Comments on: TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Top 6 Sexiest Cycles

By: bert olio

bert olio — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:32:31 +0000

That Skeppshult’s Z-bike looks like a nightmare. No stand-over clearance and angles that suggest it would handle like a drunk monkey. The Kona Ute http://www.konaworld.com/08_ute_w.htm beats all the featured bikes in the practicality stakes.

Sexy bikes are light, agile and handle responsively. Most of the bikes pictured are the ones that are marketed as ‘bikes for people who don’t like bikes’, all well and good, but for those of us who commute medium to long distances (above 7kms each way) daily a quick road bike or cross country bike running slicks is going to win every time.

PS that EV bike would be deadly in a cross wind. NEVER put a full disc on your front wheel if turning is something you plan to do regularly

By: Tuesday Travels: A Green Night Out by Bike

Tuesday Travels: A Green Night Out by Bike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:41:18 +0000

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By: Sumeet Bellara

Sumeet Bellara — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:00:49 +0000

I’m surprised that the British designed Strida folding bike was not in the top 5 sexiest bikes. http://www.strida.co.uk

By: sawall

sawall — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:48:33 +0000

Bikes are apparently only sexy if the riders aren’t wearing helmets…

By: Pink Robe

Pink Robe — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:03:44 +0000

I’ve thrown a leg over the Jorg and Olif, and it’s a complete pig to ride at anything faster than ~15km/h. Not to mention the weight – I think it’s about twice what my daily ride weighs [and no, it's not a "racing" bike]. I also don’t care for the Z-bike. It might be attractive to some, but the rear end has a poor design, requiring more material to make it as strong as a more traditional frame design. Finally, :p to the Fisher. It might be good looking, but loading up the front basket with groceries will make it difficult to steer. It’s more sensible to zip-tie a milk crate to a rear rack on a “regular” bike. Regardless of their sexiness, none of these bikes are particularly practical for your average NorAm cyclist. I would recommend an xtracycle [http://www.xtracycle.com/]. Convert almost any bike, carry huge loads and get major style points at the same time. With good fenders and appropriate attire, it’s a car replacement enabler.

By: James

James — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:27:45 +0000

Great post. I posted a little background on the design of the Simple City if you want to read more:

http://bicycledesign.blogspot.com/2007/09/6-questions-for-chad-lockart-sr.html

By: take your pick | carbon neutral journal

take your pick | carbon neutral journal — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:06:33 +0000

[...] design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. A few weeks ago, Inhabitat ran a feature on the top six sexiest cycles, which inspired me to do a similar post. Coincidentally, one of my favorites also made the [...]

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:19:32 +0000

Sexy bikes?
See: http://www.vanillabicycles.com

By: bruno

bruno — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:33:04 +0000

Ah! Where is my cruiser beach bike?!?!?!?!
It’s from far the best way to ride in town!!!

By: ryeguy

ryeguy — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:43:37 +0000

Folding bikes are not sexy? Mars, I bet you would get all hot and bothered if you saw me riding my strida.

http://www.strida.com

By: mike

mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:17:32 +0000

I think #1 should be a Bakfiets… able to carry the kids, groceries, and more with ease.
http://littlecircles.typepad.com/little_circles/bakfiets.html

-Mike
http://www.littlecirclesbikes.com

By: Johnny X

Johnny X — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:54:38 +0000

OK, I fail to see the sexiness here. These things are more boring to look at than a fat chick in spandex. With the exception of the Z bike and the Puma, these are some uninspired and incredibly boring designs. “Sexy” was the wrong adjective to use in this story. I had a better looking Schwinn cruiser in the 80’s (which was well preserved from the mid 50’s and a bargain in someone’s garage sale). These are like saying that a Nash Metropolitan is sexy and modern.

By: Barntillåten cykelporr at Prylkoll.se

Barntillåten cykelporr at Prylkoll.se — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:21:36 +0000

[...] Inhabitat har gjort en topp-5 lista över världens sexigaste cyklar. Grattis säger vi till svenska Skeppshult som fått en hedrande placering bland alla övriga märken på listan. [...]

By: Chris Meisenzahl

Chris Meisenzahl — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:06:36 +0000

I love that JORG & OLIF CITY BIKE.

By: John B. Rogers

John B. Rogers — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:24:12 +0000

Every choice you made was primo…. I liked all of the bikes and I am
sure that for every one here there are 20 or more out there that is of
equal quality. What impressed me the most was your last entry that
we should cruise the local bike shops and find a bike that fits out
needs, kudos to you for leaving a small carbon footprint.

Thanks for being GREEN.

PEACE
John