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[webbikeworld.com] - Criminal Concepts: The Sprinter, Courtesy of Valen Zhou

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Okay, I know this isn’t the prettiest bike to grace the homepage of WBW proper…in fact, we’d be dubious of calling this thing a functioning ‘bike’ at all, but for the fact that this concept is inspired from two motorcycle industries: Vintage Board Track Racing, and Drag Racing.*

The Sprinter – a concept bike from the mind of Milan-based photographer and Director, Valen Zhou. Media sourced from BikeEXIF.You see, when Milan-based bike photographer and director, Valen Zhou, began the process of merging his love for the vintage racing industry with the powerful charm of drag bikes, what started out as sketches soon showed off more than a few problems.*

The Sprinter – a concept bike from the mind of Milan-based photographer and Director, Valen Zhou. Media sourced from Valen’s IG page.The hand-crafted steel frame, custom-built dropped bars, and bicycle seat post show off an emaciated torso – and as for the suspension, Zhou details the whole package was free-handed by himself, ‘making it up as he went.’*

“I basically built the suspension freehand, just like playing with Lego,” he says in a report from BikeEXIF.*

“It’s completely designed according to my own imagination, so there will be big problems, ha ha.”

No, he’s not talking about the ergonomics – though that fetal position squat into the petite seat looks a little too vintage to be comfy. Ouchies.*

The Sprinter – a concept bike from the mind of Milan-based photographer and Director, Valen Zhou. Media sourced from BikeEXIF.Stoppage is applied with a reused MX brake at the rear (no front), working with the unique pairing of a half-size car spare at the back and a front wheel dressed in a Honda CG125 hub, a pair of aero cycling wheel covers and a more generic motorcycle rim.

Other perks include the “custom-built throttle that uses gears, and a reversed clutch lever” (via BikeEXIF)

And now, the big question: How fast does she go?

The Sprinter – a concept bike with a spare car tire for the rear honors. Media sourced from BikeEXIF.For the guts of the operation, Zhou chose fuel to be stored in an aluminum bottle, mounted behind the frame’s seat tube in a bicycle bottle cage. The homage to the vintage racing industry is easily refillable, good for one run, and powers a 246cc peashooter single from a Kawasaki KZ250 – a unit featuring just under 20 Nm of torque.*

The Sprinter – a concept bike from the mind of Milan-based photographer and Director, Valen Zhou. Media sourced from Valen’s IG page.If you aren’t quite sure how much power 1Nm of torque affords, go grab an apple from the fridge and read this next bit:

“Stretch your arm out to the side as far and straight as possible, and have someone place an apple in your outstretched hand. Most apples are in the region of 100 grams, and most arms are in the region of a meter long from shoulder to fingertip.”

“The increase you’ll feel from the apple won’t be exactly 1Nm, but you’ll get an idea of the magnitude” (via Peter Hand, a masters in Physics / a public forum on Quora)

Twenty-three-ish apples later, and the Sprinter is going….nowhere fast, really.

But that’s alright, Zhou doesn’t plan on breaking any records anytime soon, either.*

The Sprinter – a concept bike showing off an aluminum fuel bottle under the seat. Media sourced from BikeEXIF.“Although it has many problems and cannot be driven on the road in a real sense, everything about it represents my knowledge of motorcycles… and my love for them.”*

What do you think?

Be sure to comment below and get this party started; stay tuned for other news coming down the pipeline, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties.*

*Media sourced from BikeEXIF and Valen Zhou’s Instagram platform*

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