And the winner is .....

[rebeccaC]

Well, I didn't see how much it was, but a bike like that could appeal as alternative transportation for someone who wouldn't normally ride. The fenders make in less unwieldily, disc brakes for rain, good lights and electrical assist (and electricity generation?).

We need fewer cars, it's sustainable--though I don't know how sustainable the build sourcing and process is compared to 'regular ' bikes. A life-cycle analysis of that process wouldn't be difficult. Shrug. I like it.

I couldn't find a price anywhere either....

It’s good to see some excellent custom steel bike builders in cycling centric cities collaborating with strong design firms in this project. The Bike Design Project’s design criteria for this project, especially the mandatory features, is an interesting view into the design and engineering of an urban bike. Oregon Manifest has had some other very interesting urban bike oriented design challenges/projects during at least the last 5 years that i know of. Lots of creativity coming out of their projects!!

Some of the teams have journal dairies of this design and build process on the respective bike builders/design firm websites.