Shift - A bicycle that helps you learn balancing

Learning how to ride a bike can be a harrowing task for most children who fear getting hurt. Many adults find it even more unnerving considering it is difficult to learn to balance, as one grows older. SHIFT bicycle helps children and riders who find it difficult to balance, to learn to ride at their own pace. The shifting rear wheels helps the rider to balance the bike at slow speeds and once the forward momentum is built, the wheels turn inward due to the reduced weight on the rear wheels. Thus a rider can learn how to balance. The bike also features a swinging gear that allows rear wheels to go in and out. Redistribution of weight being the key, the wheels look like that of a trike’s but later becomes a bike. Matt Grossman, who designed the bike, was awarded at the 9th International Bicycle Design Competition in Taipei.