Biomega (bicycle company) explained

Biomega was a Copenhagen-based, Danish brand of designer bicycles. It was known for engaging with 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 produced bicycles under a joined brand with Puma AG.

Biomega bicycles were 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] Marc Newson design gave the brand its reputation.

In 2010, 'LND' bicycle was launched, It was designed by Ross Lovegrove.[6]

In 2015, the company revealed its first electric bike 'OKO'.[7]

In 2018, it announced that it was going to make an electric vehicle called 'Biomega SIN'. The project received funding from EVE, a Hong Kong-based investment group.[8] It was aimed that in 2021, the EV would to be in production.[9] It was unveiled at the China International Import Expo.

In 2019, the company launched ‘OKO e-low’, their second low step electric bicycle. The bike was designed by KiBiSi, also founded by Jens Martin Skibsted.[10]

In April 2021, they launched 'EIN trailer'.[11] It claimed to be world's first weightless electric cycle trailer.[12] It was designed by Manyone Design.[13] The company launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo where it reached the funding goal in just a few hours.[14]

The company went bankrupt in August 2022, after millions in losses, with a debt of DKK 72 million.[15] [16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MN Bicycles Marc Newson . 2023-03-03 . marc-newson.com . en . 2023-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230303204727/https://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ . live .
  2. Web site: ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09. designboom. 2010-04-26. 2009-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831102719/http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6275/ross-lovegrove-the-bamboo-bicycle-for-biomega-at-milan-design-week-09.html. live.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527215302/https://biomega.com/design biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org
  4. Web site: Superformer. Wired. 2010-04-16. 2010-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329235753/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.10/biomega_pr.html. live.
  5. Web site: Biomega og cyklerne. Ingeniøren. 2010-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175945/http://ing.dk/artikel/65237-biomega-og-cyklerne. 2011-07-17. dead.
  6. News: Sorrel . Charlie . New Biomega 'LDN' Bike is an 'Urban Tool' . 2024-01-22 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028 . 2023-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604142353/https://www.wired.com/2010/08/new-biomega-ldn-bike-is-an-urban-tool/ . live .
  7. Web site: Paw . David . 2015-11-09 . Urban mobility project: Biomega reveals Oko, the future of inner-city travel . 2024-01-22 . wallpaper.com . en . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208205725/https://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/biomega-oko-reveal-first-e-bike . live .
  8. Web site: Banks . Nargess . Designer Danish Bicycle Brand Biomega Reveals Its First Electric Car . 2024-01-22 . Forbes . en . 2022-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005071001/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nargessbanks/2018/11/05/biomega-sin-electric-car/ . live .
  9. Web site: Banks . Nargess . Danish Modern: The Story Behind Biomega's First Electric Car . 2024-01-22 . Forbes . en . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128130258/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nargessbanks/2018/11/15/denmarks-first-electric-car/ . live .
  10. Web site: Spears . Tim . 2019-04-06 . biomega electrifies the clean scandinavian design of the OKO bicycle . 2024-01-22 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.
  11. Web site: Sood . Gaurav . 2022-11-07 . This electrified trailer expands the use-case-scenarios of your e-bicycle - Yanko Design . 2024-01-22 . www.yankodesign.com . en-US . 2023-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926024040/https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/11/06/this-electrified-trailer-expands-the-use-case-scenarios-of-your-e-bicycle/ . live .
  12. Web site: Curmei . Cristian . 2021-04-16 . Biomega’s EIN Is the Last Bicycle Cargo Trailer You’ll Ever Want and Need . 2024-01-22 . autoevolution . en.
  13. Web site: Manyone Biomega EIN . 2024-01-22 . manyone.com . en.
  14. Web site: 2021-04-20 . The Biomega Ein – a "weightless" electric single-wheel trailer . 2024-01-22 . electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips . en . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208113642/https://ebiketips.road.cc/content/news/the-biomega-ein-a-weightless-electric-single-wheel-trailer-2967 . live .
  15. Web site: 2022-08-17 . Dansk cykelproducent meldt konkurs . 2024-01-22 . www.avisen.dk.
  16. Web site: Har tabt 72 millioner kroner: Cykel-producent fra Silkeborg er erklæret konkurs . 2024-01-22 . Midtjyllands Avis . da.

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