World's most advanced bike...(still fugly)

[AndreZA]

This Is the World's Most Advanced Bike and it Has an On-Board Computer

 

By Adrian Covert, 11:00 PM on Mon Mar 9 2009, 22,075 views

 

 

 

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BERU's Factor 001 is scheduled to be unveiled next week in the UK, and purportedly has GPS, motorsport-grade sensors and a radio transmitter, which all go back to an on-board computer.

 

 

 

Gizmag says the Factor 001 can collect various bits of info, such as ergonometric, biometric, physical force and environmental data, then take all that and analyze it in ways to help the rider's performance. BERU normally works on F1 components, so the bike was designed entirely in-house by F1 engineers using F1-grade materials.

 

 

 

The bike weighs under 7kg, and comes with other advanced features such as ceramic brakes. All the components and wiring are integrated into the composite carbon-fiber frame during manufacturing, which make the bike appear simple on the outside.

 

 

 

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However, if the aforementioned specs weren't enough, the price definitely reveals it's anything but simple. With a pricetag of 20,000 GBP, very few people will be able to afford the BERU Factor 001. [Factor 001 via Gizmag]

 

 

 

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http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/gallery/8526_18120725005.jpgMampara2009-07-14 00:05:35

[Iwan Kemp]

As a F1 fan I have to ask myself which F1 team's engineers?

 

 

 

 

Trick looking bike though.

 

 

 

FIA will probably ban it though and Piquet will crash it into something stationary.

[Dirt*girl™]

Yuck yuck yuck

[ratherberidin']

Nyc, unpractical.but nyc

[Iwan Kemp]

I like it. I like the straight, square look. Quite progressive. Not sure how it'll cope with Tokai though.

[Matchstix]

wonder what frame sizes it comes in and if you wil have to wear the F1 neck brace while riding it?

[Yang]

So the bike keeps evolving... Just the legs stop getting stronger at some point.

 

Remember when the bike you bought 5 years ago was the best available- now its been overtaken by new gruppos, new frame designs, new art trends, lighter, stronger, improved, like washing powder.