Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Aita Cycle hi-end Bike Friday Catalog

I wanted to share this with anyone out there who is into high quality bikes and high quality catalog design. This was done by our dealer in Shanghai, China where Bike Fridays are the Rolls Royce of bicycles. Here in the US, they're like toys.  Go figure. I guess that having a new perspective really does change your attitude.

http://www.camerongraphix.net/images/BF_Medium.pdf

http://www.bikefriday.com/dealers/bike_friday_dealers/aita_cycle-_beijing



For inspiration, check out these photos of the SUPER SILK - a bike I designed earlier this year which really was special.

Above is the original build with test ride pedals, folding stem and seat mast.


With the folding stem, this bike topped out just over 22# - pretty heavy for a
bike that has this level of components on it.
Here's the Super Silk minus the heavy folding stem. Now going at just under 21#, it's a bit more reasonable. Still, it's not a light bike. The frame on this bike is quite heavy, coupled with the internal hub and beltrings...

It sure is pretty. Butted 24-spoke configuration around a Tune 24-hole disc hub. A nice hub, but the original design spec showed a direct-pull Extralite hub that was an insanely-light 68 grams! Note the KCNC front rotor. Also note that this rotor was swapped out by service for an ICE rotor by Shimano since this one didn't work well and made a ton of racket, overheated quickly.

SLK Control system. Maybe should have gone for the K-Force integrated, but was really very spendy for only a few more grams.

Candy Apple II Red with all black components. This is the last of the Origin8 carbon posts before they stopped making them.

Rear disc is an ICE rotor by Shimano (dual-layer to shed heat, 140mm to shed weight) we had to machine off the little pins that allow tool-free pad removal since they were hitting the caliper