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By: Concept Bikes and the Near Future of Commuting « Blog.AntoineRJWright

Concept Bikes and the Near Future of Commuting « Blog.AntoineRJWright — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:05:38 +0000

[...] I can’t change a few things, but I can address the exciting aspect a bit. Check out this Land Rover Concept Bicycle. It’s not just the fact that it was a car company that made it, but what they were addressing [...]

By: Land Rover LR-1 concept bicycle « FIXIE GC

Land Rover LR-1 concept bicycle « FIXIE GC — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:22:44 +0000

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By: Artur L Artur L — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:48:07 +0000 I have to agree with Andrew here. Also, what’s with the automotive industry trying to reinvent itself, green-styled by way of bikedesign? Are they under the impression that gullible cyclists across the planet will swarm to embrace the same SUV’s and other vehicles who normally do their best to rid the urban roads of us? As for design critique, nice touch with the built in LED’s. Hate to try and fix those once they give up though. And what’s the handling like? “Supple yet rigid ride” sounds like a tall order in dire need of some actual evidence. By: E Wil E Wil — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:49:05 +0000 Somebody needs to develop a more simple and lighter two wheel drive bike with foot and hand cranks. Two wheel drive that included hand cranks would be powerful and a more complete exercise. By: A Wed, 19 May 2010 20:57:09 +0000 That chainstay is gonna snap with the first good-sized pothole this urban commuter comes across. By: Andrew Andrew — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:21:34 +0000 Looks nice enough, but I don’t really see anything especially compelling about it. I also think the ~$3000 price point is a little bit ambitious for a Rohloff equipped, belt-driven, full-carbon bicycle…