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Wheeled solutions for West Africa

Specialized's Design Manager Barley Forsman (R) checks out a bamboo cart prototype at San Jose State University on April 13, 2009.

  • San Jose State University junior Warren White demos his team's side-car cart in the Art Quad April 13, 2009.
  • Specialized's Design Manager Barley Forsman (R) checks out a bamboo cart prototype at San Jose State University on April 13, 2009.
  • One of the design students makes some modifications.
  • Working through the 'side-car as a cart' concept.
  • Specialized's chief design director Robert Egger (C) talks with students Warren White, Shane Siemer and Danny Yu.
  • Specialzied's Greg Grenzke (R) trys out the Cameroon-friendly portable backpack/dolly.
  • San Jose State University design professor John McClusky (L) discusses the merits of the market cart.
  • San Jose State University's Leslie Speer (C) works next to Robert Egger (R).
  • A stream-fed water wheel, made with a bicycle wheel to generate electricity for a portable light stick in Cameroon.
  • Professor McClusky (R) hears about a unique joint concept with multiple applications.
  • Students demo their ridable wheelbarrow concept.
  • The ridable wheelbarrow schematics.

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Specialized's Design Manager Barley Forsman (R) checks out a bamboo cart prototype at San Jose State University on April 13, 2009.

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