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20 Beautiful and Strange Bicycle Designs

Virginia Claire McGuire|
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It’s spring, and you should go outside. Why not go for a bike ride and turn some heads?

1. 90 degrees

Courtesy of guestblogme

Most bike frames are so triangular. Why is that?

2. Everybody, stand up

Courtesy of Dreamslide

Haven’t you heard sitting down is bad for you?

3. All hands


Courtesy of Lasher Sport

This sporty handcycle is operated without legs.

4. Tandem for tots


Courtesy of Belize Bike

If you’re going to buy a tandem, why not buy a tandem tricycle?

5. They see me rollin'

Courtesy of Boutique Cycles

Lowriders are hot whether they’re cars or bikes.

6. Lace up

Courtesy of guestblogme

Should we bike, or should we walk? How about both?

7. Run!


Courtesy of Design Boom

Or maybe we should run.

8. It's like the gym


Courtesy of Elliptigo

Now you can ride an elliptical machine to the grocery store. (Ellipticals do lessen pressure on the joints.)

9. A four wheeler


Courtesy of Quadracycle

If a quadricycle was good enough for Henry Ford, it should be good enough for you.

10. Blend with the chopper gang


Courtesy of Boot Hill Choppers

Bicycles that look like choppers are a thing, apparently.

11. Driven By Baby


Courtesy of Taga Bikes

Instead of a bike with a kid seat attached, this is a kid seat with a bike attached.

12. Don't get a splinter


Courtesy of CNET

Wood bikes are pretty.

13. Bamboo Built


Courtesy of Bamboo Cycles

Bamboo is so sustainable.

14. Smooth transition


Courtesy of Yike Bike

This folding electric bike is like a Segway you can sit on.

15. Fold it, twist it, bend it


Courtesy of Long Beachize

This bike was made for Gumby.

16. Plug it in

Courtesy of Coroflot

A bike with a docking station for your laptop. Really.

17. Shop around


Courtesy of Coroflot

Bike + shopping cart in one.

18. Ride Sidesaddle

Courtesy of Sideways Bike

Snowboarders, skateboarders and crabs might appreciate this sideways bike.

19. Face down


Courtesy of Tuvie

This is like a recumbent bike, only you’re lying face down.

20. Das Auto-bike

Courtesy of imleean

So Volkswagen is making bikes now?