Concept Bikes & Bike Innovation - for better or worse

http://www.flyingmachine.com.au/2014/01/3d-printed-titanium-bike-of-the-future/

3D printed Ti MTB frame

Already ending in terror;

http://www.flyingmachine.com.au/2014/01/3d-printed-titanium-bike-of-the-future/

Weren't Charge doing this a year ago?

Already ending in terror;

Safest wheels. Ever

hmmm..... 7mm thick brake pads, and around 20mm of movement.

What could possibly go wrong.

If only there was some other way of adding a spring to a wheel, maybe some kind of air spring to save weight over metal ones?

Old Cherubim concept with hub steering.

Pity someone have to sit on it to ruin the airflow.

Looks like industrial kitchenware.

Looks like industrial awesomewear.

I thought about hub-centre steering for ultra-long travel DH bikes, but it doesn't really work since you can hardly turn the front wheel without it knocking into the linkage. It's fine (well, it's not fine, but it's at least practicable) for a track bike (or motorbike) because you don't really need the wheel to turn that much to steer the bike.

http://m.bikeradar.com/us/road/gear/article/angryasian-bring-on-the-thru-axles-40005/

^ as a mountain-biker I can confirm that through-axles are bloody brilliant. No more vagueness on high-speed descents or rock gardens, and they're easier to use.

Anyway, I thought this was a good idea. Not a bicycle innovation per se, but still relevant.
http://www.yankodesign.com/2014/02/20/the-safe-line/

how does the slight difference in stiffness of a through axle compare to the general vagueness felt when riding any suspension mtb

would you even notice the difference on a double suss mtb ? even single suss ?

how does the slight difference in stiffness of a through axle compare to the general vagueness felt when riding any suspension mtb

would you even notice the difference on a double suss mtb ? even single suss ?

If your suspension feels vague, you need to look at your spring and damper settings.

In general, through axles reduce yaw and roll of the wheel relative to the frame by increasing the torsional stiffness of the forks. It's wheel movement in these two planes which send the bike in uncommanded directions.

AFAIK there's no fork that is swappable between QR and TA so I can't make a direct comparison, but I have experienced the difference before-and-after 142x12 upgrade on the rear end of my Yeti, and there's a noticeable difference in rock gardens, off-camber corners and landings, and berms, especially at 40-50kph (above which I lose my bottle).

Could make for a decent set of commuter guards...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolightsinc/revolights-arc-a-smarter-approach-to-the-bicycle-t

I happened to get a free set of the original Revolights to test 'em... great concept but unfortunately quite poor quality and very fragile. These look much better though.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/774841427/halfbike?ref=live

Definitely in the "for worse" category of concept bikes..

http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5813/combination-lock-for-your-bikes-front-wheel

Not a bad idea actually..

never seen this in real life, but the idea is cool.
https://urbanvelo.org/onguard-minpin-keyless-locking-skewers/

Magnets... etc.

Literal banana hammock
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/175222880/banana-holder

Bonus pic:
Some beach cruisers now come with airbags

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Yet another under seat saddle bag:

Cyckit - Integrated, Minimalist Under Seat Cycle Storage.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/774841427/halfbike?ref=live

This is truly awful.

Cyckit - Integrated, Minimalist Under Seat Cycle Storage.

I'd use one, looks far better than most saddlebags. They're only down the road from me. I'll get in touch.