Dahon los XL
A Eurobike IF Gold Award winner, the Dahon los XL is an urban folding bike which the jury described as the “perfect example of a stylish, functionally designed folding bike that meets the demands of urban mobility and flexibility.” Not only is the los XL have the geometry, riding position and handling characteristics of a full-sized bicycle, but it also comes equipped with an integrated phone/GPS charger, integrated air pump and Valo lighting. The perfect fit for urban riders who want a full-size bike but also need the convenience of a compact fold.
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VIVA Bikes
Danish bicycle brand VIVA pedals over twenty years into twelve distinct and dashing models of cycles. The sportier racing models are recipients of industry awards, but it’s the luxury item aesthetic of VIVA’s Kilo, Papa, and Velo designs that really impress. With their handle grips and seats of fine leather and their all-over vanilla or caviar colored palettes, they’re the ideal, Euro-chic treat for the high style-minded cycler.
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Griffin x Charge Bicycle – The Plug
A collaboration between UK clothing designer Jeff Griffin and their neighbor down the street, bicycle brand Charge. Both have teamed together for a limited edition of the popular Plug fixed gear bicycle, which draws its inspiration from the cyclists in Griffin’s Autumn/Winter 09 collection. This bike is limited to only 500 pieces and is retailing for £569 at the Griffin online shop.
Trek Urban Bikes for 2010
Trek has been creating great bikes and rides for over 30 years. The models in their 2010 Urban Bike line are made especially sleek and agile for the spinning around the obstacles of the city. The line spans both retro and modern designs with bikes like the eco-friendly Belleville which features a classic, French-inspired design or the bleeding edge technology of the District (pictured above), Trek’s first belt-driven bicycle. Visit Trek’s website for more information on their newest selections.
Renovo Hardwood Bicycles
More than just purely aesthetics, Renovo Bicycles are returning the bicycle to its original form with their all-wood frames. If you’re skeptical about an all-wood bicycle, you’d be pleased to know that Renovo’s heirloom quality frame’s fatigue life is substantially longer than aluminum or steel and rivals that of carbon.
The frames are made from hollow wood and laminated bamboo, which Renovo claims to have, “superior ride quality and durability compared to man-made materials, and when combined with an array of advanced technologies, it becomes a high performance [component],”
These bikes are also almost entirely handmade, from the sorting and matching of the wood, to bonding, machining and shaping. Future Renovo owners are also able to chose their desired wood, as opposed to most hand-built bike companies which have their parts sourced from other countries.
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Pulse: Urban Bike Concept from Teague
New from Seattle-based design studio Teague, the Pulse is a fresh look at the increasingly ubiquitous urban bike conundrum: How to attract people to the whole idea of riding a bike every day and how to add practicality (well, some practicality) to the current hipsters’ must-have accessory, the fixie bike.
Designer Dana Krieger has created an iconic graphic in the semi-circular section luminescent frame and set this off against business-like matte-black tubing for the steerer, seat and rear triangle tubing. A particularly nice touch is the way these tubes are seated within the semi-circular section of the frame. Other features include discreet bar-end indicators and caged pedals that are counterweighted so that they sit the right way up slip your feet into.
It looks clean and sophisticated and begs the question; when will one of the big players in the bike market take a chance on a product with clean detailing and simple, bold graphics to match the Pulse? Although if their engineers shake their heads at the semi-circular tube section, well, maybe we can forgive them that…
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Hublot “All Black” Bike x BMC
High end watch makers Hublot has teamed up with Swiss cycling company BMC to offer a limited edition racing bike. The run will only consist of 30 of bicycles. Everything about this black on black beauty is a work of art & all parts are light weight high performance materials.The frame is constructed of carbon fiber to ensure ruggedness & the pedals contain ceramics to reduce friction. The carbon fiber helps make the bike look fast & elusive as well as sleek like the build on Hublot watches.
The flat brushed look of the wheels, stainless gears & curvature of the metal frame take this piece to another level altogether. Both brands take special care to place their logos on the bike in a non obtrusive manner. Everything comes together perfectly to create a very simple & clean look. The first of these 30 racing bikes will be race tested at the World Stars Cycling Criterium in Monaco.
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Shocker Chopper
Taking design cues from Easy Rider (or perhaps West Coast Choppers), German studio Team Tentakulus’ Shocker Chopper is a one speed bike with serious cache. Colored like an old-school Jeep, with a minimalist, linear frame, the bike is one part cruiser, one part rugged, and all-around cool. Don’t forget your helmet.
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James Pearse Limited Edition Cruisers
Beach Cruisers, that ol’ signal of casual cool, date from the sands of mid-century Southern California, so it’s only fitting that they get a stylistic upgrade courtesy of another sunny weather fixture–designer James Perse. Pearse, best known for celebrity-attracting (Gyllenhaal, Affleck, DiCaprio) casual Malibu-appropriate clothing, gives the cruiser a few handlebar and frame tweaks, as well as a wicked matte paint job, thus creating a bike as fitting for leisurely city driving as it is for the beach. The Custom Built Vintage-Style Beach Cruiser, made with a steel frame, billet aluminum stem, and hand-aged leather seat and grips, is limited edition, and available only at James Perse boutiques.
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Bike Montague Paratrooper
Designed with portability in mind, the Paratrooper Tactical Folding Mountain Bike from Montague is the most recent in a line of bikes that the company provides to various divisions of the military. The folding process requires no tools and takes less than thirty seconds. The matte green paint scheme and heavy duty construction continue the theme of military service. Not surprisingly, many of the bike’s attributes also appeal to civilians who are seeking durable bikes and space saving solutions. Montague has been working to make the transition to the civilian market while still providing armed forces with high-quality machinery. Available now at Military Bikes
