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GAP Electra Cruiser – original, limited-edition designer bike

denkisa — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:48:39 +0000

GAP’s marketing campaigns are always launching striking design chef d ’oeuvres you can’t resist buying. I really admire the GAP’s way of incorporating the fashion tendencies and concepts in everyday objects. 2007’s fashion motto were the color stripes, which GAP bring out from the clothing to let the customers customize a brand new Vespa LX50 and buy it for $6000. This season GAP is hitting the market with a mind blowing bike design. The collaboration this time is with Electra Bicycle Company for a limited-edition of Electra Cruisers, complimented with blue argyle patterns, which are the inspiration of the GAP’s new holiday collection. The bike comes in adult and child series at the affordable prices of $499 and $299 respectively.

Pedaling on top of this classic, stunning townie is nothing but a pure style experience.

Check the incredible Electra bikes catalogue
GAP’s special-edition Electra cruisers are available now – more information on GAP’s website
via (Selectism)

Pilen Bicycle Concept – retro style bike with unique design features

denkisa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:45:24 +0000

Swedish product designer Eric Oscar Therner did what the city lifestyle needed– an elegant bike design, which refreshes the contemporary biking visuals and in the same time makes the biker standing out from the everyday environment, while enjoying a comfort ride. The concept is entirely inspired from the 1930’s Le Mans racers with an idea to spice it up with materials and technologies from the future. Thus way the bike is equipped with unique features such as led lights integrated into the frame and a two part saddle which absorbs shock. What really impress me in the Pilen Concept are the fine curves, the way all parts hold together in a solid, but still elegant construction giving an impression of power, comfort and safety.

The Pilen bike proofs again that mixing retro and contemporary result in excellent concepts – let’s hope they will soon flood the markets with their product equivalents.

Pilen bike is Eric Therner’s concept for studio ADDI via ( designboom )