In just a few weeks you'll be able to bid on the Two Nuns bicycle designed by Ron Arad, which I can only describe as "Freaking amazing." On December 1st it goes up for bidding at the WOW Bikes charity auction to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
As you can see, the bike's wheels are made out of sprung steel. And yes, it works—have a look:
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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Ron-Arad-Designed Bicycle with Spring Steel Wheels Up for Auction
Probably no the most practical wheel design but certainly cool!
Aside: When will Core77 change their mobile site so that people with big boy phones can view the video's without having to load the full site? Let the people with toy phones look at blue Legos.