The International Bicycle Design Competiton (IBCD) saw a new generation of bicycles that transform into their own container, like jackets that pack down into a pocket. The bicycles can fold, breakdown and pack into an array of types of wheeled luggage.

Shape-shifting bicycles are poised to solve the pesky problem of taking a bike on the bus, plane or subway when you also need it where you’re going. Part of the success of these bicycles is reducing the wheel size. Wheels in shape-shifting bicycles are generally minimal and durable, changing the traditional bicycle profile. This allows the bicycles to reduce the size and structure of other components, like crossbars. All the bikes can break down in some way, and competition favorite Everglide (pictured) folds into its own attached backpack.

The bikes also feature other cool clean tech innovations, like chargers that use the kinetic energy generated by riding the bike, or get this, built in windmills, to power cell phones and ipods. Most bike are made of lightweight aluminum and composite construction to make them easy to carry around. Though not particularly useful to the long-distance tour rider, these bikes might be the saving grace for commuters and travelers who both bike and use public transportation.

Read more at Gizmag.