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A Hyper Minimal Track Bike Inspired By Lamborghini
Not a track bike. Track bikes don't have brakes.
That's a good catch. There has to be a break in the frame someplace.
Subtle, but you can see the split in the drive side seat stay near the hub in this image.
that's a nice shop
I respectfully disagree, even if mine may only be a semantic argument. There's nothing minimal about this bike - double tubes all over the place when 100+ years of bicycle engineering show single tubes are more than strong enough and curves that do nothing but compromise the structural integrity of a traditional "double diamond" bike frame (which is just a truss and hard to improve on). I agree it's visually striking (which I'll concede serves some purpose), but minimal it ain't. The bike is such an interesting design pallette. It's fundamentally unchanged since forever, which makes designers think there must be opportunity for improvement, but it's such a simple machine that messing with it almost always detracts from its inherent efficiency. If you want a truly minimal bike, take your pick from any of the thousands of fixed gear bikes ridden by professional bike messengers - traditional frame, no brakes, and often a simple and utilitarian rack.