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| Category | A. Bicycles, Innovative Bike Components and Accessories |
| Title of Entry | Loop |
| Country | Germany |
| Designer | Andreas Hildebrand / Kai Dreyer |
| Description | There are 7kg light bicycles, which have to be secured with 3kg heavy locks.
Loop rethinks this principle. By locking it into the main frame, the lock becomes less vulnerable to outside impacts and open to more flexibility. The lock gets further integrated into the system of the bike itself, rather than being an outside accessory. To open the lock, a small RFID chip has to be held close to the reader inside the frame. The chip can be integrated into any kind of accessory of the owner and the reader is powered by a hub dynamo. |