Bendy Framed Cycle

The bendy-framed bike was created by Kevin Scott, a final-year Product Design student at DeMontfort University in Leicester.

However, when the bike is parked, the cable can be loosened, allowing the segments of the tube to separate and the frame to be bent through up to 180°.

This would let it be wrapped around a lamp-post and the two wheels to be locked together with an ordinary D-lock without removing them. It is both more secure and less space-consuming than locking an ordinary bike to a post by the frame.
The design won Mr Scott a runners-up award at the Business Design Centre New Designer of the Year Award and a cheque for £500.