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November 05, 2009
Super Minimal Bike
Created by Michigan-based design studio Jruiter,
whose Joey Ruiter said of it, "This is as stripped as you can get."
"Designed specifically for short-range urban travel and
manufactured with the absolute bare minimum of materials."
[via Whollysblog and Core77]
November 5, 2009 at 09:01 AM | Permalink
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Another product design class project gone wrong.
Posted by: Homebrew | Nov 7, 2009 10:59:24 AM
ten reasons why this is the stupidest non-bicyclist-tries-to-revolutionize-bicycling idea ever:
* painful, painful seat, with no frame to absorb road shocks
* ... which makes the front suspension fork kind of a dumb joke
* short wheel base plus disc front brake equals flipping over the bars at every stop.
* ... but rear-slung riding position means you'll pop a wheelie if you try to sprint
* pedaling without proper leg extension will blow out your knees
* ... and doing so with a fixed gear is likely to throw you out of the saddle
* instead of a top tube, it's got an integrated testicle-removing device
* the frame is un-lockable! just remove a wheel or unbolt the handy e-z-steal bolts in the middle, and you got yourself a free bike
* the one-inch steer tube is going to shred any headset in short order
* the two plates that make up the frame are solid metal; heavy like bricks!
sure, i love freak bikes, but let's not go calling them practical. the whole idea that city riders need to look cool on bikes that hurt ... eew.
Posted by: mykle | Nov 6, 2009 6:18:25 PM
Me jewels!
No way it's gonna work. If only the saddle was adjustable in any way but this way that is going to hurt.
"Cafe racer" seems to be a pejorative term here.
Walk instead.
Posted by: Tomasso | Nov 6, 2009 7:15:08 AM
A Unicycle with a front steering wheel
Posted by: megan | Nov 5, 2009 8:15:32 PM
Didn't they once make that out of wood?
Posted by: Kay | Nov 5, 2009 10:29:27 AM
