“Once you learn how to ride a bike you never forget”. There are things we learn when we are kids and never actually forget how to do it, and bicycles are a great example. We tend to look at it as a finished product, it is as good as it will ever be. Right?

We as we learned with “Jiro, Dreams of Sushi” there is always room for improvement. Even if it takes a month, a year, or a lifetime, there is no such thing as a finished product or Jiro’s case, the perfect sushi. Jiro focused on the details of his craft to keep improving, sometimes the improvement might not be in the details but in the overall aggregate. That is the case of the Bicymple.

In 2011, Josh Bechtel decided to create a great bicycle experience and his approach was to simplify. Remove chains, remove gears, strip everything down to basics , and enjoy the ride. For this he created a Kickstater campaign and got double the funding he needed. The bicymple is a reality, albeit in a prototype sense. We might have to relearn how to ride a bike but from the looks of it, it will be worth it. There is no such thing as a finished product…

Intrigued? Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lzUBCRBJeg

• Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshbechtel/the-bicymple
• Website: http://www.bicymple.com/