Bike Lanes in the Sky

By Ben on Mon Jan 18 2010
Bike Lanes in the Sky

Bike Lanes in the Sky
Gear  |  Concept
Kolelinia is a concept for riding our own bikes on a steel wire, a new type of bicycle-lanes…
Created by Bulgarian architect Martin Angelov. The steel track would feature a guy wire to attach your bicycle to at the handlebar level, and the concept includes detailed track design. Check out more see more pics.




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#1 Post by RobynCalifornia, on Mon Jan 18 2010 2:45 PM
I have to say, that is both interesting and very inspired!
#2 Post by Realistique, on Mon Jan 18 2010 11:42 PM
the idea of elevating a person so high, is not realistic. not to mention all the other issues with it. for example, if the person drops something, guess where it goes, it falls on top of the cars under. the idea of a bike is that you can turn your way around obstacles, this will take away the maneuverability of the bikes. if all is desired is to have a human powered transportation, then why have it in the odd shape of a bite on a rope? put some creativity into it and design a cabin. also, talk about congestion. some people go faster than others, so then what? you are stuck behind the slow person on a wide-rope lane! hmmm, not such a good idea. this gets a thumbs down. try again!
#3 Post by JB, on Tue Jan 19 2010 5:51 AM
Very creative, but I see a huge infrastructure cost as well as logistic problems (entry/exit, setup of the gear, congestion, maintenance...)
#4 Post by Sei, on Tue Jan 19 2010 2:13 PM
Unless the goal was to create a design troll this is Epic FAIL
#5 Post by sdtFoxy, on Wed Jan 20 2010 9:19 AM
yeah, i agree, how about two wires per directoin, and an overtsking point every so often?
#6 Post by Fyrehaar, on Wed Jan 20 2010 5:34 PM
I don't see this as being very useful for bike lanes every where.  It could be very useful for creating bike overpasses for areas that are difficult to navigate, like extremely busy intersections or other areas that cyclists needs to traverse, where there is no room to add a designated space for them on the road bed.
#7 Post by Lakshmi, on Sat Jan 23 2010 9:43 AM
This reminds me of an old Duck Tales Story, where they need new bike lanes to make Duckburg more inviting to tourists...
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