It’s all in the frame!

I wonder why something like this has never transpired before. The E-Lectra bike is a pretty unique looking thing. It boasts of quite a few neat upgrades, but none of them are as impressive as the bike’s frame that does a little loop-de-loop. Technically, it seems a little difficult to fabricate, but that aside, it’s conceptually impressive. It relies on the frame’s material properties to provide suspension. A great deal of material engineering would be required, but if it worked, I don’t see why the E-lectra couldn’t be a standard setting bike in the future!

Oh, did I mention the bike does away with the chain drive, has disc brakes, and a dock for your smartphone?? I bet I impressed you a bit more!

Designer: Tautvydas Bertasius

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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