Comments on: Jruiter + Studio’s City Simplicity bike

By: Miles

Miles — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:04:44 +0000

“What’s old is new….”. Almost everything was tried before 1905….. eg: http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19020410&CC=GB&NR=190118508A&KC=A

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Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:06:09 +0000

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By: Hen and Chickens | Bicycle Design

Hen and Chickens | Bicycle Design — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:21:40 +0000

[...] familiar. This 1984 trick bike, with its unicycle style direct rear drive, is very similar to the minimalist bike design that you saw here not long ago. As Nick said in his email, “What’s old is new [...]

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New bikes from Le Batard and a few old ones | Bicycle Design — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:05:59 +0000

[...] website if you are interested in reading more. At first glance, the air-bike might remind you of that jruiter studio bike that has been all over the web lately. Certainly, the two bikes have a similar appearance due to [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:03:20 +0000

100% hot garbage. "Very difficult rear hub?" http://lmgtfy.com/?q=unicycle+hub

By: Will

Will — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:31:10 +0000

Can I get a painting of this to put up on my wall. I think that's the farthest I'll take it…

By: Captain

Captain — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:52:30 +0000

I'm surprised at all the negativity. Visually it's very striking, which is great for a fashion bike. Throw in the internal gear hub mentioned in the comments and maybe even the pedals in the front and it might be practical enough for a fashionista. Put in a hinge or two to make it folding and then I think it gets really interesting.

By: lalahsghost

lalahsghost — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:22:03 +0000

This looks like what BSNYC states is one of those design bikes that are made just to be posted around on the internet to swirl attention to the designer.

Diamond Frame = Necessary in any fashion. Chain Drive is questionable, but still every efficient. Hubs? Whatever floats your boat... There are too many benefits to both cone/cup or cartridge bearings for whomever you speak to.

This bike is not for comfort. It would not be fun to ride. Look at how the legs extend or lack thereof... Like the other readers said, My cock is afraid of this bike, but so are my quads. I also don't like the terribly short wheelbase (hub to hub) combined with the seating/leaning angle. Hell, the leaning angle itself is non conducive to citygoers. Look at the dutchbikes. Upright seating for town, unless you are a in a rush to get somewhere.

Gah.... Shoot me now. I could rage about this thing for hours, but I am wasting my own time now...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:42:24 +0000

Dang guys, that is a lot of negative comments you are putting out. Yup this ride is all about looks, not function. It clearly state that in the first paragraph. If you do not comprehend creating for the sake of a fun visual exercise then please do not make too much noise expressing your lack of understanding.

And, if you are going to comment about mechanics be sure that you know what you are talking about. Unicycle style wheels with internal gears currently exist, as do the rest of the parts on this bike. Dwntubes have nothing to do with how well the headtubes stay on. Consider many mountain bikes. The hole in front of the seat would probably work well for a lock.

By: aelazenby

aelazenby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:19:37 +0000

It looks like it could be a fun ride. Kind of looks cool as well.

However, my gonads are pleading with me to never to attempt to ride such a thing.