If you were interested in purchasing that high-tech bicycle we wrote about last week, well, there’s good news this morning.
A Seattle-based team that created the innovative bike was named winner of “The Bike Design Project,” a competition between five groups who were encouraged to build the “Ultimate Urban Utility Bike.”
Employees from Seattle-based Teague and Sizemore Bicycle collected the most fan votes for their two-wheeler that features several sweet qualities. Thanks to Fuji Bikes, it will now move to the manufacturing phase and be available to purchase next year (prices haven’t been set yet).
One of the more unique aspects of the bicycle, called “Denny,” is an onboard computer that measures resistance and automatically shifts gears based on how hard you are pedaling. Combine that with a front-wheel assist motor powered by a detachable battery, and you’ve got an efficient bike that helps you get up and down hills easily.
“The Denny features exactly the kind of innovations we had hoped would come from these collaborations, and we anticipate its success on sales floors across the US introducing and reintroducing people to the joy, convenience, and simplicity of riding a bike,” Karen Bliss, Fuji’s Vice President of Marketing, said in a statement.
You can read more about Denny and the four other design submissions here.
