This is just a small selection from the news at Eurobike - much more coming up in our full report in VV27! Without further ado, onwards with some of the products that caught my eye. Yuba Mundo They're not quite in production yet so weren't going overboard promoting it... but the makers of the Yuba Mundo cargo bike gained some nice free publicity by riding past much of the world's bike industry who were stuck in the 'Eurobike traffic jam'. We should have a review of the bike in a not-too-distant future issue. Picture taken from the back of a second bike! SRAM/Cannondale one-sided iMotion 9-speed hub gear SRAM and Cannondale had teamed up to create a one-sided folding concept bike, equipped with the SRAM 9-speed hub gear: **UPDATE** Chris Dodman, Cannondale's lead design engineer on the project, sent a few extra details: "This single sided i-9 was engineered by SRAM for this purpose in conjunction with Cannondale, with patents filed to this affect. It is actually an inner hub shell containing the transmission and an outer hub shell running on 2 super thin section bearings. This allows the rear wheel (rim, spokes, hub shell, bearings and rotor) to be removed, leaving the transmission in place and the chain tension unaffected." This diagram shows the construction: It's part of a fully enclosed transmission system: Here's hoping it makes it to production... i-lights Better known for their chains, KMC Industrial had these nifty LED lights, modelled perhaps after a well-known portable music player... Minimax carbon folder I hadn't seen this carbon 20"-wheeled Minimax folder before. It's from Hasa Bike in Taiwan, and looks pretty nice. Mobiky Express We're currently reviewing the Mobiky Genius 12"-wheeled model. At Eurobike they'd revealed a successor - the MY16 with 16" wheels (and the 12"er is now the MY12). It's a rather larger folded package of course... Swingtrike After several years of development the Swingtrike hopes to be in production soon. It's a leaning trike which also folds, and there's a single wheeled module avaiable for the back to convert it to a bike if you prefer: Rainlegs jeans The not-too-sweaty rain protection leg-coverings Rainlegs which we reviewed a few issues back (and which I still carry around with me every day) will soon be available in a stylish new 'Jeans' version: Trickstuff On a neat stand with many other interesting items Trickstuff has this: a nifty gadget to make an eccentric bottom bracket out of a standard bottom bracket shell - great for singlespeed or fixed conversions. As there just isn't room for a full half inch of movement which could be necessary, they also provide half links for your chain. 24" Pedersen This medium-wheel-size version of the Pedersen from KS&P is expected to be a popular 'Far East export model', though it is of course available worldwide. In Europe KS&P operate a unique 'try it before you buy' policy - see here. Awards! The Eurobike Awards are judged by an industry and media panel, and it's a sign of how times have changed that this year they featured two recumbents - a few years ago it would have been unthinkable. Alongside complete bikes, a number of accessories are also chosen for the awards. A full list of winners can be found in this press release. Flevobike Greenmachine gets Eurobike Gold They said: "The GreenMachine represents a new concept for recumbent bikes: Everything here is of a piece and ideally encapsulated — perfect industrial design in the best sense of the word. The transmission and gears are virtually maintenance-free in this closed system. In view of the fact that this design was moreover created by a small firm, you can only take your hat off to it." We've shown the Greensmachine before, but without the rear rack, so here's a view with it on... HP Velotechnik Grasshopper FX wins Eurobike Bronze This folding recumbent bike, revealed in in our previous article, won a Bronze award. Responding to the many questions about how the chain can fold, and what clever mechanism might be needed to do this, HP Velotechnik revealed that 'it just works' - there's simply a flexible rubber section in the chain tube, and as you fold the bike, the chain naturally twists 90 degrees (with no strain at all, given the long runs involved) so that it can accommodate the fold. Another clever detail is the ski-binding type fastening used to hold the frame together in its folded position. All for now - MUCH more coming up in VV27! If you don't already, why not subscribe now so you don't miss it?

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