Ion Lucin's Baik bicycle has vivid orange accents and "as few lines as possible"
Spanish designer Ion Lucin has created a concept for a minimal bicycle with a slender frame, three-spoke wheels and brightly coloured highlights (+ slideshow). More
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IKEA to launch low-maintenance Sladda bicycle for urban riders
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is set to release a lightweight bicycle tailored for city environments, designed with a rust-free belt to replace the traditional bike chain. More
DDAANN adds minimal guest house to cyclist's home
Czech architecture studio DDAANN has converted the lower level of a spacious apartment in Prague to create a guest house and a meeting point for group cycling trips. More
Competition: one Tokyobike and three Ally Capellino x Tokyobike rucksacks to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Tokyobike and Ally Capellino to give readers the chance to win a special-edition bicycle and one of three rucksacks (+ slideshow). More
Arc Bicycle has 3D-printed steel frame created by TU Delft students and MX3D
People in the Netherlands will soon be able to cycle over the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge on the world's first 3D-printed steel bicycle (+ movie). More
Magnetic STiKK bike light slots into the handlebars of a bicycle
German industrial designer Fabian Ludwig has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a cylindrical light that is inserted into the handlebars of bicycles (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's top 10 cycling designs of 2015
A bicycle made from oak, a light-reflective spray and a minimal compass that pairs with a smartphone app are among Dezeen social media editor Ross Bryant's favourite cycling-related designs this year. More
Today we like: cycling
The London Design Museum's Cycle Revolution exhibition opens today, so we're revisiting some of the best and most unusual cycling designs from the Dezeen archives.
Recent examples include a compass that guides riders with a single arrow, a folding bike that weighs less than a watermelon, a wooden composite bike frame (pictured), and an augmented reality helmet designed to make urban cycling safer. See more design for cycling »
Design Museum's Cycle Revolution exhibition celebrates bicycle design
A new exhibition at London's Design Museum explores contemporary bike design, from Olympic-winning sports models to compact city cycles (+ slideshow). More
"World's lightest" folding bicycle weighs less than the average watermelon
London startup the Hummingbird Bike Company has designed a folding carbon-fibre bike that weighs just 6.5 kilograms. More
David Roman Lieshout designs semi-foldable bicycle for small apartments
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate David Roman Lieshout's prototype bicycle has individually foldable components that help it fit into compact storage areas. More
Map's BeeLine bicycle compass guides cyclists with a single arrow
London design studio Map Project Office has created a minimal compass that pairs with a smartphone app to point cyclists through the city (+ slideshow). More
Onomo's "magic compass" uses LEDs to guide cyclists
London startup Onomo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the release of its Haize compass, which uses flashing and colour-changing lights to direct cyclists to their destination (+ slideshow). More
Niko Schmutz designs bicycle with concentric wooden frame
Thin layers of oak veneer make up the three-piece wooden frame of this bicycle designed by student Niko Schmutz (+ slideshow). More
Cricket tricycle by Gaspard and Lucas Tiné-Berès is steered by leaning
Design and engineering sibling duo Gaspard and Lucas Tiné-Berès have created a prototype for a tricycle that allows riders to change direction by leaning to either side (+ movie). More
Studio RHE converts three historic buildings into "London's first cycle-in office"
Staff at this converted office complex on London's Finsbury Circus can cycle straight into the building and down a ramp that leads to a storage space for 250 bikes (+ slideshow). More
SmartHalo bicycle accessory combines navigation, activity tracking and alarm system
Canadian company CycleLabs has launched a smart device for bicycles that is designed to help navigate and track routes, and prevent theft (+ movie). More
Transport for London calls for "Boris Bikes" redesign
Transport for London is seeking a designer and supplier to introduce a "new generation" of bicycles to the city's public hire network. More
Today we like: bicycles
The "world's lightest and most compact electric bike" has surpassed its crowdfunding goal in just two days.
Check out all the bicycles we've featured on Dezeen, including a design that folds into a backpack and a bike with a frame made from cardboard. See all our stories about bicycles »
Prototype designs use augmented reality to make urban cycling safer
A headset that shows cyclists safer routes through the city in realtime and a projectable blind-spot visualisation for buses and lorries are among the speculative prototypes developed by a team from Future Cities Catapult (+ movie). More