User Need Statements

A way to improve the functional design and use of a mountain bike ...

ACCESS OF THE BIKE
The bike is easily accessible.
The bike requires minimal preparation to ride.
The bike require minimal maintain per usage.
The bike is self-regulating with lights, batteries, and activation.
The bike is self-regulating with gear reset, holding breaks, and seat changers.

RIDING MANNER OF THE BIKE

The bike requires minimal force to travel.
The bike is adaptable to different conditions of turf.
The moving parts of the bike and seperate, and easily accessible.
The moving parts of the bike and replacable and carry-on ready.
The warning systems on the bike are easily accesible and adaptable.
The bike has multiple standing plates to balance an additional user.
The bike can handle a degree of bumps, jumps, and rough terrain.

STORAGE OF THE BIKE

The bike is relatively compact or compactable.
The bike has a sleak design and less likely to catch or cut a user.
The bike is relatively light-weight and able to be picked up.
The has build-on storage locks/hangers.
!The bike has take-away pieces to increase agile functionality.
The bike can easily be load to a vehicle.
The bike can load equipment/gear readily.


FUNCTION OF THE BIKE

!The bike must be able to carry the weight of 30-50kg including user weight.
!The bike must be able to place the weight of 30-50kg including user seating.
!The bike must have open frames for attachement of storages and utilities.
!The bike must generate kinetic power to power electronic utilities.
!The bike must be comfortable, and have stress-reducing pads.
!The bike must have retractable gadgets for repair and maintance.
!The bike must look good asthetically with 1-3 solid colors.
The bike can be understood without extensive instructions.
!The bike can be connected to other bikes via virtual wifi.
!The bike can be connected to other bikes via physical locks.
!The bike has an intelligent locking design to deter theft.
!The bike has an intelligent traffic safety design to improve street safety.


THE PROCESS

Family, co-workers, and friends were interview for five minutes with the idea topic being; Describe to me in action words, a typical bike activity where you use your bike. What do you access? What things do you consider as important associations? Describe to me a framework, as though you are a program line, step-by-step, of your activity from start to finish involving a bike.  I listen, and recorded all data I heard to determine elements, component and mechanisms for providing attributes and properties of the bike riding experience.