An unusual bike design, “Forkless – Cruiser” by Olli Erkkila.He built it for his graduation project at the Institute of Design in Lahti, Finland.
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24 Comments Published on Sep 21, 2009 in: Best of 2009 Bicycle Design Product Design
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Sep 21, 2009 1
robbriding a bike has never been more awesome.
Sep 21, 2009 2
mikeleft turns only and you have to be very light weight.
Sep 21, 2009 3
mikeI guess you can turn right… the front fork swings out to the left side of the bike to allow the wheel clearance.
Sep 21, 2009 4
Wild RiceVery clever and eye catching design…..I wonder how practical it is
Sep 21, 2009 5
JoIt’s a pain pedaling those 1-speeders. Also, where are the brakes?
Sep 21, 2009 6
DelaroyasProbably is a Fixed-gear bicycle meaning you slow down by “pedaling backwards”. Would also permit to go backwards, a must on a phantom bike!
Sep 22, 2009 7
Chris RonkI wish I had gone o design school.
Very cool bike.
Sep 22, 2009 8
danielyou people are retarded, first of all it can turn right, the same way it turns left, just because the lever is on the left doesn’t mean it can only turn left, that much is obvious just by glancing at it, and secondly, for the people who made a comment about it being a ‘one speed’ or ‘where are the breaks’ first of all both those things have nothing to do with the front wheel design which is what the purpose was. And its a classic beach cruiser design by inspiration (obviously) so it should be a one speed, and you brake by peddling backwards
Sep 22, 2009 9
Seanfalloy@Jo
You make it sound like you know what your talking about when it comes to bikes but then you finish off with “where are the brakes?”. If you really knew what you were talking about you would know that most single speed hubs (as long as they are not cassette type single speed) especially with the big hub have a pedal brake. When the cranks are rotated backward shoes in the rear hub are engaged causing the bike to brake. These were quite common 15 or more years ago. If you truly know that it is a pain in the ass to pedal a single speed you should have known this already
by the way that is a neat white bike useless but neat
Sep 22, 2009 10
kendraActually it looks like it turns left and right just fine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qiR7E3dpjk
Such a gorgeous design. I’d like to see something like this actually go into production.
Sep 22, 2009 11
AdrianaThanks for sharing the video Kendra.
Sep 23, 2009 12
ChrisWYKOP KURWA!!!!!
Sep 25, 2009 13
DougThey’re called coaster brakes.
From the vid it appears you could use any kind of drive system from the single speed up to whatever the max is today.
I think the only real issue with the design is just that long front piece – it’s going to flex and bend as you hit bumps and I think it might be a place for the system to fail.
Very cool looking design.
Sep 27, 2009 14
Adelaide DJi like how it also happens to be an albino
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Sep 28, 2009 15
pligg.comPhantom Bike — Illusion 360…
This is an awesome bike model. Check it out!…
Sep 29, 2009 16
MarkHi!
Really nice bike I must say!
Regards, Mark
Oct 01, 2009 17
www.glossygames.comHow is this happening??? How???
Oct 03, 2009 18
yazan aliNice
Oct 04, 2009 19
graphic designerNicely done. Beautiful less is more design
Nov 04, 2009 20
waseemhi,
its really beautiful and an eye catching design creation.
wasi
Dec 01, 2009 21
Design IdeasI love the color of this bike
Dec 01, 2009 22
Web Design MaidstoneVery cleaver, great design… not sure how safe i would feel though!
Dec 02, 2009 23
eric the designerWhile I know little about how bikes work, lol, I love this design. But personally, I think it would look a little cleaner and better, if it had the bar lever on the left AND right of the front wheel–creating a symmetrical balance. Plus, it’d prolly add support.
But yeah, Bad ass.
Dec 08, 2009 24
Future WebsBrilliant Design, this site has a lot of really cool inspiration, thanks!