Viks and Elektrokatze- steel is still real

Indrek-Narusk-viks-bikeI have been traveling in China since last Monday, so the blog has been neglected a bit. During that time though, I have been receiving quite a few design submissions from readers, so I want to quickly take the opportunity to share a couple of them with you.

Indrek-Narusk-viks-frameIndrek Narusk is the designer behind Velonia Bicycles, a small company that makes carbon fiber frames and wheels. His latest bike is a bit different from the ones that you see on the Velonia website though. The stainless steel “Viks” frame started out as a personal project for Indrek. He needed a new commuter bike, and being a designer and engineer, he decided to create one. After modeling his frameset design in SolidWorks, he built his custom frameset using 30mm stainless tubes. Indrek explained that his original bike became quite popular on Facebook, so he has decided to build seven more Viks bikes for customers. After that, if the demand continues, it may be the start of a new bike line for Indrek.

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ELEKTROKATZE (below) is a new “street style” bike designed by Sonia Chow and Huschang Pourian, the Hong Kong based husband and wife duo that make up ChowPourianLab. The mini-velo style frame is made from steel and the fixed gear bike features shortened handlebars and 20” wheels.
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They have a nice gallery of photos which document the construction of the frame at Colossi Cycling’s custom frame workshop. Also check out the branding webpage to understand the inspiration behind the name and the frame graphics.

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9 responses to “Viks and Elektrokatze- steel is still real”

  1. […] Viks Bike By Indrek Narusk :: via Bicycle Design […]

  2. Eric Whiting Avatar
    Eric Whiting

    Fantasticly simple!

  3. Vincent Avatar
    Vincent

    I’m very enthusiastic about these two bicycles: two original (almost opposite!) frame designs. I checked some pictures from the NAHBS: a LOT of nice bicycles, but I feel like these two could have been part of them and bring some fresh air!

  4. Indrek Avatar

    Viks was spotted in Velodroom teaser video: http://youtu.be/tvuIkIU_Q0Y

  5. Byron Avatar

    Cause your bent and twisted tubular design doesn’t have to succumb to mundanities of shifting or braking components. Weight doesn’t concern your buyers either, until the first rise in the road.

  6. " Bicycle Mark" Perkins Avatar
    ” Bicycle Mark” Perkins

    Although I suppose I could be described as old school, these designs are interesting enough for me to want to see more.

  7. Lance Bumstrong Avatar
    Lance Bumstrong

    Looks like a beast (First bike) – a well designed one at that !

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