My main goal will be designing a futuristic bicycle concept, a bicycle that will also comprise all the necessary elements of an ordinary bicycle. At the same time I would like to significantly improve the reliability, outlook, interaction and comfort.

The only way to make this project possible in modern realities is to make it open source. Open source design represents the process of creating a tangible artifact where the design information is widely available. The design information of an open source project should be public, so anyone is able to modify, distribute, and use that design.

I created this thesis as an open source design guideline for everyone who wants to build a covered recumbent tricycle and create a community around that artifact. It has a Share-alike license, so that any enthusiast is able to modify, improve and redistribute my design. However the main emphasis was made on building an open source design community and improving the initial design concept created by me. The results that I received from research and numerous workshops are stunning and presented in the conclusion of the thesis.