Prototype II in development

4 students of the Delft Technical University are designing a bicycle for African street vendors. In November 2009 they have researched the needs and demands of the bicycle users in Kisumu Kenya. A co-creation team is established of (mobile) street vendors, neighbourhood association, market vendors, VBBS, metalworkers, bicycle mechanics, representative of disabled people, etc, who are a sounding board for the students in the design process. The previous month the students have designed a protoype at the Technical University in Delft. abd have returned to Kisumu to have the bicycle tested by the co-creation team and to fine tune it.

The second prototype is now ready and already hits the roads of Kisumu.

The bicycle will be produced in the Cycling Blue workshop in Kisumu. http://www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com

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