Prosthetic cycling legs

About this item

Title

Prosthetic cycling legs

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

These are prosthetic cycling legs custom engineered by designer Wayne Alexander of Dashfoot Ltd for double amputee athlete Mark Inglis. Wayne AlexanderIn the late 1990s, Alexander became interested in designing high performance prosthetics for amputees involved in sports and other physical challenges. He approached Mark Inglis with the idea of designing cycling legs. He noted that 'it's much easier to reverse-engineer something that's been honed in that environment than to go the other way'....

Read more

Format

Image

Date created

2000

Creator

Wayne Alexander

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/528974

Related subjects

epoxy resin / aluminium / synthetic fibre / protheses / People with disabilities / Christchurch / Mark Inglis

What is the copyright status of this item?

All Rights Reserved

This item is all rights reserved, which means you'll have to get permission from Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa before using it.

More Information

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has this to say about the rights status of this item:

All Rights Reserved

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

No sharing

You may not copy and/or share this item with others without further permission. This includes posting it on your blog, using it in a presentation, or any other public use.

No modifying

You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use

You may not use this item commercially.