The mission of the Design & Innovation Award is to shape the bicycle world in a positive way. It also serves as a forum for creativity, visionary ideas as well as the industry’s most innovative products. More than 40 experts from 10 countries joined this year’s event to test, analyze and judge the best and most innovative products of 2016 in Kronplatz/San Vigilio – Dolomites. The Award recognises either outstanding product design and function, or innovation that sets a new standard and inspires future product generations and forward-thinking approaches.

Bold Linkin Trail Sick Day

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The Bold Linkin Trail is a bike that dares to be different. At first glance, the 130 mm travel Linkin Trail looks clean and sexy, then you notice that the shock is hidden inside the frame – amazing! Bold’s groundbreaking design and integration brings a new level of aesthetics to the trail bike sector. The IST Internal Suspension Technology is a masterclass in elegance, and the well-chosen components and competitive weight make the 29er a potent trail bike. The Swiss company Bold have created an excellent trail bike, but also a new way of thinking, offering the customer something very special and unique. The Bold Linkin Trail Sick Day is the first step to a future where bikes are more than a sum of their parts.

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Price: € 5539 | Weight: 12.74 kg | boldcycles.com

Find out more about the other winners of the Design & Innovation Award 2016.


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