Once you go track, you never go back!

Before you wonder why the Pluma Bike looks like a massive padlock, let me tell you that the bike’s aesthetic couldn’t be more appropriate for its function. The Pluma is a Track Bike, focusing on being immensely resistant to stress, force, and pressure while minimizing drag… allowing it to cut through the track like a knife across butter in the summer!

Pluma’s bike frame is crafted entirely out of carbon fiber, with a PVC Foam core. The rear end of the bike is entirely clad by the frame, allowing air to be guided in a manner that gives Pluma its aerodynamics. Given that it’s a track bike, its handlebars dip below the seat level, allowing riders to sit in the racing position. The Pluma also has a single gear ratio and comes without brakes, a standard for all track bikes.

Designer: Nuno Teixeira

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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