End of the road for bicycle that was too advanced for production

The team behind the Denny – a radical new interpretation of the urban bicycle – are appealing for a new manufacturer to resurrect the project.

After winning the Oregon Manifest Bike Design competition, the battery-assisted bicycle was due to be built in small numbers by Fuji, but it was not to be.  The Denny won a public vote on the strength of its ingenious handlebar lock design, clever mudguard system, automatic gear shifting and stylish cargo shelf, but as Roger Jackson, creative director of the project, told the Seattle Times:

“When you take the bike into the journey to production, there will always be trade-offs … at the end of the two-year journey, the compromises got to the point where the spirit of the Denny wasn’t going to be alive.”

Described by the BBC as a ‘bike for people who don’t ride bikes’, many of the Denny’s features are said to have proved too challenging for mass production. However, there may be hope for the novel removable handlebars that double up as a lock. The design is still under development and currently on its fourth iteration.

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