World’s Lightest Bike Weighs Just Six Pounds!
Posted By Ariel Schwartz On September 27, 2010 @ 4:00 pm In Green Transportation | 4 Comments
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Think your bicycle [5] is lightweight? It’s probably a clunker compared to this $45,000 racing bike designed by Fairwheel Bikes in Tuscon, Arizona. The speedy bike [6] weighs just 6 pounds–considerably less than the 15 pound bikes used by professional racers.
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Fairwheel’s bike, which was shown over the weekend at the Interbike Show, features front and rear brakes, a 10-speed rear gear, a two-gear chainset, and AX Lightness carbon fiber rims with titanium spokes.
The bike [8] isn’t for sale — yet — but Fairwheel has already logged 20,000 miles on the six-pounder. If Fairwheel could figure out how to lower the price, however, it could drum up considerable interest from even casual cyclists [9].
Via DVICE [10]
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[5] bicycle: http://inhabitat.com/2010/09/07/worlds-first-flax-fiber-bicycle-wins-eurobike-gold-award/
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