Bike Radar out of the UK, called the Bionicon Urban Road a “Stylish and functional geared urban machine” in their recent review of the bike. We agree!
Their conclusion was: “In spite of its apparent minimalism, the Urban offers quite a lot. All in all, this is yet another interpretation of what a good city-specific bike could look like.”
Read the original review on BikeRadar.com
Bionicon’s Urban cargo was introduced in Europe earlier in the year, but most of our brethren across the pond are getting their first glimpse of it at Eurobike this week. Here in California there are already some Urban Roads out on the streets, and we’re looking forward to introducing the Urban Cargo at Interbike.
On Road.cc and UrbanVelo.com the Urban Cargo is described as “Part cruiser, part load carrier, part urban machine…” They also show off the Urban Road in a series of close-up photos.
A great little video showing how the Bionicon system works, and how it functions on the trail.
More Bionicon-related videos can be found on our Video page.
MTBR today published a re-print of the Mountain Bike Tales review of the Bionicon Edison. This originally appeared in Mountain Bike Tales back in February, when we were just getting started with this blog. It’s a stellar review, and we definitely had some Bionicon believers after the month they spent with the Edison LTD.
Their conclusion:
In this day and age where riders continually seek one bike capable of conquering half a dozen different riding disciplines, Bionicon has answered the challenge unlike any other bike company in the world. After spending a month with the Edison, we believe we may have finally figured out why Bionicon doesn’t classify their bikes’ versatility as all mountain; the label’s simply too restrictive.
You can read the review here on MTBR or the original version from MountainBikeTales.com
BikeRumor and other web sites are today spreading word of the B-Boxx, Bionicon’s internal planetary geared front derailleur transmission, which is making it’s debut today (September 4, 2008) at Eurobike.
Bionicon’s presence at Eurobike is large, and the B-Boxx debut has been much anticipated. If you happen to be in Germany for Eurobike, stop by and visit the Bionicon crew in stall FG-A7/4.
Millimeters Gear Review blog has just posted a very in-depth review of the Bionicon Edison LTD. Reviewer Matt Phillips compares the geometry change of the Bionicon’s on-the-fly system to other adjustable travel and geometry systems on the market. Matt is known for his thorough, thoughtful and accurate gear reviews. Read what he has to say at http://millimeters.mountainbike.com
WideOpen Dirt Bike Magazine out of the UK just released their latest issue with a review of the the Bionicon Ironwood. The current Issue #7 for August 2008 can be downloaded in electronic PDF form for free from http://wideopenmag.blogspot.com/2008/08/wideopen-issue-7-is-online.html
In it the reviewer says:
“On the trail I was surprised at how much fun the bike was and found myself chucking it into berms, off drops and through rock gardens with easily as much confidence as my familiar DH bike. I was even more surprised at how nicely the bike jumped and it felt really happy in the air, giving me loads of confidence to push it further.”
Decline Magazine, in their July 2008 Issue, did an extensive review of the technology and performance of Bionicon’s adjustable suspension and geometry system on the Supershuttle. They pored over technical drawings, pulled apart the system to see how incredibly simple it is, and came out believers. As the article was being written, we were called upon several times to help clarify certain aspects of how the system worked, and the vision behind it.
This was without a doubt the most thorough investigation and explanation of Bionicon’s patented systems by any media to date. If you can’t find a back-issue of Decline Magazine, you can read the full review on the Bionicon (German HQ) web site.
www.Bionicon.com