How many times have you gone out for a bike ride, only to have the frame crack in half right in the middle of your journey? Ya, me neither. In any case, Delta 7 Sports, a Utah-based bike manufacturer, is using a new “IsoTruss” tubing system to create a lightweight, ultra-durable bike frame that's up to 10 times the strength of steel at the same weight. The company's Arantix mountain-bike frame will weigh only 2.75 pounds, and uses tubes made from multiple layers of carbon fiber wrapped with Kevlar cords. With its space-age looks, you’ll also need to buy a proper helmet to go with this rig.

The IsoTruss technology uses a pyramid grid structure, with rods intersecting to create lots of stress-bearing joints. So if you’re screaming down a mountain and hit a boulder head-on, the frame may get damaged in one spot, but the rest of it should stay intact. That’s the theory, anyhow. If you want to find out for yourself, it’s gonna cost you — since each frame requires 300 hours of hand-weaving, the Arantix frame will sell for $7,000.

Via The Kneeslider