These bicycle prototypes were created as part of Ford Motor Company's 2015 Mode:Flex initiative, which reflected the company’s efforts to be a “mobility provider” for the future. The power-assisted bike was designed to be easily disassembled for compact storage and had interchangeable city, road and mountain bike configurations. An iPhone app controlled the electric motor, monitored the rider's speed and heart rate, and provided navigation assistance and traffic updates.
➡️ See a Mode:Flex prototype and other cycling innovations on display now in “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities.” Learn more about this temporary Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation exhibition at links.thf.org/45Z3GdV. 🚲
Image 1: Ford "Mode:Flex" Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015
Image 2: Ford "Mode:Flex" Non-Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015
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These bicycle prototypes were created as part of Ford Motor Company's 2015 Mode:Flex initiative, which reflected the company’s efforts to be a “mobility provider” for the future. The power-assisted bike was designed to be easily disassembled for compact storage and had interchangeable city, road and mountain bike configurations. An iPhone app controlled the electric motor, monitored the rider's speed and heart rate, and provided navigation assistance and traffic updates.
➡️ Read the full story on our blog at links.thf.org/4pcb7Fc.
➡️ See a Mode:Flex prototype and other cycling innovations on display now in “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities.” Learn more about this temporary Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation exhibition at links.thf.org/45Z3GdV. 🚲
Image 1: Ford "Mode:Flex" Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015
Image 2: Ford "Mode:Flex" Non-Functional Bicycle Prototype, 2015
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