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Halloween bikes
“Frankentrike” by Ted Sliwinski is just one of the bikes currently featured in an exhibition at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit. Sliwinski points out that, “In true Detroit style it...
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A wooden fixie, cargo bikes, a social statement, and more
What happens when a woodworker who normally rides a softride decides to build his own fixie? This custom wooden frame by Ken Stolpmann is the result. A post at Fixed Gear Gallery (which includes many...
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In addition to visiting this site, you may already follow Bicycle Design on Facebook or Twitter. Now, there is one more way to keep up with this blog… with the new Bicycle Design Google + page. If you...
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Campagnolo’s design- what am I missing?
left photo: http://www.disraeligears.co.uk, right photo- Campagnolo I mentioned Campagnolo’s new electronic (EPS) groups briefly in a post on Tuesday, but I didn’t share my first impressions after...
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A monster bike and much more
So…what do you do when those 4” tires on your Surly Pugsley just don’t seem wide enough anymore? You have no choice but to built your own monster bike like the one show here (found via Marcus Santiago...
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SRAM pART PROJECT
The Sprinter by Jesse Meyer- via SRAM.com SRAM’s pART PROJECT is a great idea to benefit a very worthy cause. As the SRAM website succinctly explains; “Artists transform bike parts into art. The art is...
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Decisions, decisions
That is NOT where the lower jockey wheel should be It is almost Thanksgiving, and I am busy this afternoon trying to wrap up a few projects at work so I can spend the rest of the week with my family. I...
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Cyber Monday and an $18K bike with identity issues
Image via BikeHugger.com It is Cyber Monday today, so that means that you should all immediately stop reading blogs like this one and start buying lots and lots of stuff, right? OK…I am not really...
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Yamaha ‘Pas With’ electric bike
Photo credit: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images The crew at Bike Hugger spotted an interesting concept bike that is currently on display at the Tokyo Motor show. Earlier this year, you may have read...
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Any ideas for a Bicycle Design competition in 2012?
Torkel Dohmers’ ThisWay concept bike- winner of the 2008 design competition It has been a few years since the first design competition that I staged here at Bicycle Design. The “Commuter Bike for the...
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Bike art and books
In 2009, I reviewed the book Smart Move, which features pictures and descriptions of the 200 or so unique bikes in Michael Embacher’s collection. As an addition to Smart Move, and the later book...
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Bicycle Christmas tree
I took time off from work last week to spend with my family, so I didn’t get a chance to post again after Monday. This week will be more of the same, so I want to take a minute to wish all of you a...
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