The Circle City Bicycles blog contains info on bicycles, cycling events, pro racing, bicycle touring, and just about anything else cycling related. Since our bike shop is located in Indianapolis, we focus on biking in the Midwest, but cycling fans anywhere in the world should find this blog interesting. We try to post daily Monday through Friday, but we occasionally miss a day. Each Friday we try to have an interesting bicycle related photo.
The Aquaduct is a water purifier & transporter device
Here is a very odd-looking yet practical bike. It's called the Aquaduct because it is designed to transport and filter water for people in developing countries without a reliable source of clean drinking water. In between the rear wheels is a large, 20 gallon tank, which the user fills up at the well or other source. While pedaling the bike home, water is pumped from the large tank in the rear through a filter, and up to the small (2 gallon) tank in front. Once back home, there is a lever which can be moved to disengage the rear wheels, allowing the user to filter additional water while the bike is stationary.
The design is quite ingenious and won a prize in Google's 2007 "Innovate or Die" contest for a pedal-powered machine. Unfortunately, it looks like it never went into production. The latest post on their blog is dated 2008.
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