Year: 2015

  • Merge, EVO, and SOLID- Bikes from the 2015 Core77 Design Awards

    Merge, EVO, and SOLID- Bikes from the 2015 Core77 Design Awards

      In March, I introduced you to the transportation jury for the 2015 Core77 Design Awards . As mentioned in that post, we had a very talented group, and it was a great experience working with Torgny, Melissa, Rob, and Eric to select the winner, runners up, and notables in our category. Judging the professional and student entries…

  • Mando Footloose IM by Mark Sanders

    Mando Footloose IM by Mark Sanders

      Thought it has been nearly three years since I first shared Mark Sanders’ design for the Mando Footloose chainless hybrid e-bike, that 2012 post still remains quite popular today.  After the successful introduction of the original Footloose, Mark was asked to design a new non-folding (and more affordable) version of the bike called the…

  • HERObike Bamboost, a bamboo composite e-bike

    HERObike Bamboost, a bamboo composite e-bike

      A couple years ago, I posted about  Semester Bicycles- Hextube bamboo composite frames made in the rural South.  Since that time, Greensboro, Alabama based HERObike has continued to explore new ways to build bikes with bamboo, a material that is in no short supply in the region.  By creating products made from an abundant…

  • CrossBow Tension Bicycle Concepts by Clandestine Design Group

    CrossBow Tension Bicycle Concepts by Clandestine Design Group

    If you are a fan of Buckminster Fuller, you are no doubt familiar with the principle of Tensegrity (or  tensional integrity), which is “based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members…

  • FrenchBuilt 22 concept bike by Ben Goudout (update)

    FrenchBuilt 22 concept bike by Ben Goudout (update)

      Last fall, I began a post about the FrenchBuilt 22 Triathlon concept bike by saying, “every once and a while, a design on Pinterest catches my attention and I want to find out more about it.” Thanks to Ben Goudout, the designer of that bike, I recently did find out a bit more… and…

  • Avokádo wooden frame by Jan Mucska

    Avokádo wooden frame by Jan Mucska

      I haven’t been able to post here at Bicycle Design lately, but I have noticed that quite a few designs have been submitted though the contact page in recent weeks.  I am traveling in China for work at the moment, but I will start reviewing all of those messages when I am back in…

  • RIP Ilya Vostrikov

    RIP Ilya Vostrikov

    Without a doubt, the best part of writing this blog for the past nine years has been the opportunity it has given me to meet really great people who share my passions for bicycles and design. Some of them I have met in person, but many others I have communicated with on a regular basis…

  • Spinlister X VANMOOF Smart Bikes

    Spinlister X VANMOOF Smart Bikes

    You may have heard of the little local festival that is currently underway in Austin, Texas. I think they have a few bands playing or something, but the big news from SXSW over the weekend was the announcement of rather unique collaboration between bike sharing platform Spinlister and Dutch bike company VANMOOF. With the new…

  • Introducing the Core77 Design Awards Transportation Jury

    Introducing the Core77 Design Awards Transportation Jury

      You may have noticed the banner for the 2015 Core77 Design Awards that has been running at the top of the sidebar here at Bicycle Design for the last month or so. If you haven’t submitted an entry yet, don’t worry… there is still time. The regular deadline ends March 24th, and you will…

  • Why did I miss NAHBS?

    Why did I miss NAHBS?

    Yeah…I know the answer. I had a scheduling conflict this year, but I still kept asking myself that question as pictures from the show started popping up on Twitter and Instagram over the weekend. I am really just starting to look at the coverage from NAHBS 2015 online, but I want to take a few…

  • Velomobiles (or whatever you choose to call them)- part 2

    Velomobiles (or whatever you choose to call them)- part 2

    If you missed last week’s post at Bicycle Design about velomobiles, be sure to check it out.  In addition to the links that I mentioned in the body of the post, a few of you shared additional interesting velomobile designs in the comments section. I ended that post saying “whether you call them velomobiles, HPVs,…

  • A Collection of Velomobile Links-  Part 1

    A Collection of Velomobile Links- Part 1

    I don’t own one (yet), but I do have a fascination with velomobiles and mention them here at BicycleDesign from time to time. They are certainly not as common in the United States as they are in parts of Europe, but I think that is changing…slowly.  If internet activity is any indication, they seem to…

  • Bike designs by Cero

    Bike designs by Cero

      Cero is a Barcelona based multidisciplinary design firm based with a focus on product design, engineering, graphic design, and programming. I recently discovered them by way of their Behance page, which features a few bike projects ranging from freeride and XC mountain bikes to an urban electric folding bike.  On each of the Behance project…