Bastille Project - Reinventing Urban Bicycles
Innovation at the Heart of Bastille Bike
300 Unique Parts and Three Innovative Patents
This Bastille bike features over 300 specific parts, a unique frame assembly, and 3 associated patents: the removable stem, retractable seat post, and the folding/unfolding frame kinematics, the project's main innovation.
These ingenious features allow this standard-sized bike to compact itself in seconds for easy transport and storage on trains, in car trunks, or any tight spaces.
From Idea to Reality - Bastille Cycles
Collaborations and Years of Development
Starting from a blank slate, a highly innovative project, qualified teams in various fields to bring a completely new industrial product to life.
Several years of development, with Gilles Henry, founder of Bastille Cycles and the inventor of this unique folding solution.
Design Adapted to Urban Challenges
Functionality and Aesthetics of the Folding Bike
A design heavily constrained by the classic demands of an urban bike and by the specific features added to this folding bike.
Design and Development Process
Iteration and Prototyping in Creating Bastille
Design - Develop - Iterate - Prototype ...
Visual Presentation of the Bastille Bike
Design and Functionality in Images
