Comments on: Cityspeed by Michael Young

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:37:59 +0000

the brake cable for the rear wheel runs through the wheel making it impossible to rotate

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:17:02 +0000

this bike is pretty damn ugly and people are right, you do see better bikes built by couriers. Where I live couriers all look like Mad Max though, I don’t know if I’d want to take my design influences from them…

also – Gold? It looks my grans Rover…

By: sven borgs

sven borgs — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:34:42 +0000

i saw some other geometries on the news part of http://www.michael-young.com
which seem to show alternatives that answer many of the above points .. looks better than the one on this site to me ….especialy regarding the rear light which is pretty chic

By: Anna Z

Anna Z — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:23:37 +0000

The reason that urban riders want disc brakes is because they are reliable in the rain, whereas linear-pull brakes with pads against the rim walls are not reliable in wt conditions. That’s why mountain bikes have disc brakes (mud, streams etc). Urban riders on the East Coast and say Seattle like disc brakes. People in Southern California probably wouldn’t care so much. They are added weight, but not to an unreasonable degree.

They are following the model of the much beloved Cannondale BadBoy on the disc brakes:

http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/08/cusa/model-8BS.html

This bike looks very nice, and is I think designed for a non-technical type of rider.

The lights are sort of cool and cute. As noted by others the rear light is positioned wrong, especially if the rider were to use the provide rack, ha! They should have integrated to light into the rear of the rack. For a front light that led strip will function only to show drivers where you are or to keep fom getting a ticket from the police. Real commuting riders use something like this:

http://www.bikelights.com/Products/vega.htm

which actually shows road conditions and terrain and is bright enough to SEE with.

I give this bike a B minus.

By: eduardo

eduardo — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:51:23 +0000

Is a lovely atractive bike, but I would like to know
if they have different handles…
One has to bend so low to ride it, it can be quite unconfortable after some time!

By: bruno

bruno — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:47:23 +0000

It´s a pitty that the rear light it´s not visible if you carrie something behind you.
Don´t makes me wisper or dream for.

By: cpcp

cpcp — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:07:47 +0000

rear light:
from what i can see here it is dual function, 1 as a rear light and 2 to secure the seat tube position/height. If this is the case it must therefore be connected to the frame; its position is fixed.
correct me if i’m wrong

By: cpcp

cpcp — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:01:53 +0000

perpert – 3 patents???????

PLEASE inform me of the inventions on this bike, or any remotely novel, or remotely patentable features on this bike…

By: ro

ro — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:42:05 +0000

Ferrari bike :
http://flickr.com/photos/chenjiaxie/2337194461

By: ro

ro — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:40:58 +0000

I like some of the ideas her but I’m
not convinced. i would not buy it, it’s ugly.
it only has one break for front and rear?

I just did a 1200mile bike tour, all the touring bikes all look old man.
and i was not keen to buy any of them! I used a second hand cyclocross bike.

I liked the lock integrated Puma bike, tho it’s not comparable as it does not have mud guards, these are bikes for different demographics.

city biking is a lifestyle, i pick which issues i want my bike to solve and others i solve with what i wear (ie. rearlight)

I saw the Ferrari bike in Rome at the end of my tour – nice and ridicules !