure is an orthogonal spaceframe of standard aluminum tubes,” says N55. .. Continue Reading N55's spaceframe tricycle can be built at home from plans



Section: ecoGizmo



Tags: Environmentally-friendly, Open Source, Tricycle



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via Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://www.gizmag.com/n55-xyz-spaceframe-vehicles/24163/