Carl Is On the Move

utilitarianthings:

“While much of the innovation in cycling products revolves around racing and other specialty bikes, the utility bike is the mainstay of the bike commuter, and arguably the future of transportation. A utility bike is built for reliable operation and convenient load-carrying capacity. What does tomorrow’s commuter bike look like? In addition to an open field of independent teams, several design firms and bike builders teamed up to address this challenge in their own way. A team of bike enthusiasts from IDEO’s Palo Alto office was paired with Rock Lobster, a Santa Cruz-based custom bike builder with 30 years in the business. After 10 months in development, the Faraday is as beautiful as it is functional. The design is loosely inspired by a vintage Swedish postal bike.

It is well worth the time to read about the design process behind this bike as well as the other entries- all documented over at core77. These are the future of utility bikes- and the Faraday shows a bike can have the brawn to live up to this challenge without sacrificing beauty, elegance, and style.”