Bicycle Design

Month: May 2007

  • A reader’s design

    Carlos sent me these nice renderings of a frame that he would like to build. He wants a classically designed frame, but he plans to make the front triangle out of titanium and the seatstays and chainstays from carbon fiber. He asked in his message why titanium and carbon are not commonly used together like…

  • A new compact Trek?

    I know, I know, most of you have probably already seen these images. They have been floating around the web for some time now and I never bothered to post them. I remember seeing them here back in January of this year. Well, a reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, says that the final design…

  • Bikes in design mags

    I previously mentioned that I have noticed quite a few bikes in design magazines lately. Yesterday, I decided to thumb through a few of the recent magazines in the growing stack on my desk, and I was not surprised to see something bicycle related in each one. The April issue of Metropolis featured David Larsson’s…

  • Create your own mutant bike

    I try not to make a habit of posting the same pictures over again, but I like this shot and it has been a while since I originally used it. Anyway, if you live around NYC and you are interested in Frankenbikes (and who isn’t a little bit interested) check out the Mutant Bicycle Mechanics…

  • Ligfiets

    I am no expert when it comes to the subject of recumbents, but I am always interested in seeing new designs. Jack Dekker, the editor at Ligfiets, does know a lot about recumbent bikes and he recently shared a few interesting articles from his site with me. He pointed out a couple of interesting developments…

  • Advocacy

    I have seen a lot of bicycle advocacy content on the web lately. By now, most you have probably already watched the clip of Trek president John Burke’s speech at the Taiwan Bicycle show. A month or so ago, I saw several good posts about advocacy, as bloggers were returning from the National Bike Summit…