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Updated: November 21, 2014.<\/strong> The Epo Bicycle designer, Bob Schiller, wrote in to clarify that the bicycle is still in the conceptual phase, and that the retail price has not been determined. If it comes to market Bob estimates the price will be around $1,500. Bob’s goal is to design a bike that can be produced in the Netherlands for a similar price to producing a bike in China or Taiwan. The article below has been updated to reflect these points.
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Here’s an interesting\u00a0new bicycle, the Epo, from Dutch designer Bob Schiller.
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Why another bicycle design?<\/p>\n

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Every single person in the Netherlands cycles; even our prime minister uses his bike to get to work. Cycling is part of our culture and it has been for centuries. However, an affordable, contemporary Dutch bicycle disappeared from our streets.<\/p>\n

A bicycle is a labour intensive product. For this reason, almost all bicycle manufactures moved\u00a0 their production to China or Taiwan. Epo revives the local industry and brings production back to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

-Bob Schiller, www.epobicycles.com <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"The<\/a>Bob Schiller’s goal is to produce a bicycle in the Netherlands for a similar price of producing a bike in China or Taiwan. The bike is still in the conceptual phase, but if and when it comes to market it will be in the region of $1,500.<\/p>\n

\"Bicycle<\/a>The bike has\u00a0a\u00a0pressed metal frame made from aluminum. \u00a0Two molded sheets are spot welded together.<\/p>\n

There is a single fork leg on the front, and a single\u00a0stay for the rear wheel. The single stay and fork allow the tires to be changed without the wheel being removed from the bike. The Epo also has disk brakes\u00a0and is a belt drive.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Epo: http:\/\/www.epobicycles.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated: November 21, 2014. The Epo Bicycle designer, Bob Schiller, wrote in to clarify that the bicycle is still in the conceptual phase, and that the retail price has not been determined. If it comes to market Bob estimates the price will be around $1,500. 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