ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a brief introduction to the human-powered vehicle sector (HPV), and then describes the Mitka and Mango cases.
Although the bicycle industry is more than 120 years old, it seems that the design of the present-day bicycle has remained much the same as that originated in the 1880s, when J. K. Starley developed the Rover Safety Bike in 1885 (for a review of bicycle history see Bijker, 1995).36 This bike is regarded as the archetype of modern bikes, setting the trend for future technical development and commercial production (Figure 6.1).
