Fake Ferrari, Pretender Bike or Pure Genius?

Kaba Klaus · Sep 27, 2008

Saw one of those today in real life. The owner claimed he just climed Towers Road (Fort Collins, HTMP) in 25 min! Accelleration of that thing is unbelievable. The rider gave us a short demo.

From now on: Take a look at the frame when somebody passes you without effort. This thing proves its all about the bike. Spend more money and you ride faster. :thumbsup: (Costs a little under $9000 MSRP - www.optibike.com)

This thing could also take all the fire out of APEX discussions. Here comes a really heavy bike you can pedal up.

In case you wonder what this got to do with the Font Range... First I saw one on our trails. Second: Optibike is a Boulder company. Bo Co, right?

pmrider · Sep 27, 2008

that is really awesome!! I want one!- Bike path commuter slayer

EvenFlow · Sep 27, 2008

BoCo-Hah!

I'm racin my optibike in the Leadville100 next year. For realz.

Walt Disney's Frozen Head · Sep 27, 2008

Real Ferrari Bike

Not sure what to make of that though. I can buy a nice (non-BMW) dual sport to commute on for less than half of that kind o'money... It is motorized travel and I'd like to think it wouldn't be allowed on "bike" trails but "legally" speaking, I wonder where it falls?

Neat find though, thanks!!!

lidarman · Sep 28, 2008

I saw someone on one riding West On Jay road the other day. He was booking.

joelalamo45 · Sep 28, 2008

Do they make a slopestyle model? If so, I'm in. Pedalling downhill to the big boy jumps has proven too tough for me

pesqueeb · Sep 28, 2008

Walt Disney's Frozen Head said:
Not sure what to make of that though. I can buy a nice (non-BMW) dual sport to commute on for less than half of that kind o'money... It is motorized travel and I'd like to think it wouldn't be allowed on "bike" trails but "legally" speaking, I wonder where it falls?

Neat find though, thanks!!![/QUOTE]

Shoot, for that Kind of money your well on your way to a new Beemer. You could also pick up a slightly used S or ST for around 9 G's and not look like a total tool. :rolleyes:

nOOby · Sep 28, 2008

needs more knobbies

SkaredShtles · Sep 28, 2008

Those hippies are recycling old Trek Y frames! :lol:

jl · Sep 28, 2008

Kaba Klaus said:
The owner claimed he just climed Towers Road (Fort Collins, HTMP) in 25 min!

Was that from carey springs, or spring creek?

lostwind · Sep 29, 2008

non relevant but the owner of that claimed that it is going to help him get back into shape.....how? is my question.

lidarman · Sep 29, 2008

lostwind said:
non relevant but the owner of that claimed that it is going to help him get back into shape.....how? is my question.

Maybe he means financial shape....

lostwind · Sep 29, 2008

by laying out 9Gs? lol

lidarman · Sep 29, 2008

lostwind said:
by laying out 9Gs? lol

You mean collecting 9Gs...you said owner right?...I figured you meant the company owner...or was it some oddball owner?

lostwind · Sep 29, 2008

it was the oddball owner that was showing off the pretender bike

Ansible · Sep 29, 2008

Check this thing out - a lot more electric bike for your money!

http://www.quantya.us/

Sporting a shiver on the front, 140lbs total. None of those pesky pedals either.

SylentK · Sep 29, 2008

I think I just vomited a little...

lostwind · Sep 29, 2008

well thats a straight up electric, we are talking about a wanna be bicycle

kristian · Sep 29, 2008

I feel like a dinosaur looking at the first mammals--it looks pretty silly now, but I'll bet that 50% of mountain bikers will be riding something similar 10 years from now...

ibelieveinsasquatch · Sep 29, 2008

Looks like a Trek Y bike...

WHY did they make it?

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