Linjang, Simultaneously Bicycle Basket Seat

If you ever go to the countryside, of course, never saw the farmer riding a bicycle with a basket on the back. Basket is used to accommodate agricultural output, leading to the provision when the rice fields, small livestock like chickens to their own children.

Students of Architecture Islamic University of Indonesia, Fajar Okyy Prasetyajati, see any problems that often arise in the basket is ineffectiveness. When the basket unused, farmers can not fold it for easy carry.

"And so, baskets often obstruct the view of people behind it. Ever also I see there are farmers who are driving the bike was hit. Basket makes farmers more vulnerable to accidents," said Okky.

On the basis of the problem, creating Okky Linjang, abbreviation of Lingguhan to Basket. The concept, Linjang could serve as a seat of the bike when folded, but it can also be a basket when farmers need it and folds open.

Okky admitted, his efforts to create Linjang originated from farmers who often saw riding a bike with a basket around the campus. He then had the idea to create a similar tool that can be folded basket.

When you wish to create, he thought of some alternative materials. "First I thought to use plastic. But eventually changed because the plastic material is easy to crack and break if occupied," he said when contacted Kompas.com Okky.

Finally, the material chosen is the fabric. Consideration, the fabric is relatively easy to fold, convenient when occupied and not easily broken. With fabric, large cargo can be accommodated also not different from the usual baskets brought by farmers.

Okky and Linjang it has now become one of 20 finalists Djarum Black Innovation Award. On Wednesday (9/14/2011), the prototype of the product Linjang has been shown and judged. Announcement of assessment of 24 September 2011 will be held later.

Talks about his participation in the Djarum Black Innovation Award 2011 alone, Okky said that he did not plan from scratch. "It's just that lecturer who was saying, 'Why not take the task of prizes?' So finally I come, "he said.

Surely Okky hoping to win its products. But he also hopes to fix some flaws in its products, especially in terms of raw materials. He seeks to have the stiffness of the material could be more like a basket of farmers but still easy to fold.

"We are currently nyari-nyari flexible material but if you make life not bring dangerous objects. If you use cloth limited baseball can bring objects alive," explains Okky. He also tried to find materials that could make a bag in Linjang could be more robust when used.