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Bike Design Project | By Oregon Manifest

The Bike Design Project by Oregon Manifest challenges five teams from five cycling-centric cities in the US to design the ultimate urban utility bike. Each team is composed of one high-level design firm and one American bicycle crafter, and they are asked "who can make the most innovative utility bike?” teams are required to build a fully functional prototype and at the end of the development period, cycling enthusiasts are invited to vote on which design they think is most visionary and best suited for the everyday rider. After the votes are tallied, the winning bike will be then be produced by Fuji Bikes and will eventually be available in retail shops.

Check out some amazing photos of the projects below or view the full list of entrees and cast your vote here.




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Black Ember Interior
Tropicfeel Interior
Montegrappa Interior
Johann Wolff Interior
Wolbrook Interior
Kilgour Interior
Carl Friedrik Interior
The Urban Society Interior
Oxford Hill interior
Floyd Interior
Dan Henry Interior
Rains Interior
London Sock Interior
DEFENDER 130 EXPEDITION | Image

DEFENDER 130 EXPEDITION

There are a few first class Land Rover customisation workshops around in the US, but Brooklyn Coachworks are chief amongst them. They specialize in customizing and building quality Land Rovers, and have been in the business for over 20 years. The latest masterpiece to roll out of their workshop is this stunning Land Rover Defender 130 Expedition which is both incredibly striking and luxuriously appointed. The beastly exploration vehicle was fitted with a brand new c...
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TREK 520 TOURING BIKE | Image

TREK 520 TOURING BIKE

Trek have updated their legendary 520 touring bike, the longest-running model in their lineup. Built to carry you and your gear on your longest journeys, the new touring bike has a few key upgrades to make it better than ever, including a road-smoothing chromoly steel frame, an alloy disc touring fork with a ThruSkew captured quick release skewer, wide-range 27-speed drivetrain (great for hauling a heavy load up hills), Shimano Sora brake/shift levers, B...
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1990 DEFENDER 110 | Image

1990 DEFENDER 110

Looking for the perfect adventure vehicle? Look no further, this beastly Defender is up for grabs. Overhauled by renown Land Rover customiser The Landrovers, this 1990 Land Rover 110 is powered by a remanufactured 2.5-liter 200Tdi inline-four engine with a variable-geometry turbocharger, and drives all four wheels via a refurbished five-speed manual transmission, a Global Roamer DS-B overdrive, and two-speed transfer case. Other modifications include a Safety Device...
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