18 Interesting Products from Interbike: Visionary, or Delusional?

Alter Cycles ARC Technology Alter Cycles makes flexible bike frames for commuter bikes, but I spotted a titanium mountain bike version in their booth at Interbike this year. The MTB was actually the prototype the company used to develop and trail test their design, which uses a composite steel downtube to dampen a bumpy ride. …

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Alter Cycles makes flexible bike frames for commuter bikes, but I spotted a titanium mountain bike version in their booth at Interbike this year. The MTB was actually the prototype the company used to develop and trail test their design, which uses a composite steel downtube to dampen a bumpy ride. This seems to be built on some of the same ideas behind the Slingshot mountain bike. The company has no plans for a production mountain bike, but never say never…