French startup REF Bikes is looking to revolutionize bicycle design and, perhaps, the entire industry. In place of the fixed, welded tubes that have dominated bicycle design forever, its bikes use a modular tube system that works more like PVC pipes. Each tube secures into place via three hubs, quickly building up into a full frame. Not only does the design allow for faster manufacturing, it makes bicycles that can swap out damaged tubes during repair and adapt as a user grows physically or in terms of cycling level and style. An urban commuter can become a mountain bike can become an ebike can become a cargo bike and more.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Bicycle, ebikes, Modular, Eurobike 2023

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