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Opel Boomerang Bike
The RAD e builds a bridge from the automaker Opel’s origins in bicycle manufacturing to its current position as the transportation producer of the future. The RAD e is the first e-bike designed around automotive production methods. It is made of hollow pressed-steel which is light, strong, flexible and easy to make. The pedelec drive of the RAD e is based on a state-of-the-art 250 Watt electric motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery. It provides an electrically-assisted range of 60 to 140 km, depending on the terrain.
The ‘boomerang’ styling elements, which also feature in the award-winning Ampera and RAK e, give the RAD e a dynamic, sporty character. Other design highlights include the almost self-supporting frame, which makes the battery the heart of the bike; the dynamic flow of lines; and the fully-enclosed drive, which reduces maintenance needs to a minimum.
Designer: Opel in cooperation with Kiska
16 Comments »
Jimmy C says
Nicely done! This is my next bike.
Renaud says
It’s sad to see a very wonderful concept in paper with a lefty and a crazy stem and to finish with this bike… Why the shape has changed??!!!
Where are the angles? the carbon motifs in the black part? the big size of the seat tub? the deport of the shocks? and THE WONDERFUL STEM fixed in the fork???!!!
Jorge says
I know this is not to be produced in volume, but the curve to the top of the frame between the seat and the handlebars is unconfortable, even dangerous, it should be curved in the opposite direction. Cause sometimes one stands right over te frame.
Allanbritto says
I love the concept, well done!!!
Hunter says
When I saw the word ‘boomerang’, I thought that it was designed to be thrown.
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