Mike Joos Awesome Bike Art
Ton’s more on Mike Joos’ page, sooo good!
Greetings, Salutations and Introductions!
Hey Blogosphere!
If you’ve been into the shop over the past week or so you may have noticed a blonde freckly addition to the staff. That would be me, Steph. I’m psyched to be part of the Superb crew.
(Standing outside of Superb with Craig and Wei Wei on a nostalgically warmer day. Darn you, New England winter!)
Since I’ll be contributing to the blog I thought I’d make a formal pixelated introduction.
I’m an energetic Southern Californian immigrant who relocated to Boston four and a half years ago to study Photojournalism and Art History at Boston University. I discovered bikes approximately two years ago and finally got hooked up with my first big girl track bike from Superb last summer..
(Before you cringe, I promise, I'm not running a brake on B43s anymore I swear I swear I swear.)
I’ll be doing a lot of the site photographs from here on out, so check back frequently to see all sorts of new product and buildup shots and array of other social media.
Bicycle Charging Station
Just saw this cool gadget charging station over a tuvie. Could be awesome if you want to take your laptop to the park for a nice outdoor work session. Actually I can think of a ton of ways this could be useful! My only advice would be to make it a rear wheel instead of a front wheel. Anyone who has ever used a front disc outdoors will tell you the wind makes it quite hard to go straight, however in my experience a rear disc doesn’t effect the ride too much since most of your weight is on the back and the rear wheel doesn’t steer.
Designer : Jinsik Kim and Bosung Seo
Crazy Bike Designs
Just came across a ton of crazy folding bike designs over at Tuvie. I am not really a big fan of folding bikes but I really enjoy futuristic design and thinking outside of the box. These are my 2 favorites but head over and check them all out.
“Antares Lift is an innovative foldable and space saving bicycle concept that was intended for the cycling lovers and green commuter. This concept bicycle is a step away from the traditional mechanical aesthetic and carries in some organic elements that are found in nature. The design gets the inspiration from the orchid leaf and the outline of a tear drop and some remarkable features includes single-speed drive, rear and front brakes and an integrated set of energy efficient LED tail and headlamps. You can fold the bike by simply lifting up the center frame, let the rear and front wheels roll in near each other and click.”
“The compactable bicycle concept was driven from the need of boosting urban space efficiency when it is not in use or being transported. The wheel is made of six modules, each with double pivot in their joints, allowing the wheel to be folded and become smaller. The spokes of the wheel are contained in the internal structure when you fold the bicycle and the spokes rotate to the system’s center where they attach with the center wheel. This bicycle is designed in a double triangle structure made of expandable modules with foldable ability. To keep the structure in position, the system has utilized a special X shaped component that aligns the modules to the exact position.”
