When car radios first went on sale 80 years ago they cost the equivalent of £1000, but such was their success at distracting from the incessant noise of a long motorway journey or tiresome passenger that they soon became a standard item. But while many cyclists now use an iPod, the bicycle equivalent of a car stereo is confined to the cumbersome and power-hungry sound systems built for events such as Skyride, Carnival or Critical Mass. Until now.
Dutch designers Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong this week unveiled a prototype of their wonderfully-whimsical ‘Feats per Minute’ project, a bicycle that uses pedal power to play vinyl records on its wheels as the rider cruises through the city
The bike is on show until 16th October at the Dezeen Space in London.
This invention is going to attractive a lot of unwanted attention so be sure to lock your bicycle in secure storage if this is on your wish list.
Will this catch on? We’re saying ‘very unlikely’.