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Social Cycle

Maintaining a social connection, commuters opt for digitally connected bikes

Implications - Adding a social element to getting around, brands are turning to digital enhancements to make things like bicycles more attractive to the average consumer. Allowing riders to connect their mobile phones and social media accounts, these designs are showcasing the need for social interaction even among more solitary, outdoor activities.
Trend Themes
1. Smartphone Integration - Businesses can disrupt the market by integrating bikes with smartphones, offering features such as speed controls, monitoring systems, and GPS navigation.
2. Social Media Connectivity - Integrating social media with bikes offers opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles, create social networks, and attract younger customers.
3. Smart-bike Technologies - Bikes are now equipped with cutting-edge technology for theft protection, fitness tracking, and more.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation Industry - Businesses can disrupt the transportation industry by offering technological advancements in bikes that improve convenience and user experience.
2. Fitness Industry - Smartphone-connected bikes offer disruptive opportunities to engage customers in fitness tracking, workout sharing, and social networking.
3. Consumer Electronics Industry - Integrating bikes with smartphones and social media allows the consumer electronics industry opportunities to design and market innovative bike accessories, creating seamless smartphone to bike integration.
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Featured Examples

Social Media-Connected Bikes
Social Media-Connected Bikes
The GiBike is Equipped with Smartphone Integration
The GiBike is a fully connected mode of transportation, with the ability to track one’s GPD as well as staying in the know by hooking up to sites like Facebook and Twitter. To add to these... MORE
Smartphone-Controlled E-Bikes
Smartphone-Controlled E-Bikes
The Xkuty One Bike's iPhone App Controls Speed and Battery Usage
The Electric Mobility Company has announced the Xkuty One bike, an e-bike it’s calling the world’s first to feature full iPhone integration. The bike interfaces with the smartphone using... MORE
Lightweight Commuter Bikes
Lightweight Commuter Bikes
The Vanhawks Valour Bike Hooks Up to a Commuter's Smartphone
If you’re looking for a hip city bike for the summer, the Vanhawks Valour bicycle is an ideal option because of its lightweight carbon design and infused smartphone technology. The Vanhawks... MORE
Mobile-Integrated Mopeds
Mobile-Integrated Mopeds
The T-Scooter Syncs with Your Smartphone for a Hi-Tech Ride
The T-Scooter concept presents a convenient conveyance to get you from A to B, but it’s more than a moped with a modern look. When Chen Kaiwen was developing the two-wheeler for Tone Design,... MORE
Workout Sharing Social Bikes
Workout Sharing Social Bikes
Social Bicycles Combines Cycling with Social Media
Social bicycles is what happens when you combine the time honored tradition of cycling with new trend of social media. Considering we’re in an age where literally everybody and their... MORE
Smartphone Bicycle Straps
Smartphone Bicycle Straps
The VeloStrap Smartphone Bike Mount Keeps Your Phone Securely in Place
Following GPS directions on your phone while riding your bicycle is no easy feat, so the VeloStrap Smartphone Bike Mount is here to securely strap your device onto your handlebars for easy, quick... MORE
Smart Bicycle Pedals
Smart Bicycle Pedals
The Connected Cycle Pedal's Smart Features are Stealing the Show At CES 2
The Connected Cycle is a smart bicycle pedal that helps users locate their bike and track it—as do bicycle tracking devices—in addition to a number of other features. The pedal generates... MORE

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