Custom Bike System by Designer Tristan Kopp, Clamps Wood or Custom Tubing For Frame

There should be a law that all fixies must be made this way. That would prevent people from ruining otherwise perfectly good bikes.

laterally stiff, and vertically compliant.

A rolling tensile strength laboratory!

I like it. You can cut your hand on the seat tube / seat stay junction as you carry the bike downstairs and then while you’re riding along cussing and bleeding, you can hit a pothole, snap one of your frame “tubes” and hit the pavement face first. Sweet.

I’ve had too many people respond with “why not?” when I tell them not to ride a bike AFTER showing them the giant buckle or crack in one of the tubes to think that this is a good idea for the general public. That being said, the whole thing is pretty interesting and might be fun way to play with bike geometries if it came in a few different “lug” angles.

Cool design, looks fun, don’t think I’d pick up the risk of selling it to folks.

I am now one step closer to making my PVC bike.

I doubt anything that blunt would cut a person’s hand, unless you’re a real puss. It looks like a cool design concept, and remember, it’s by a French guy. Now a fatbike kit with the same concept, that would rule!

Build spec is a little questionable, lugs look like they might hurt you, but if it will potentially keep hipsters from being able to re-produce in the future I feel compelled to support it.

In Portland, some bike shops are already making wooden bikes for thousands of dollars. So for this to catch people’s attention, it would either have to weigh a lot less (hardened bubble wrap plastic) or fold up into a bowling bag.

However, it does look like it could be used for some very interesting children’s bike designs (slim kid-fat kid versatility built into the frame.