British born Benjamin Bowden originally designed the futurist Spacelander bicycle for the “Britain Can Make It” exhibition in 1946. Conceived in aluminum, the dynamic form featured a direct drive hub dynamo that stored the downhill energy and released it on uphill runs. The originally prototype for the exhibit was hand-made by the MG Auto Company. Due to the expense of manufacture, the bike did not go into production until 1960, when Bomard Industries of Grand Haven, Michigan contracted with Bowden to create the finished product. The final design was produced in fiberglass and built-in headlight and taillights were added.Link
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Awesome it may be, but it's also awful. Yechh!
ReplyDeleteWhilst I applaud the innovation which went into it, I can't applaud anything quite so ugly!
I'd like to believe in it, but I suspect that dynamo hub's energy storage was better on paper than it was in real life.
I don't think it's ugly. I want one!
ReplyDeleteVery cool...
ReplyDeleteand stylish.
Soubriquet, it looks like it's two against one.
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