Lot Nr. 116


BIOMEGA / MN01


DATE: 2001
COUNTRY: DENMARK
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 44,5 CM / 17,5 INCH
GEARS: 14, ROHLOFF SPEEDHUB GEAR
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- a real 'designer bicycle' designed by Marc Newson
- the approach was to create a dynamic, unconventional bicycle
- a combination of founder Jens Martin Skibsted's sketches for a high-end city bicycle and Newson's design vision
- an unusual superplastic aluminium frame is formed from two semi-monocoques
- 14 integrated gears that require no maintenance and allow gear changes under load
- the compact gear systems are expensive and relatively heavy
- scratches in paint work

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Smart Move
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

EXHIBITIONS

- Portland Art Museum 2013
- Design Museum Holon 2013

RELATED BOOKS

- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013
- 100 Best Bikes - Z. Sardar 2012

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
heavy scratching at many places

Gears:
good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
aluminium frame: good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer

19.05.2015 - 18:00

Rufpreis:
EUR 1.200,-

BIOMEGA / MN01


DATE: 2001
COUNTRY: DENMARK
WEIGHT: 11,9 KG / 26,18 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: 44,5 CM / 17,5 INCH
GEARS: 14, ROHLOFF SPEEDHUB GEAR
CONDITION: 2 - 3
- a real 'designer bicycle' designed by Marc Newson
- the approach was to create a dynamic, unconventional bicycle
- a combination of founder Jens Martin Skibsted's sketches for a high-end city bicycle and Newson's design vision
- an unusual superplastic aluminium frame is formed from two semi-monocoques
- 14 integrated gears that require no maintenance and allow gear changes under load
- the compact gear systems are expensive and relatively heavy
- scratches in paint work

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Smart Move
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

EXHIBITIONS

- Portland Art Museum 2013
- Design Museum Holon 2013

RELATED BOOKS

- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013
- 100 Best Bikes - Z. Sardar 2012

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
heavy scratching at many places

Gears:
good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
leather saddle

Frame:
aluminium frame: good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer


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