Month: September 2005
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Interbike 2005 – a not so comprehensive review from 2000 miles away
See The Lights Originally uploaded by beatnikside. I am not even going to try to point out all of the cool new products at Interbike, but like most of you I am following the daily coverage on VeloNews, Pez, Cycling News, MTB review, and any other source I can find. Many of the trends at…
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A modular trailer concept
Today’s post is another older rendering from the jctdesign archives (i.e. that pile of unlabeled CD’s in the back of my computer cabinet). This one looks like it probably dates back to the days of Y bikes and unified rear triangles; for the sake of simplicity we’ll just peg it as mid nineties. The idea…
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bikes for everyone?
milanbikesOriginally uploaded by jctdesign. As gas prices continue to rise, more and more people are complaining about the high cost of driving. I am definitely not one of those people. Higher gas prices are just the incentive that many people need to consider using alternative forms of transportation including, you guessed it, the bicycle. For…
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A tale of two cranksets
What is wrong with this picture? To the left is my old Dura-Ace crankset from the early 90’s (I still have it in use on my fixed gear beater bike). To the right is the crankset on my road bike, a much newer Dura-Ace 9 speed model. Both are in good shape, but the rubbed-off…
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Another concept bike
Today’s post is also a rendering, though not quite as old as the one in the previous post. This one is a quick form sketch that I did in Photoshop a couple of years ago. The frame is a bit bulky looking and could probably use some refinement, but there are few elements in this…
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An intro of sorts
Okay, since this is my first post, I probably should start with some sort of an introduction. I am a product designer, but I do not work in the bicycle industry. I design home decor products, which is generally a fun job. That said, you might be wondering, why am I starting a blog about…