20 Beautiful and Strange Bicycle Designs

By Virginia Claire McGuire |
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It’s spring, and you should go outside. Why not go for a bike ride and turn some heads?

1. 90 degrees

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Courtesy of guestblogme

Most bike frames are so triangular. Why is that?

2. Everybody, stand up

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Courtesy of Dreamslide

Haven’t you heard sitting down is bad for you?

3. All hands


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Courtesy of Lasher Sport

This sporty handcycle is operated without legs.

4. Tandem for tots


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Courtesy of Belize Bike

If you’re going to buy a tandem, why not buy a tandem tricycle?

5. They see me rollin'

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Courtesy of Boutique Cycles

Lowriders are hot whether they’re cars or bikes.

6. Lace up

Courtesy of guestblogme

Should we bike, or should we walk? How about both?

7. Run!


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Courtesy of Design Boom

Or maybe we should run.

8. It's like the gym


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Courtesy of Elliptigo

Now you can ride an elliptical machine to the grocery store. (Ellipticals do lessen pressure on the joints.)

9. A four wheeler


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Courtesy of Quadracycle

If a quadricycle was good enough for Henry Ford, it should be good enough for you.

10. Blend with the chopper gang


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Courtesy of Boot Hill Choppers

Bicycles that look like choppers are a thing, apparently.

11. Driven By Baby


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Courtesy of Taga Bikes

Instead of a bike with a kid seat attached, this is a kid seat with a bike attached.

12. Don't get a splinter


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Courtesy of CNET

Wood bikes are pretty.

13. Bamboo Built


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Courtesy of Bamboo Cycles

Bamboo is so sustainable.

14. Smooth transition


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Courtesy of Yike Bike

This folding electric bike is like a Segway you can sit on.

15. Fold it, twist it, bend it


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Courtesy of Long Beachize

This bike was made for Gumby.

16. Plug it in

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Courtesy of Coroflot

A bike with a docking station for your laptop. Really.

17. Shop around


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Courtesy of Coroflot

Bike + shopping cart in one.

18. Ride Sidesaddle

Courtesy of Sideways Bike

Snowboarders, skateboarders and crabs might appreciate this sideways bike.

19. Face down


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Courtesy of Tuvie

This is like a recumbent bike, only you’re lying face down.

20. Das Auto-bike

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Courtesy of imleean

So Volkswagen is making bikes now?