Here's a look at the weird and wonderful things we saw at Eurobike 2018 - BikeRadar
Cane Creek's new eeSilk is a mini suspension seatpost - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Light and threaded bar-end plugs from Cane Creek. Tidy - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Unlike a plastic plug, the BarKeep is recessed - Ben Healy / Immediate Media
ENVE had a number of pretty bikes on its stand - Ben Healy / Immediate Media
Creamy indeed - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
And of course the point of the boutique bikes is to show off ENVE components like this painted-to-match stem - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Oh, knock it off - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Koga's Beachracer rolls on fatties - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Which is more niche: A fat bike for ice or a beach racer? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
CycleOps is working on a dynamic smart trainer stand that moves fore and aft as well as rocking side to side - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Eurobike is in Germany. Can you tell? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Not quite a pocket bike - unless you have rather large pockets - but still an interesting proposition with a front-wheel drive - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
There is more than one way to skin the e-cat - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
And the Gamme packs down for transport - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
This kid hauler has hydraulic actuation for leaning the cart and front wheels - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Turning also leans the front wheels - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Butchers and Bicycles. You know, for children… - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Don't take pictures. This high-tech design is top secret - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Bamboo reduces vibration-induced soda fizz-up by 23.4% (we're joking - we just take picures of things like this for fun) - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Now that's just Daffy - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Ever wanted to carry breakfast, lunch and dinner in your bib shorts? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Ceeco completely rethought the triathlon bike - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Ceeco claims the fork-as-fairing is more aero than the typical splayed-leg design. And, honestly, it does make some sense - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
We'd be curious to see this bike in a wind tunnel - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
US small builder Parlee and its customers are all in on gravel - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
We're suckers for a good paint job, and Parlee does great work in house - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Parlee make a good point about the nomenclature of 'gravel' bikes - this category is just a very approachable, utilitarian road bike that can be ridden easily on a number of surfaces - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Are we at an electronics show? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Road Grand Tours is a Zwift-like virtual riding experience - and one that is compatible with VR glasses - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
These dude yelled and cursed at us for taking pictures as he casually rolled around inside Eurobike - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
This is worse than it looks. Much worse - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The hubs are offset on each of the wheels, making it bounce up and down as it rolls - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Note the hub's position here - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
and then again here - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
FIX has compact multi-tools that clip into belt buckles - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The matching mobile for the Daffy helmet above - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
You could win a Tour de France time trial in this - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Probably not as easy to hop a curb inside this thing as on a normal bike - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Chiba, Chiba, y'all - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
For a cool 12- to 12,000 (pick your currency), this Elite smart trainer could be yours. Because no penthouse suite is complete without one - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
For World Cup fans on the go - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Another Eurobike has come to a close. We saw a lot of new and interesting bicycles and accessories on display. Some of the highlights from this year's show include Ceramic Speed’s watt-saving, shaft-driven concept drivetrain, Rotor’s 13-speed hydraulic drivetrain and a new device to measure all sorts of aerodynamic data without the need for a wind tunnel.
In addition to these innovations, which all fall within the realm of being simultaneously weird and wonderful, there were many other interesting items on display. Some were beautiful, while others were very curious creations. Take a stroll through the gallery for a closer look at the weird and wonderful things we saw at Eurobike 2018.
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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