Innovate or die aqua bike
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Winner of the specialized innovate or die contest. Helps people get clean, easy to drink water.
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wow what a great idea, very cool!
this was a great contest. The guys at MIT powered a supercomputer with a bunch of bicycles. It would of been cool to try to power one of the pinkbike servers with pedal power...maybe next year.
a similar thing was on Dragons Den. (brittish people would know about what it is). pretty cool idea. well done
i think that is a good idea but its has very low ground clearance! the footage iv seen of people who would need these most dont use a very good road / track. maybe higher clearance for next model
yeah really good idea, great job.
funny thing actually 5 minuts before i saw this on pinkbike as vod, i watched it on the main page of you tube
so like its a great idea and all but how many ppl in third world places are going to be able to acualy buy one of these bikes ???
and suspension. put a 40 on there and you're set. no really. if the roads are so bad, should they put some kind of thing on it to make the ride a little smoother? like maybe just have the rear axle pivot?
I knew it. Bikers will save the world! coolest idea ever.
yeah man bikers saving the world
Wow, Would of never thought. Great idea and design, Very impresive.
thats a sick sick idea!!....
too bad that the people that need it will never be able to afford it
The whole point of projects like this, especially those funded by companies like Google is to help people, I can't imagine they are going to cost much, if anything (for the end user). If they were too expensive for the people who need them most to afford them, then the whole project would be worthless.
sick idea!! i realy hope it will be usebale for many people
great idea for poor countries!
Yep, SHE best go out and get one quick....WTF?!!
The reality in much of the world is that women indeed do this kind of work. Look at the vast majority of homes in the Western world and we still see women doing the majority of the cooking, house cleaning etc. We may bristle at the thought of calling it what it is, but by providing an opportunity for women to reduce the time and effort required to tote water then they might have more time to do other things like learning to read or earn money to help improve her family's economic situation.
That's great. But if people will need to buy this bike, I think thay will not afford it... 
fantastic idea! clever solution to a common problem. well done
yeah, so how do the people in Ethiopia and other 3rd world countries supposed to get this bike? And then what do they do when it breaks? Great idea none the less.
I agree that it's a cool invention... however, for the cost for every family in a village to have one, a proper community well could be drilled.
Wow! That`s wonderful idea!
best invention to hit the bicycle market so far.Good job guys
Ride a bicycle - Save the planet!!!
The idea with this water bike is fantastic!
The idea with this water bike is fantastic!
very very nice!!!!
good idea!!
good idea!!
Im guessing that the cost of the bike would be subsidised by large corporate sponsors and aid organizations so the people who need them would get them for very little cost. My only question would be what sort of gearing would it be. I wouldnt like to ride a bike full of water up a hill with no gears.
that is such a sweet idea 
omg thats a great idea shame that it might cost alot to make and peeps probs wont be able afford it unless charities buy them and give them out
awsome idea very smart 
why is tht pod:S
why is this vod rarther **
Because it's a great idea?
Because it's bike related?
Because it's way more instructive than a freeride video?
Because it's bike related?
Because it's way more instructive than a freeride video?
Hey gtaadanchucker, scroll down and see my reply under "skater81poland". It applies to you as well.
fabulous idea !
they could make the same bike but for freeride use no ?
they could make the same bike but for freeride use no ?
BIKES > EVERYTHING
But we knew that already.
But we knew that already.
Lets see em jump it!
haha... yea i wanna see someone 360 that thing
its a great idea, but how to introduce it in 3rd world countries and whos gonne service it there?
where do you buy a puncture repair kit from in 3rd world countries?
A visit to China 15 years ago showed tire patch vendors who would fix a flat while you waited. Punctures are common, and as tires/tubes get older they grow less flexible so many of these vendors also carry a collection of tires/tubes to replace the one you've just sliced. Bikes are ubiquitous in developing countries, and so are the means to keep them serviced.
well, a nice idea for a design contest, but hardly possible to introduce in the harsh reality. And trekrules, it's not the best invention introduced to the bike market. First of all, it's not in the market yet (and not likely to ever be), secondly I personally consider e.g. the suspension fork way more important
besides, it seems a pretty sure way to win any design contest nowadays: create something to help the third world or to save the planet. One might get sick of it...
REALLY good idea!!! Props to that!
pretty cool idea very smart too
seeing the number of people who come into our shop with punctures each day, maybe this bike would be better equipped with solid tires - not as comfortable but ZERO chance of punctures! great idea though
Now the next step is to get it out to the countries that need it. I thing some corporate sponsers need to get involved..
should not be vod, but it is a good idea
is the best invente in years
if it really goes in production its worth a nobel price
A superb design and idea... now we just need Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to support this and bring the Aquaduct to production.
Great idea! i like it but i dont think people in the places where it is needed can buy this special bike and maybe change the filters and other components
great idea, hope the places that need this bike can get the bike.........
orrrr...... you just move to a city instead of living in the middle of nowhere. and do they really think people in developping countries can afford a bike like that, and know how to fix it if somethings wrong with it? NO!
Awesome. Would love to take that baby down Cwmcarn black run!!
very stupid idea
Nice comment skater81poland. Maybe you should go ask you Grandparents or Great Grandparents if they are still around, what it is like not having clean water after World War II. Then show them this VOD and explain to them why you think it is so stupid.
It's a great idea, and if you are lucky you will never need one yourself.
It's a great idea, and if you are lucky you will never need one yourself.
its a great idea but the problems would be distributing the bike to third world countries, finding areas passable by bike, having a way of filling the back tank, and what happens when the filter expires? im not trying to downtalk this bike i think its a great idea but if some one can fix all the flaws this has the opportunity to save many lives
Google, a company with a market cap around $250 billion funds a project in cooperation with Specialized and an international development organization, and you are the one who is smart enough to find the "flaws"? Just because a nation is classified as "developing" doesn't mean they don't have roads for god's sake, however rudimentary, and if there is a water source (finding the source isn't the problem being addressed here), you really don't think it would have a spout? Which could literally be a piece of Bamboo cut in half? And to top it all off, you apparently ride a Kona, so your judgment is questionable to begin with.
This is a really good idea, it gets rid of the needs for water and transportation in 3rd world countries, i sure hope they can mass produce this product cheaply so all less fortunate may have one.
a true testament to the human imagination. bravo guys.
bikers will save the world
now if it only brewed beer
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that is reli cool and clever but why vod???
how jump's on this bike maybee too water jumps
That is very cool idea, but just how good is that filter?
It probably die in a week and whole thing not goning to work.
It probably die in a week and whole thing not goning to work.
if i had one it would have mtx rims and hope hubs, dirt jumper1 and a profile crank
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P great idea! what happens when the wheel buckles?
They should make a DH version!
They should make a DH version!
dude thats like the smartest idee ever! iam not the biggest fan of poor countrys but this seem so fun that i could easy donate some of my money so some skinny african could have it
dude, that was rude.
"...not the biggest fan of poor countrys..."
I'm sure they didn't choose to born over there.
Cheers!
"...not the biggest fan of poor countrys..."
I'm sure they didn't choose to born over there.
Cheers!
i think this is a great idea.. really cool.
i just thought id like to let everyone on here know that the so-called 3rd world countries have some of the best mountainbiking in the world. and we do have things called bike shops. and most of us have money.
i just thought id like to let everyone on here know that the so-called 3rd world countries have some of the best mountainbiking in the world. and we do have things called bike shops. and most of us have money.
great idea, should be fun if something like this helpt the people in de "3:rd world", it has to be luxury for those guys and girls, and a lot more fun, but they are probably too expensive for most of those persons.
so... how much travel? boring...
and they are going to afford that how...?
Why not just have a trailer that you can fit to any bike?
Surely a mountain bike pulling a trailer would be better suited to road conditions ( dirt roads ) in these countries, the trailer wheels could operate the filter and it could have a hand winch for filtering while the bike is stationary.
When the trailer is not attatched, the bike could be used for other purposes.
Surely a mountain bike pulling a trailer would be better suited to road conditions ( dirt roads ) in these countries, the trailer wheels could operate the filter and it could have a hand winch for filtering while the bike is stationary.
When the trailer is not attatched, the bike could be used for other purposes.
invent such trailer and win another contest. I think the idea is good as it is now and it's way easier to ride stationary bike (in my opinion ofkoz)and make water clean than pumping with a hand winch.
I wish they had sponsors to build and spread them around poor countries
I wish they had sponsors to build and spread them around poor countries
For one reason or another I can't veiw the video. but andy-manc's trailer idea sounds like a good solution to most of the "crappy bike" comments.
yeh, same man, its jst black with the loading circle thingy, it didnt work b4, so i thought it was jst a script error on my computer, bt after rebooting etc 6 hours later, still no worky
it's not working for me either
does it work with alhol ???!!!! LOL
you say that becausa momy and daddy pays for water for you, dont they?
Look like an awsome DJ bike
Briliant idea! It's really, really important for poor countries!
thats really awesome! So let's not beat around the bush, start shipping them overseas!
i hate the advertisements at the bottom of videos
that is such a good ideal. they should make that on a mountain bike so it fills up your camel back
because that would really work right?
awesome!!! haha
im thirsty
im thirsty