A Smartly Designed Bike Whose Handlebars Become a Lock

Three-D printed titanium handlebars with smartphone-enabled haptics to give rider’s directions. A pedal-powered version of Snowpiercer. James Bond-esqe spring-loaded storage racks.
 These are just some of the creative concepts that have emerged from Oregon Manifest’s most recent bicycle design competition.
 The contest paired design firms and bicycle builders from five American cities, and challenged them to make urban cycling more attractive by addressing four common problems: theft, maneuvering rain-slicked roads, navigating traffic, and carrying cargo—be it a laptop bag or a week’s groceries.
 The winning design, called Denny, was crafted by design firm Teague and bicycle fabricator Taylor Sizemore, a partnership which resulted in a number of understated, yet incredibly clever ideas.