Month: August 2012
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A few interesting designs from Eurobike 2012
Today marks the last day of Eurobike 2012, and I haven’t been following the show as much as I would have liked. For more in-depth coverage check out Bike Biz, Bike Rumor, VeloNews, Road Bike Action, and Bike Radar (just to name a few). What I would like to share today are a few products…
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Road bike sketches by Ilya Vostrikov
Ilya Vostrikov is a Russian industrial designer who is currently working in Germany as an automotive designer. According to his blog, he has a role in “development of body kits and interior design for Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, and Mini.” As you might expect, his blog features no shortage of car drawings, but he also…
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A practical velomobile…and really fast ones too
It seems like I have been hearing more and more from companies making velomobiles lately, and that is a trend that I hope to see continue. I am definitely not an expert on the subject of HPVs or velomobiles, but the Challenger from UK based Ocean Cycles is a pedal powered machine that immediately caught…
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Printed titanium, invisible helmets, glowing bikes, and more
I have noticed quite a few bike related posts on design blogs lately. A recent Core 77 post featured a couple of track bike sketches by Andrew McMillan, which they mentioned would be perfect for the CGI animated “future velodrome” from the London Olympic Games. Also at Core, check out the recent post about digitally…
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Step through folding bikes and an improved seatpost/floor pump
Show season for the bike industry is right around the corner, with Eurobike 2012 kicking off at the end of this month. One new design that will debut at the show is the ultra low-step frame “Swoop” from Tern. According to the company, “The Swoop top tube is only 28 cm (11″) off the ground,…
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Freewheelin 2012: pedal powered buses from Humana
Four years ago, Humana (in partnership with Bikes Belong) introduced bike sharing to the U.S. political conventions with their Freewheelin 2008 program. This year, they are taking it a step further by providing 20 bike buses for both the Republican National Convention in Tampa (Aug. 27th– 30th) and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (Sept.…
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Rishock, a pedal assist electric quadricycle
I briefly mentioned the Rishock electric Quadricycle in a post last year, but I think the concept is overdue for a post of its own. Rishock was designed by Max Zoggia of Supermaxistudio in collaboration with Ali Kerkeni, and engineers Stefano Dolcetti and Sergio Rizzo. The recumbent pedal assist electric vehicles can accommodate two riders and…
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Cycling Science by Max Glaskin
Cycling Science: How Rider and Machine Work Together by Max Glaskin is a new book from the University of Chicago Press that will be released in November. I don’t have a copy of the entire book, just a 10 page preview sampler from the publisher, but from what I can see it looks like it…
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A few Friday links
Okay, it is time for another Friday catch-up post to quickly share a few links that I recently bookmarked, but haven’t had the chance to mention yet. Chris Luomanen’s Barbasket is an interesting concept. It is a handlebar with a soft basket that attaches to the integrated frames. The project is on Kickstarter now, so…
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A new Aston Martin and an old Lotus bike
A couple of readers have inquired about the Aston Martin One-77 bike, which is billed on the website as “the world’s most technologically advanced road bicycle.” Aside from the information that can found on the website, I don’t really know much about the bike, which features a split seat tube and dual crown fork design…