Biking has become a newfound interest/“passion” of mine. I use “passion” loosely since I haven’t had much time to ride this past year but I will say every time I hit the pavement and elude mac trucks and school buses determined to run me off the road, my heart starts racing and adrenaline begins pumping.
Tory and I decided to create a product through my “Wearable Technology” class to help bikers on the road. A huge concern among bikers is their visibility on the road, particularly at night. We decided to create a jersey that is comfortable, functional, and will allow drivers to see you better at night. Thereafter, it’s up to the driver as to how kindly they want to “share the road.” I digress. See below for model pictures of the jersey and design concepts. Kudos and lots of thanks to Jocelyn Chen for lending me her sewing machine and to both Jocelyn and Starr Banks for providing me a crash course in sewing, guiding, pedaling, and for providing encouraging words as we broke countless needles and zippers. Although, I did realize at the end of the night that sewing isn’t too far from sawing. Who knows, maybe we’ll be on the next Project Runway.
Title: CYCEL
Materials: Polyester and EL (electroluminescent) wire
This image presents multiple design concepts and ways to incorporate the EL (electroluminescent) wire. We ended up incorporating the EL wire as a box piping framing the shoulder after accidentally breaking the curved form by sewing over it (learning curve). I would like to attempt the curved form sometime in the future.
Final product: Thanks to Mona and Starr for the bicycle modeling.
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