Cyclists who dislike lugging around those bulky U-locks or chains may be in luck! Two projects – one based in Chile, another in Seattle – have come up with a new bike design that incorporates the lock into the bike itself. Three engineering students in Chile -- Andrés Roi, Cristóbal Cabello and Juan José Monsalve -- came up with the prototype called The Yerka Project after Roi had his bike stolen twice. The innovative design works by folding open the bike’s down tube at the bottom of the frame and wrapping it around an object such as a post or a tree. To complete the lock you attach the bike’s seat to both ends of the down tube and take out the lock pin. The whole process takes less than 20 seconds, and the creators claim that it is unstealable. However, the Yerka bike is still in early developmental stages and a release date has not been announced. From Seattle comes the Denny, whose handlebars can be converted into a lock. With the shape of a curved rectangle the handlebars can be removed completely to secure the frame of the bike to a pole. Designed by TEAGUE x Sizemore Bicycle, the Denny will be mass-produced by Fuji Bikes after it won popular vote at the bike design competition, Oregon Manifest. The bike is expected to hit retail in 2015 and will also feature turn signal lights and automatic shifting.
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