McLaren Pro Road Bike
Developed in conjunction with bicycle manufacturer Specialized, the lightweight, aerodynamic S-Works McLaren Venge racer features an abundance of carbon fiber, just like its supercar companion.
Developed in conjunction with bicycle manufacturer Specialized, the lightweight, aerodynamic S-Works McLaren Venge racer features an abundance of carbon fiber, just like its supercar companion.
It’s a bicycle that weighs 73 lbs. If you ask us, it looks like it weighs more. But thanks to its electric motor, it can propel you to 48mph. It’s fitted with Brembo brakes to help you stop The Beast.
From wheelies to handstands, Ines Brunn offers us a uniquely choreographed mixture of artistic bicycling, spandex and gymnastics on a fixed gear bike in this entertaining video. (Thanks Paul!)
These bicycles are hand assembled, finished and fine tuned by Francesco Bertelli, who uses a combination of new parts and old parts found at flea markets to create his functional design objects.
Autum’s Minion bike has an overbuilt cantilever steel frame, double spring linkage fork, polycarbonate pedals, extra wide 50mm aluminum rims, and 2.35†balloon tires. Limited to 7 units.
Christophe Machet’s Camioncyclette provides a ton of storage space while still retaining the form a two-wheeled bicycle. Machet claims the bike can carry up to 330lbs – perfect for all your groceries.
The Hanebrink is a hybrid electric bicycle. Its 8″ thick tires allows it to conquer all kinds of terrain, even sand, while its 600W electric motor can propel the bike up to 20mph for one hour.
Channel your inner Hermes (and memories of Greek Lit class) with Gijs Bakker’s cool pant bicycle clips. The fluorescent PVC glows in the dark, providing visibility for night riding. (Thanks Retrib!)
Industrial designer Daniel Yorba’s concept prototype for a electric motorcycle features an open, cantilevered seat, and a flat, minimal carbon-fiber body. (Photo via Vaughan Ling)
Biomega is offering 2 new bikes: LDN, with a wishbone shaped one piece carbon fiber frame by Ross Lovegrove, and the aluminum framed NYC by KiBiSi, with nontraditional carbon fiber belt drive.
The superspendy Black Trail is an electric bicycle being made in a 667 piece edition by PG Bikes. Crafted of carbon fiber and other high quality metal, it weighs 44 lb with top speed of 62 mph.
This 4-wheeled, 4-person recumbent bike is a marvel of modern mechanical engineering. See it up close and personal at Detroit’s Maker Faire 7/31-8/1. Maybe you can beg for a ride.
The Gritty from Gary Fisher is a “bomb-proof” (according to their website) steel single speed or fixed gear ride with hybrid tires and urban style for a pretty reasonable price. Available Fall 2010.
The eROCKIT is a manually powered hybrid bike with top speed of 50mph. The pedals act as battery charger and accelerator; the quicker you pedal the faster it goes. (Thanks for the tip, Gumsandals!)
The 2010 bike collection by Danish bicycle company Biomega for Puma includes 5 models that combine chosen aspects of continental and folding bikes, BMXes, cruisers, and fixed-wheel designs.
These bicycles have a space in the middle of the frame, large enough to hold a briefcase. The rigid frame protects the object, while the object lowers the bike’s center of gravity, increasing stability.
Inspired by Brooks saddles, Etsy seller Geoffrey Franklin crafts hand-finished, hand-stitched leather holsters for bike u-locks that attach with a flathead screwdriver, making them difficult to steal.
Compatible with many bike frames with horizontal top tubes, the handsome leather Retrovelo frame bag secured with belt hooks and provides 2 compartments for either A4 notebooks or laptops.
File under flashy: this 24K plated and crystal bicycle from Aurumania is handbuilt in limited edition and costs $103K. For you matchety-match types, there’s a 24K plated bike rack too.
Ellsworth offers bicycles featuring the innovative NuVinci hub, based on Leonardo da Vinci’s original concepts. The derailleur is replaced with a series of tilting spheres to create seamless gear changes.
We don’t know much about Liron Bobrov’s Soopa Scoota, except that it’s a nutty 2 wheeled ride that you lie face forward and cruise at superfast speeds on, to make tons of people jealous. Whee!
Volkswagen’s new no-pedal electric Bik.e concept is designed to be charged up by the car it is placed in, as well as to fold into a circle that fits neatly in the car’s spare tire compartment.
Hungary’s M55 is calling their EVO-001 the “Ferrari of Electric Bikes.” The off-road sport model will feature a 5 speed 1.7 hp powertrain and integrated 39.6V battery pack for top speed of 43 mph.
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