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Revolutionary Venom Line Being Developed by Specialized

August 14th, 2005 by Tim Grahl

Mountain Bike Tales:

Cycling manufacturer giant Specialized has announced that it is working on prototypes for revolutionary new bikes, set to be released in 2006. The new line of bikes is being dubbed the Venom Line. The bikes feature aerodynamic design and revolutionary technology that was pioneered by a special research team in Japan.

UPDATE: Yeah so I was duped. Thanks to ChiTown Rider for bringing to my attention that, not only did I get had by Loof Lirpa Publishing (Loof Lirpa = April Fools… get it?) but I was like four months behind everyone else. Nice.

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8 Responses to “Revolutionary Venom Line Being Developed by Specialized”

  1. 1 Guitar Ted 

    I’m not sure whether to laugh, or cry! This is reminiscent of the crap Cannondale pulled in the 90’s. This stuff is not usable by the pros, (not UCI legal) and is too “wierd” for the average guy. Not to mention all the proprietary parts! (GROAN!!!!) I hope this all just goes away!

  2. 2 Tim Grahl 

    Haha, I just thought it looked like something they would be in a futuristic movie. Complete with everyone wearing the one piece silver jump suits with moon boots on.

  3. 3 Jeff Kerkove 

    Very cool from a design view. But, where the hell are people going to get parts? Urgh! People have a hard enough time riding a bike with 21, 27, and 30 speeds. Now Special-Ed wants to give them a freek’n circus bike. Hum? What the hell? Keep it simple people.

  4. 4 ChiTown Rider 

    This isn’t exactly what it seems - These are actual concepts from Specialized, but I don’t think there are any plans to manufacture them.

    Notice that these were posted by “Loof Lirpa Publishing”, and “Loof Lirpa” is “April Fool” spelled backwards. More information is available at the following sites:

    http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/specialized-clown-bikes-116826.php

    http://www.drawthrough.com/tutorials/indoorbike.html

  5. 5 kyle 

    how much do both of these bikes cost?

  6. 6 Mike 

    They don’t exist, they were a joke.

  7. 7 F 

    how you turn on those bike. I can tell it’s fake, computer animation.

  8. 8 brad 

    thats just retarded!? :)

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