"ICB 26"
Inner City Bikes have tried to redefine bicycles for short city commuting. Their website states is “The world doesn’t need another bike redesign—the world needs thoughts on simplification, part reduction and greater product life span. Our lives need attention and care, not the objects that serve us.”
"The inner city bike was designed by JRUITER + studio as a project asking questions about ultra short inner city travel. What is needed, who is riding, and how far are they going. At first glance it was a fun aesthetic opportunity in new trends, color, and materials. Our target lived / worked in an inner city environment with minimal space. Bicycling at this level can be more about fashion and culture than speed and performance." Catch the rest of this statement and more pictures after the jump.
"The initial inner city bike was inspired by the “hobby horse” from it’s simplicity and the motorcycle cafe racing culture. Each is an exercise in stripping something down to its core. As it evolved, the design triggered a shift in time, spurring the questions, “Is there an opportunity to change a timeless product?” “Can we go back and try something new?”"
"The inner city bike rethinks what a “frame” is, getting rid of basic key components, and creating a new type of urban bicycling."
Whether this design is actually any good is yet to be seen. The only comment that apart from looking very cool, the ICB 26 in particular, is that the diamond design of a bicycle frame has never been beaten for simplicity. Whilst this may be a good option for very short commuting it could potentially suffer as the integral strength of the frame, may be lowered because of the design.
To have a look at Inner City Bikes Website click the link HERE
"ICB 29"
"ICB 26"
"ICB 29"
"ICB 29"
This is the BOMB....
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