Created by San Francisco-based designer Faris Elmasu, the bent basket straps in alomost anything you can think of. The minimal modern furniture lover will rejoice over this perfect bike basket. Guaranteed to hold a 12pack, handmade and available here.

A little two wheel action

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JOY RIDE

Opening reception: June 17, 6pm – 10pm

Tom Sachs, Agathe Snow, Cheryl Dunn, Rostarr, David Ellis, Kenzo Minami, David Perez Shadi, Julia Chiang, Leo Fitzpatrick, Ryan Humphrey, Clayton Patterson, Spike Jones, Erik Foss, WK Interact, Tim Barber, Tod Seelie, Kembra Phahler from The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, and more!
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This super-tight concept bike was created by Servet Yuksel for the Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010. Instead of traditional hollow tubes for the frame, Yuksel used bent metal.

Retrovelo frame bag offers you a great option for carrying a case.  Make sure to take a look at their extensive line of bikes as well.

The Royal 8i, is one of the new models from Electra‘s Amsterdam line. If you’re looking for more details and reviews check out Bike Reviews.

Create the hippest bike you can dream of. Fully customizable, and available in multiple colors and parts.

Swiss-based TATO have developed a bicycle with a top-loading Central Storage System to make it easy to carry your briefcase or what-not to work or wherever.

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Opening at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan this Thursday (5/13)

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle displays the designs of six internationally renowned bicycle builders whose work in metal, as well as graphics and artifacts, elucidate this refined, intricate and deeply individual craft. Organized by Michael Maharam, owner of the eponymous textile company and an avid bicycle collector, along with master builder Sacha White of Vanilla Bicycles in Portland, Oregon, this survey is presented as part of the MADProjects exhibition series, which explores emerging trends and innovations in the design world.
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With cute smiles, bike tricks, and matching outfits.

(Where the hell did you find this Tim?)

Here’s a series of great photos that Nuno Oliveira shot during Dean Dickinson’s Pool Party at the Pink Motel in Sun Valley, California that took place over the weekend. Beautiful stuff.

A product of the 80s, the only comparable bike in terms of radness would be the Huffy Sigma.  The real selling point on this bad boy was the console which featured a speedometer, mileometer, stopwatch, a radio with three settings, and a soundboard.  See that in effect after the jump,
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This kid.

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Leave it to the Danes to meld bicylcle safety and fashion together.  YAKKAY takes a traditional bike helmet and lets you choose between four different styles and countless fabric patterns to produce a helmet that is almost uniquely yours.  We’re gonna leave these to the ladies for now, so gift one to your bike-riding shorty and protect her dome for more dome.

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For real.

“The Copenhagen Wheel allows you to capture the energy dissipated while cycling and braking and save it for when you need a bit of a boost. It also maps pollution levels, traffic congestion, and road conditions in real-time.”

Video after the jump

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I am not a huge fan of fixed gear bikes but, Shit, this is beautiful…almost too good to ride. A full shot after the jump. For more info on Bertelli Biciclette Assemblate NYC go here.

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Really how could it not be with such a great assortment of names (Damien Hirst, Kenny Scharf, Marc Newson, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, and Yoshimoto Nara) customizing a sick model bike for charity. The result of each bike that went up for auction is in the slideshow, and the final tally was “$1,125,000 going directly to The Lance Armstrong Foundation to help fund outreach, awareness, research, and advocacy.”

More detail on the bikes here

Friday saw the private opening of STAGES NYC in Soho.  Our friend Jeff from The Art Collectors had a camera on-hand and put together a great set of pics summarizing the night.  We couldn’t resist this photo of Lance Armstrong taking a shot of tequila with Tom Sachs.  A couple more images are after the jump, and a full set of pics are here

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Vanguard is based out of Singapore and focuses on the creation of beautiful, custom bicycles as well the restoration of classic bikes.  For more depth, have a look at their site.