Jul 23 2007Oryx bike
The Oryx is a time trial bike designed by Harald Cramer with a one-sided fork and chain-stay.
Due to its Y-frame shape, it’s comfortably shock-proof without loosing ground contact. Each bike is custom-made which guaranties the perfect fit for every rider and simplifies manufacturing; handle bars, stem and fork are made from one piece. The frame and handle bars are connected via a frame-pivot, guiding cables through the frame as one turns. One of the innovations on the bike is the crank which is designed like a ring and mounted in the inside of the frame by two ball bearings. The whole bike itself is made of carbon composite, which is baked into the frame during the molding process.
It looks great and all, but if you ride it around wouldn't you get sick of people asking you what the year 2054 is like?
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Reader Comments
1. techblogjunkie - July 23, 2007 10:49 AM
Cool, now post something that DIDN'T come from last week's Gizmodo will ya?
2. anonymousryan - July 23, 2007 11:16 AM
Is it a fixed gear? Because I don't care how cool it looks, those trendy fixed gear kids would tear me apart with insults if I rode something like that.
3. And - July 23, 2007 11:24 AM
Same colour as my penis.
4. none - July 23, 2007 12:03 PM
first, i agree with techblogjunkie, post something original..
second, it's a time trials bike god damn it... it's not the first time Oryx makes a crazy futuristic looking bike for time trials that gets everyone saying "people would laugh at me" well that's cause you're probably some fat ass who would otherwise NEVER ride a time trials bike in the first place.. so yeah, i'd laugh at you too if you were on one of these..
and lastly, it's an F-ing sweet bike, though i find the part of "two ball bearings" and "baked in" kinda odd.. heh
5. Balls Of Steel - July 23, 2007 12:26 PM
Ohh,The Entity in South Park hehe.
6. Thinkhouse pr - July 23, 2007 12:57 PM
umm...is this a bike or a spatula?
7. vªnman - July 23, 2007 1:18 PM
"Each bike is custom-made which guaranties the perfect fit for every rider and simplifies manufacturing"
Umm, I hope most people see why that statement contradicts itself. I do engineering for a company that fabricates and assembles cab and cockpit weldments for use on heavy machinery. If something is custom made, it does not simplify manufacturing, it adds setup time. And also, provides more room for error and thus, more rejected parts.
8. Scatze - July 23, 2007 2:00 PM
Cool lookin' ride but I wouldn't feel very cool ridin' it.
9. anonymousryan - July 23, 2007 4:02 PM
"umm, I hope most people see why that statement contradicts itself. I do engineering for a company that fabricates and assembles cab and cockpit weldments for use on heavy machinery. If something is custom made, it does not simplify manufacturing, it adds setup time. And also, provides more room for error and thus, more rejected parts."
Umm, I hope most people see you're a nerd. The only thing that's really custom made is the frame and headset/fork combination. It wouldn't simplify manufacturing if they were made on an assembly line, but with what these things cost they're all going to be handmade anyway, even if they weren't built to spec (some of these companies even bring you in for wind tunnel testing while fitting your bike). It's easier to manufacture them to fit each customer than it is to add adjustable equipment to make a 52cm, 54cm, or 56cm bike adjust to fit everyone and still be light weight and aerodynamic.
10. :) - July 23, 2007 5:53 PM
where is the front?
11. Clueless - July 23, 2007 6:55 PM
Yeah..... which end do you sit on?
12. rgrowland07 - July 23, 2007 10:03 PM
The bike looks awesome, What would happen going down hill , flipping over and stabbing your throat with the "Fork" in the center of the handle bar?? Doesn't seem very safe to me...
13. Aloise - July 24, 2007 3:47 AM
Umm, those forks as you call them are cyclocross style handle bars. You ride those to get a more ergonomic riding position which is more comfortable on teh back...Also it is fixed gear as it says its a time trial bike.
14. geekgirl - July 24, 2007 2:17 PM
loose is not lose
learn how to spell!
15. Sasquatch - July 24, 2007 3:48 PM
Well, the handlebars aren't to make the ride more ergonomic (definitely isn't as comfortable) but since in time trials, no drafting is allowed, they do make the rider much more aerodynamic which gives you a huge advantage as oppose to the standard sitting-up position. I Think if this is for track, it might be a fixie but time trials on road races usually require a few gears (e.g. Tour de France). Climbing mountains on fixies just isn't as efficient as gearing down.