Things that caught our eye...things that made us ask 'why?'
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Scurra is a small Austrian company that is trying to shift the frame design and suspension paradigms with this 7in travel 'Hard Enduro' bike(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
The Scurra Hard Enduro has a 29in wheel upfront and a 650b wheel in the rear. The suspension design is vaguely reminiscent of the Whyte PRST1(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Big Wheels for adults? Why not?(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
Boo! This carbon/bamboo fat bike belongs to a customer, but Boo's Nick Frey brought it to show off at Interbike(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The use of a Gates belt drive and a Rohloff hub allows for a relatively tight rear triangle, since the cassette is eliminated(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
Black Sheep's handlebar and truss fork use similar clamps(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Black Sheep titanium bar has some springy flex to it(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
How do you run cable guides on bamboo? Like this(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The bamboo tubes are handsanded down to fit inside the carbon tubes to which they are bonded (Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
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An Israeli company showed this Z Bike Stand, which is actually pretty cool(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
Unlike a hook on a wall, which requires the user to lift the bike, the Z Bike Stand uses the rear axle to achieve similar space-saving storage, but with less effort(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Z Bike Stand has some storage, too(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
A visual example of how the Z works(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Phone Johnny is the latest spinoff from the Chain Johnny. What's a Chain Johnny, you ask?(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
This is a Chain Johnny, which lets you transport your bike inside the back seat of a car while keeping the greasy drivetrain covered(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Real X Cooling Towel (worn around the neck here) is basically a chamois that is designed to stay wet and keep you cool(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Real X visor uses a similar material as the Real X towel on the headband. It hardens like this when dry(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
The Ryders Eyewear crew came back from the future for Interbike(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
wo DT Swiss M212 shocks provide 180mm of front and rear suspension. Claimed weight for this bike is 33lb/14.9kg(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
This creature hung ominously over rack maker Sea Sucker's booth like some sort of inflatable orange Cthulhu (Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
This contraption sprays the riders face with a fine mist while riding. Sunglass windshield wipers sold separately(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Surly: makers of affordable steel bicycles by day and interpretive taxidermy enthusiasts by night(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
allbike BMX - we're not sure how this will handle on a pumptrack, but we're willing watch and see (Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Not to be outdone, Timbuk2 create the world's largest rasta messenger bag(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
We've been assured that 650b is just a fad. Expect to be rolling on 36in wheels in a few short years(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
This bike actually looks like it could be a lot of fun, once you got it up to speed and kept riding in a straight line(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Snarky stickers make Interbike go 'round(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Chrome had a wall of its signature seatbelt buckles as part of its booth(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Action Wipes was holding a contest at Outdoor Demo to see who looked the most like a freshly-bathed chinchilla(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Electric mountain bikes were everywhere at Interbike this year. This one is equal parts gravity sled, commuter rig and terrible(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
While a full suspension fat bike may seem absurd, we have it on good authority that at least one well-known company will be be pursing the concept in 2014(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
One of the most inspiring sites of this years show was a letter jacket decked out in high school mountain bike league insignias. National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) is committed to making mountain biking a high school sport on par with varisty sports such as basketball and baseball(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
There's more than one way to take your pup mountain biking(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
BikeRadar's award for best DeLorean went to Ryders Eyewear(Image credit: Josh Patterson/Future Publishing)
Each Seasucker mount is rated for 250 pounds, but the suction cups must be pumped by hand every few days to retain their grip(Image credit: Ben Delaney/Immediate Media)
While there were certainly a few clear trends at Interbike this year — yes, fat bikes — we also came across a number of exhibits that don't fit so neatly into any one category. Whether plastic animals that hold your bike vertically, interpretive taxidermy displays or time-traveling machines disguised as DeLoreans, there were a few things we couldn't quite classify — but had to show you here in a photo gallery. Enjoy.
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