Oryx, The Bike From The Future
Oryx is an innovative time trial bike with a one-sided fork and chain-stay. Due to its Y-frame shape, it’s comfortably shock-proof without loosing ground contact.
Each bike is custom-made which guaranties the perfect fit for every rider and simplifies manufacturing; handle bars, stem and fork are made from one piece. The ergonomically shaped seat post and saddle are integrated into the frame with a hole to cool your bum even!
The frame and handle bars are connected via a frame-pivot, guiding cables through the frame as one turns. One of the innovations on the bike is the crank which is designed like a ring and mounted in the inside of the frame by two ball bearings. The whole bike itself is made of carbon composite, which is baked into the frame during the molding process.
In time trial races, like the Contre la Montre at the Tour de France, every second counts, that’s why Oryx possesses an identical pair of wheels which can be removed by the push of a button.
Designer: Harald Cramer
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looks almost exactly like the Nulla bike
and what is the weight? You need to mention the weight!
They should have had shots of the other side of the bike to demonstrate the coolness of the one-sided fork and chain-stays.
Obviously a concept, though as time-trial bikes need a full set of gears.
Track bike–maybe–but then the ability to change wheels so quickly becomes a non-issue.
I still want one.
You´re right, man: as is is a time trial bike it does no need a front derailleur (no mountains to climb and front d. are designed to switch between first 10 gears (mountain) and last 10 gears (plain terrain). I am a racing bike driver myself, that allowed me to involve my personal experiences influencing my design. The gear control is integrated in the white handle bars (rotating - not linear system!) and can be changed from left to right hand (depends on the driver). The bike has an internally geared hub by Rohloff, as you already mentioned. The weight is about 8 kg, confirming to UCI laws. T-t-bikes are ofter heavy weighted because they focus on aerodynamics and not on leightweightness. Mine is about 7,8 kg (LOOK) t-t-bike.
This bike would not be U.C.I. legal and a Roholoff hub how heavy! you have to keep rotating weight to a minimum…looks V.COOL thou
I think such a bike will be prohibited by UCI rules, which demands that a bicycle will be composed of two triangles.
Jos: as for weight, UCI rules requires bikes to be at least 6.8kg, so while it’s possible to make regular bikes that are lighter than that, there’s no real need to do so.
It might be useful for Triathlon, though — I know it’s governed by a different set of rules.
This is a time trial bike. It has visible brake levers and my guess is that to make the quick release rear wheel it uses an internally geared hub like a Rohloff or Shimano Nexus.
Not a track bike with that cockpit. Time trial bars of that kind are not allowed on track bikes–only drops. Otherwise, you’d be stabbing your competitors.
Time trial bike or not, it does have a brake lever on the left bullhorn. As for gears, if they can make a crazy, ring shaped crank like that, maybe they can make magical internal gearing, too.
What am I saying? When was the last time you saw a concept product this cool looking actually get produced? There’s a fine line between design concept and really, really good science fiction.
The ring crank is workable - arguably its just an extension on the current big hollow crank axles. Whether or not it offers a benefit is another matter
This is totally doable! And pursuit track bikes are allowed to have aero bars! Offer a UCI version with two tiny aerodynamic frame elements that do nothing except create the required triangles. Heck, make them removable and replacable to really .iss them off! Cannodale lefty does the one side wheel deal as does wheelchair racing. Internal geared seven speed hubs work OK. I like the chain ring concept but that inside edge of the circle needs to be both good leading and trailing edge, or filled in? Saddles are pretty personal though and I’d want to be able to change them out depending on the distance of the effort. Me LIKEY!
Wheelbase might be a bit stretched out, but a good place to start.
i am a mountain biker and that bike rocks out with its cock out
Former racer but constantly lusting over all bikes. This design isn’t new but it does make a few changes. However, there’s no way it’s 8kg with the internal front ring, pop off wheels, one-sided chainstay and fork AND an internal rear hub, not to mention the frame stiffening required up at the head tube, bottom bracket and rear hub areas. But for sake of argument let’s say it can be done at 8kg and it’ll be sturdy enough for at least one season…..won’t it cost so much that a privateer can’t afford it? The big companies won’t make what they can’t sell so don’t expect to see this expensive bike at your local races. Softride has been putting out a similar bike for a long time: its illegal in UCI Cat1/2 events but legal for 3,4 and public; It’s legal at all USCF and USAC events at all levels. It’s legal in all TRI events. hate to pee on a good bonfire tho so I’ll repeat how cool it is.
Follow up: rather than propose another biked design similar to many, many others I’d like to see this designer work out the rear hub. THAT would be a huge leap. SRAM, Shimano, Sturmey-Archer and dozens of other have done rear, internally geared hubs. The design shown here ‘looks’ extremely compact compared to those others so it’d be awesome to see that hub fleshed out more.
For some reason, looking at this bike makes my nads hurt.
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honestly man, it f*cking slick.
as an indistrial designer, in my opinion this bike doesnt break ergonomic rules, basic mechanics, and yet it will looks beautiful. Im glad you’ve thought about this design, unlike what most designers do (stylize)
good work.
(show us the other side of the bike plz)
For some reason, looking at this bike makes my nads hurt.
Beautiful design but the seat does not look too comfortable.
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