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Bicycle exhibition at the Eindhoven design house

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Just a week before it closed I was able to see the bicycle exhibition at the Designhouse in Eindhoven. There were many marvellous bikes on display, both real bikes and concepts. And thanks to the liggende hollander recumbent bikes shop, recumbents were well represented.

Unfortunately this represents only a small number of the many excellent designs and real bikes on display. I spent more time looking at the bikes then taking pictures. :-)


A trike for delivering the mail. A lot of local mail delivery is done by bike in the Netherlands. This trike has electric assist.	The quest velomobile.

The inside looks well-made.	This bike is called "Lego was my first love". I concur completely :-) It represents the idea that with Lego you could build just about anything.

A working prototype of a vehicle designed to be propelled by a rowing motion.	The 1981 Itera, designed by Saab. The frame and wheels are made out of plastic. Only 500 were made.

A wooden bike with the frame CNC milled from a single piece of wood (oak, IIRC). I often wonder if laminated wood might be a reasonable and renewable alternative material for bike frames.	A concept of the "di-cycle", a human powered vehicle to be used both on land and on water.

A Gazelle folder with carbon frame and belt drive, with hub gears. An excellent idea for a light bike that keeps your clothes clean.	This is a neat idea; a trike that leans in corners like a bicycle.

The M5 lowracer. This bike is absolutely gorgeous. I really like the flowing shapes that are possible with composites. More than any diamond frame racing bike this machine says "speed". The steel version of this bike held the world hour record at 77.123 kph from end 1994 to mid 1996.	And this is a newer sibling, the M5 highracer.

A modern alternative to the "flying dutchman" for kids. Extremely sleek design. Both propulsion and steering is done with the handlebar, so paraplegic kids can also use it.	A design study for a recumbent that uses levers instead of rotating pedals, significantly increasing the momentum one can generate. It looks quite complex mechanically.