# Feather-Light Cycles Fairwheel Bikes Designs the Lightest Road Racing Bicycle By Meghan Young | Published 2010-09-28 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fairwheel-bikes References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2010/09/worlds-lightest.php#3) & [tririg](http://www.tririg.com/galleries.php?id=1035_Worlds_Lightest_Bike&num=3) There are a lot of things out there that weigh only six pounds, but never would I have thought a bicycle could until Fairwheel Bikes proved me wrong. That's right, they have designed the [lightest road racing cycle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whyte-e-lyte-140) ever. Sold for the astounding price of $45,000, Fairwheel Bikes created this [feather-light bicycle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/t1-st-plus) predominantly out of [carbon fiber](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbon-fiber-frame). Exhibited at the Interbike Show in Las Vegas, it is a ten speed bike equipped with both a front and back breaks. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 88% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Sports](https://www.trendhunter.com/sports) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Feather-light Design:** Exploring innovative ways to design light, efficient products, with carbon fiber as a key component. - **Ultra-luxury Bikes:** Identifying high-end consumer segments for ultra-luxury bike lines and developing premium marketing and sales strategies. - **High-tech Bicycle Components:** Developing high-tech, durable bicycle components to cater to the increasing demand from competitive cyclists. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Sports & Outdoor Recreation:** The Sports & Outdoor Recreation industry can capitalize on the demand for high-end, ultra-luxury bicycles. - **Automotive & Transportation:** The Automotive & Transportation industry can explore innovative materials and techniques for efficient designs that incorporate light-weight carbon fiber materials. - **Manufacturing:** The Manufacturing industry can innovate and design high-tech bicycle components to enhance the performance capabilities of road racing bicycles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Featherweight Folding Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/featherweight-folding-bicycle.md) - [Featherweight Cargo Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-bicycles.md) - [Ultra-Lightweight Road Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultimate-cfr-di2.md) - [Lightweight Foldable E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vello-ultralight.md) - [Ultra-Lightweight E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2022-pressed-bike.md) - [Lightweight Spanish E-Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iaerolight.md) - [Elegant Lightweight Electric Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ponomarets-eidolon.md) - [Carbon Fiber Mountain Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbon-mountain-bike.md) - [Lightweight E-Mountain Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightrider-e-ultimate.md)