DIY lowrider wooden beach cruiser bicycle by jurgen kuipersimage © rene fokkink

awarded with first place in the bicycle segment of the IBDC 2013 international bicycle design competition in taipei organized by iF is ‘sawyer’, a low-rider beachcruiser by dutch designer jurgen kuipers has been conceived with a custom made beech plywood frame. constructed out of wooden panels, the bike also comes available as a scale 1:1 model kit – with all the required parts to make it fully functional. the components come in a box like an injection molded sprue for model cars, where they can then be cut out and put together.

the components come in a box like an injection molded sprue for model cars, where they can then be cut out and put together.image courtesy jurgen kuipers

assembly components for the low-rider wooden bicycleimage courtesy jurgen kuipers

self-assembly detailimage courtesy jurgen kuipers

sawyer low-rider packagingimage courtesy jurgen kuipers

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the IBDC 2013 (international bicycle design competition) is a competition for young design talent in the international bicycle industry which took place during the TAIPEI CYCLE show (20 to 23 march 2013 in taipei) – for the 17th year running. concept entries were accepted in the following categories: bicycles, components, clothing and accessories, service / facility. of the total 391 entries, 22 were able to convince the judges. ten of them received prize money amounting to a total of 16,000 euro.