Showing posts with label unusual bikes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unusual bikes. Show all posts

9 November 2012

Ultimate Utility Bicycle By IDEO Design Team


 Hoping to answer the non-profit organization Oregon Manifest’s mission to show that bikes can make the world a better place, a team of designers called IDEO worked together to create Faraday, a high quality electronic bike that’s seamlessly classic with a modern twist. This masterpiece was created in the non-profit’s biennial national competition that challenged top bike builders to make the ultimate utility bicycle.

5 November 2012

Momma's got the bike!


If you’ve been an avid biker all your life, being asked to consider driving around in a car after you become a mom is definitely going to be very challenging for you. However, there are a number of parent-friendly bikes in the market that allow young mothers to bring their toddlers and newborns along with them when they need to go biking around town. The Angelino Petite Assista created by Bridgestone is a brand new modular and smart electric bike that was designed keeping in mind the needs of moms who prefer to bike.

Thonet Concept Bike by Andy Martin Studio


At the end of 2010 London based designer Andy Martin was asked by THONET to design and develop a concept road bicycle using their steam bending process developed in the 1930s. Andy Martin Studio developed three designs of which the final was selected because its beauty and modest connection with the heritage of the company.

22 October 2012

Cool rastabike

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What a cool rastabike with a sexy babe built-in! Its male owner can be proud.

16 October 2012

Vienna Bike by Valentin Vodev

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Valentin Vodev has created an electrically assisted tricycle called the Vienna Bike that rides with the feeling of a two-wheeler.

13 October 2012

Mando Footloose: World’s first chainless folding electric bike

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In a time when the number of vehicles is increasing on the road resulting in congestion and increase in emission rate, folding electric bikes come as a handy solution. Out of the many available in the market, the one pictured above is a special one for the reasons being many. Well yes, it’s world’s first chainless folding electric bike which is not only lightweight but is eco friendly.

8 October 2012

Bikes From Bent Wood

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To highlight chair-maker Thonet's steam bending process, London-based architect Andy Martin was asked to design a concept bike made of bent wood.

26 September 2012

Velopresso, A Mobile Coffee Cart Serving The Streets Of London

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your morning coffee without facing the grumpy, under- caffeinated masses in your local cafe? What if someone rode up on your bloc and prepared the perfect espresso street side? Coffee-heads rejoice, as a magical mobile brew has come to life in London. Amos Field Reid and Lasse Oiva, two graduates from the Royal College of Art in London have created the Velopresso, a bike-meets-coffee house that serves high quality joe on the go!

24 September 2012

Styling Bicycle Focuses of Fashionable Cycling on The Road

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The styling concept bicycle has been designed mainly focusing on aesthetics that may eliminate the prestigious complexity among the users, which is one of the key reasons of disappearing bicycles from the current roads. The designer has drastically changed the appearance of a conventional bicycle, making it real sporty, which will surely encourage mass users to ride with pride on the styling bicycle.

19 September 2012

The 100mph bike – designed in the bath and made from an old saucepan

 
Former world champion cyclist Graeme Obree has shown that it is not just Greek inventor Archimedes who can benefit from a long soak in the bath.
Because having dreamed up his unusual new bike while in the tub the 46-year-old hopes to use his own eureka moment to smash a land speed record.
Constructed in his one bed flat in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Obree has assembled the machine from bits and bobs around his home.
With homemade wheels and shoulder rests made from an old saucepan the machine, ridden horizontally, was assembled by Obree in an attempt to reach 100mph.

15 September 2012

Cannondale’s CERV bike dynamically adjusts to changing terrain

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The curved drop handlebars long found on racing bicycles are pretty nifty, right? If you want to get down low to reduce your wind resistance you grab hold of the lower part, and if you’re climbing a hill and need to get a bit more weight and leverage on the crank you can shift your grip to the top bar. The Continuously Ergonomic Race Vehicle (CERV) concept bike takes things a step (or two) further with a design that dynamically adjusts the position of the handlebars based on the terrain being covered, all without changing the seat-to-crank height.

14 September 2012

Futuristic Hubless Bicycle Design by John Villarreal


The latest work of Wisconsin-based designer John Villarreal is this futuristic hubless bicycle design that shows a peek into the future as materials and manufacturing advance. The idea of the new concept features an identical bike design that removing all extra parts from the body and wheels.  The bike design looks not only breathtaking and elegant, but also comfortable. Featuring a lightweight body, possibly finished in carbon fiber, the futuristic bicycle also integrates LED lights on the handlebar and at the rear to ensure safety at night. And last, but not the least: the hubless wheels give a trendy and futuristic look to the bicycle design. Great work, Mr. John Villarreal.

6 September 2012

Racer Foldable Bike


Racer Bike By Allen Chester G. Zhang :
This concept by Allen Chester G. Zhang was designed to be easily transported between work and play. It can be stowed quickly as it folds at the center to create a barely-there yet aesthetically pleasing accessory. Unfold to expose it’s natural suspension shape and gear-to-gear spoke less wheels. Fluorescent copper-zinc components add not only to it’s aesthetic appeal but the rider’s safety. The color choices on this model are a beautiful combination.