City Bike by jruiter + studio
With the goal of creating the most efficient, urban-friendly bicycle design, jruiter + studio has created cosmopolitan cool in a sleek, eco-friendly package.
[via Core77]
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this bike would be slow as hell, terrible design the user would be wasting energy because of the terrible geometry
It’s nice that they’re thinking outside the box, but I have to agree with haley. This design has HORRIBLE ergonomics.
Have to agree with the other voices… this is making a bike as bad as possible for city use:
energy-sapping front shock absorber that’s not needed in the city
really awkward riding position
very inefficient and knee-busting position and length of pedals
no luggage rack
Hand-waving about “city bikes are about fashion” is just a cop-out… the city bike fashion is very utilitarian!
It’s actually really hard to improve on the basic design of a bicycle… it is a design that has evolved over the last 200 years and any improvements tend to be small and incremental, but do add up over time. With the possible exception of recumbents…