Biomega (bicycle company)

Biomega is a Copenhagen-based, Danish brand of designer bicycles. It is known for engaging international designers from outside the bicycle industry; including Marc Newson,[1] Ross Lovegrove,[2] Karim Rashid and Bjarke Ingels,[3] often giving its products unconventional solutions.[4] In addition to producing bikes under its own name, Falcon produces bicycles under a joined brand with Puma AG.

Biomega ams mens 8sp
Biomega Bamboo bicycle

Biomega bicycles are represented in the design collections of both MOMA, SFMOMA and the Sir Terrence Conran Foundation Collection.[5]

History

Biomega was established in 1998 by former university classmates Jens Martin Skibsted and Elias Grove Nielsen.[4] The company went bankrupt in August 2022 with a debt of DKK 72 million.[6]

Technology

Biomega made both shaft-driven bicycles and bamboo bicycles.

References
  1. "MN Bicycles | Marc Newson". marc-newson.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. "ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09". designboom. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  3. biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org
  4. "Superformer". Wired. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  5. "Biomega og cyklerne". Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  6. 2022-08-17 avisen.dk Dansk cykelproducent meldt konkurs, in Danish
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