DATE: 1994
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
WEIGHT: 9,9 KG / 21,78 LB
FRAME HEIGHT: ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT
GEARS: 2 x 8, SHIMANO DURA-ACE
CONDITION: 1 - 2
- a superbike that marks a genuinely revolutionary moment in bicycle history
- designed by Mike Burrows and the technicians at Lotus
- applying Formula One motor racing engineering practice to a bicycle
- a carbon composite, baked it in an autoclave and hand-finished it to make an extremely lightweight frame
- Chris Boardman raced it to a Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games - shortly afterwards took the 5,000-metre world speed record
- the Lotus racing models were followed by this 'street' version made in small batches
- a highly collectable item

THIS BIKE APPEARS IN

- Smart Move
- Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs
- Cyclepedia - Application

EXHIBITIONS

- Portland Art Museum 2013
- Design Museum Holon 2013
- Museum Absam 2011
- Museums Quartier Vienna 2006

RELATED BOOKS

- Fifty Bicycles that Changed the World - Design Museum London - A. Sarling, D. Sudjic, A. Stetter 2013

Condition report
Paintwork and general information:
Carbon: in excellent condition

Gears:
very clean, good condition

Tubes /Tyres:
very good condition

Saddle:
carbon saddle

Frame:
good condition

© Embacher-Collection, Photo: Bernhard Angerer