Future Bike....
08-13-14 | 01:04 PM
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Future Bike....
A new way to think about, and build, bikes.........
This "future bike" just won a competition to be mass manufactured. [VIDEO]
This "future bike" just won a competition to be mass manufactured. [VIDEO]
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
08-13-14 | 03:20 PM
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IMO nothing so special. It has some interesting ideas, but nothing revolutionary unless there's something unique in the e-drive system.
Like with all bikes factors like weight and price will play big, as will identification of the specific market niche. Ultimately the market will decide.
Like with all bikes factors like weight and price will play big, as will identification of the specific market niche. Ultimately the market will decide.
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08-13-14 | 06:41 PM
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I'm thinking the "marketing" will decide.
Identifying a market niche, developing either a dealer network or equivalent distribution system and being able to produce and sell it at a profitable price might prove to be more challenging than the design.
Identifying a market niche, developing either a dealer network or equivalent distribution system and being able to produce and sell it at a profitable price might prove to be more challenging than the design.
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08-17-14 | 07:02 AM
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Unless they start using commonly available parts, it is going to fit a very small niche. Some innovative ideas, but unless it is priced at a few hundred bucks, it will likely not go too far. Wonder when the whole electric bike thing is going to catch the eye of local govs...
08-17-14 | 07:55 AM
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Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
08-17-14 | 01:02 PM
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Agreed, nothing revolutionary; but then, on something as old as "the bicycle" it is unlikely that there will be. There are a lot of little touches that, while in them selves, do not make a new product, it looks like it goes together quite well. It looks like a cleanly put together urban bike, not something that is targeted at the, well saturated, sports crowd.
As others have said, a lot depends on marketing. I do not mean that in a negative way. I mean that along with the product, they need to promote it well, at a good price, and make sure it is available where people who want an urban bike can obtain it.
It would be interesting to see some mainstream marketing of cycling; but, no matter what happens with this bike, it looks sound.
As others have said, a lot depends on marketing. I do not mean that in a negative way. I mean that along with the product, they need to promote it well, at a good price, and make sure it is available where people who want an urban bike can obtain it.
It would be interesting to see some mainstream marketing of cycling; but, no matter what happens with this bike, it looks sound.
08-17-14 | 01:11 PM
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I like the idea of using the handlebars as a lock but I would not be able to use my bike computer as it's wired and mounted on my handlebar.
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