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Lynden High School of Lynden, Washington is one of 15 teams participating from across the United States in the Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest 2012. Our Lynden InvenTeam invention is a 3 wheeled recumbent trike with a composite frame. The trike will have an active leaning suspension which will allow riders to curve into corners just like a bicycle, but have more stability. Our invention is solving a real world problem. People who have physical limitations such as spina bifida can not ride a regular bicycle. With our invention they can enjoy the experience of riding a bike, while getting a good core body workout.
Project Beneficiary
The Recumbent Trike: Improving Mobility and Wellness
The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Initiative celebrates outstanding innovators and inspires young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention. InvenTeams are groups of high school students, teachers, and mentors working together to create technological solutions to real-world problems.
Our Lynden InvenTeam has been awarded $9,885 in grant funding to pursue our yearlong invention project of designing and building a three wheeled recumbent trike with a composite frame. The ‘trike’ would allow a rider to set a speed at which the hydraulic system would give the rider the ability to use their body to lean & turn. As the trike slows below the pre-set speed it becomes a safe, more stable & rigid platform. This invention awards persons with balance limitations the opportunity to experience the joy of bicycle riding while reaping the benefits of core body strengthening.
Lynden’s invention has been praised as having some of the highest commercial potential of this year’s entrants. Therefore, we would love to have you follow us through our journey. Stay posted for more updates.
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