Author: James
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Future real estate mogul?
I usually try to stay on topic (loosely at least), but every once and awhile I see something unrelated to bicycle design that I really want to pass along. I mentioned earlier that local resident George Hincapie is planning to develop a cycling specific residential development in the mountains of northern Greenville County (South Carolina).…
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8 point handlebars
I had a track bike with bullhorn bars for a while, but I have never seen handlebars quite like these. Nadejda spotted this bike, designed by Jenny Nordberg, which features antler handlebars. I am not really sure if this bike is intended to be ridden, or if it is supposed to be more of an…
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Seatposts
All seatposts are not created equal. That is pretty self evident, right? Maybe so, but 15 years ago consumers certainly could not choose between the variety of seatpost designs that are available today. Several new designs (the Kore I beam series and the Race Face Deus pictured here are just a couple of examples) have…
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Ellsworth interview on Industry Outsider
Industry Outsider is a new blog that some of you may have seen mentioned on Cyclelicious recently. If you are not already reading the IO blog, you should definitely check it out. Brian just started the blog a couple of weeks ago, but he already has some great content, including an interview with Tony Ellsworth.…
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A few links
I am once again in a bit of a hurry, but I just want to quickly share a few links that I have run across lately. First, pictured here, are frame details from a Norco trials bike. Design Sponge recently posted these colorful graphic details, which were designed by Devin Leggett. The Core 77 blog…
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Tagged
I thought that I had dodged this meme after it recently made its way though the bike blogs that I read regularly, but Nadejda from Pan-Dan (an excellent design blog by the way) tagged me last week. OK, I have already put it off for a few days, so here are 6 somewhat trivial things…
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The predecessor to the Lefty; remember this?
One of the best things about writing this blog is the email that I receive. Last week, Lee at Cannondale sent me this shot of the monoblade front suspension system (I hesitate to call it a fork) from the prototype Cannondale Magic mountain bike. The idea was that this trailing-link front suspension would absorb bumps…
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Catching up
I’m back from another week of traveling. This time, I had some laptop problems on the road, so I have even more unopened email to get through than normal. Once I get my head above water at work, I will take a look back at some of the bike content that I missed last week.…
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Strada concept bicycle for G2
Sorry that I haven’t been able to post for a while. I have been on the road and extremely busy with work lately. This week will be the same, so posts will continue to be light. Please bear with me. While I was away, I received a design submission from Jacob Feldman. Jacob developed this…
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A few Friday links
Next week, I will be traveling, so I have a lot of work to finish today. I would like to elaborate on some of the bike design content that I have seen lately, but in the interest of time, I will just pass along a few links. Pictured here is a partially fuel cell powered…
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My B-List
As I mentioned earlier today, Masiguy just posted his B-List, the bike related blogs that he reads on a regular basis. Tim’s list is a take off of the Z-list, which you can read more about in his post. At any rate, I thought it was a great idea. Before I list mine, here is…
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Road Magazine’s blog
Yesterday, Masiguy posted a list of the blogs that he reads on a regular basis. I was happy to see that Bicycle Design was included, but I was also unaware of several of the blogs on his list. Thanks for the list Tim; I am anxious to check out some of those bike blogs that…
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Specialized Bicycles podcast
I have mentioned Specialized a few times in this blog, so it is probably no surprise to most of you that I am a fan of their products. I currently ride a Specialized S-works E5 road bike (pictured here) and I own several other products from the company. I refuse to part with my old…
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Start Your Engines
Longtime readers may remember when I mentioned Scott Robertson and his Photoshop bicycle renderings in October of last year. Though I am not by any stretch of the imagination a car guy (longtime readers will know that as well), I recently picked up a copy of Scott’s new book titled “Start Your Engines.” The book…
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I’m back
I thought that I would get a chance to post from the road last week, but it just wasn’t in the cards. I was way to busy with work. I happened to be in Dallas, Texas on business all week, and I hoped that I would have a chance to swing by a new bike…
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Coming soon, a guest contributor
First let me point you to a bike that I saw this week on the Core77 blog. At first glance, this bike, designed by a team in the Netherlands, looks somewhat like a typical traditional Dutch city bike. Look closer and you will see that the riding position is foot forward like many of the…
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“Designing the Ride” photos- part 2
Last week, I posted some pictures from the opening night of the Trek “Designing the Ride” exhibit at the Eisner Museum. As promised, here are the remaining pictures from that event. The first two pictures show the area of the room devoted to the LeMond Triomphe Carbon Road bikes. The remaining pictures show the spaces…
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“Materials in Bicycles” conference
I just saw a mention of something that sounds pretty cool in the Road Bike Rider newsletter. Prior to the start of the 2007 Tour De France in London on Friday, July 6th 2007, Carlton Reid of Bike Biz will chair a one-day conference called “Materials in Bicycles.” Speakers will include Dr. Alex Moulton, Chris…