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As motocross became an increasingly popular sport in 1960s Southern California, boys wanted to emulate their favorite riders, and began hacking together bicycle frames. Realizing this potential gap in the market, Schwinn created a bike that would answer their racing-specific needs. The Schwinn Sting Ray launched in 1963, giving life to BMX—bicycle motocross—and taking it from California dirt tracks to the Olympic game it is today. The new book “Rad Rides” chronicles this evolution through a comprehensively diverse range of bikes submitted by BMX enthusiasts from around the world.
These origami-inspired rain fenders keeps your backside dry and are easily removable as the weather drifts between sunny and clear, to dreary and wet, perfect for you fixies and single speeders who want the minimal stream-lined look. For a clearer illustration of how they work, check out their accompanying video.
rode to ocean beach over the weekend. #funbetweenyourlegs
For W Hotels’ “WOW Bikes,” Ron Arad designs a bespoke bicycle that reimagines the wheel using nothing but curved sprung steel.
i gotta admit, these wooden handlebars are pretty sexy. not being a cyclist, however, i’m not sure if they’re only pretty to look at or if they’re actually super awesome.
Every Bertelli bicycle is a unique design object that you won’t find in any store in New York City. Every part is assembled by hand, finished and fine-tuned by Francesco himself. All the bikes are track bikes and fixed gear only (with the excepton of some coaster-brake builds).
