Concept Bikes & Bike Innovation - for better or worse

How are those rim brakes going to work with that big fucking light bulging out of the wheels?

Abruptly

I mean, I've had some bent rims before (ooh nurse!) but that's taking the mick a bit too much.

#fkndesigners

The "external rim" doesn't spin, it's an internal one which does, which is why you can see a cut out around the brake pads.

I think I get what you mean. So that whole outer thing is just a cover/support for an inner rim running around it. Phew.

Now we can get back to how shit the rest of it is.

I think that whole cover stays still and the rim spins inside it. A bit like a massive, I don’t know, hub?

Yeah that…

Had this yet?

http://www.cardigobikes.com/

https://youtu.be/YeQz6et0zBw

Ah, I didn't know about this thread. Probably should have posted the Cadex top tube-less frame here https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16513897/

People are surmising that this thing, free of UCI restrictions, may turn out to be the fastest diamond frame ever.

Except it's not really a diamond frame. I don't know what it is. It's not a beam frame. Maybe it's a ladies' frame.

may turn out to be the fastest diamond frame ever.

Seems unlikely. It's not constrained by UCI, but it is constrained by the weirdness which is the tri market, which means compromises are made both to pack stuff on the bike for self-supported IM events, and to pack the bike into an airline friendly box for transport to said events. I expect the "fastest" diamond frame is one of the current generation of pursuit bikes.

This unfortunately reminds me of the gyroscope bike from South Park (nsfw).

exactly what I thought

That is just so shit, in so many ways.

I burst out laughing, that is ridiculous

What a waste of an iced coffee

Things never turn out as nice as the concept model, do they?
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13231202/incontext

Might be all that's needed for Cavendish to win those last few TdF sprint stages.

Love the long and low geo, oh sorry that short and tight, sorry long and, short an lon shor aghhhhhh.

Another frame with horizontal seat stays

Well Giant builds frames for Colnago eh?

Good point. So these frames share a designer.

haha, no. Giant the manufacturer =/= Giant the brand.

Y tho?

Gains

You mean “gainz” right?

Anyone remember Zunow? Used to be a highly thought of brand. The framebuilder was Mr T. Kageyama of Japan. This is a '90s show frame, currently on ebay. I suppose it was his way of building a steel Roubaix?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174613019571