Felt Shelby Cruiser

A Felt Bicycles construiu, em parceria com o ex-piloto de Fórmula 1 Carroll Shelby, a bicicleta Shelby Cruiser. O veículo de duas rodas estará disponível para compra em uma produção limitada, e possuirá o logotipo e as mesmas cores Wimbledon White e Guardsman Blue usadas em carros clássicos, como o Mustang GT350.

"Carroll é conhecido por sua determinação pelo sucesso e sua paixão por performance. Estes atributos levaram a Shelby aos degraus mais altos do automobilismo e inspirou uma legião de fãs. Na Felt Bicycles, compartilhamos os mesmos valores e estamos honrados em fazer parte deste projeto", disse o presidente da Fely, Bill Duehring.

A Shelby Cruiser é construída em torno de um quadro de alumínio hidroformado, com um câmbio Shimano Nexus de cubo interno, com três marchas, e um garfo Abraham Linkage, da própria Felt. A bicicleta estará à venda no final de maio ao preço de 900 dólares.

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PRESS RELEASE

Felt Bicycles, a global leader of innovative and state-of-the-art competition bicycles, is pleased to announce its new agreement with Carroll Shelby Licensing. Felt and Shelby Licensing have teamed up to design and develop a cruiser that pays homage to the iconic Shelby image. The Shelby Cruiser will be a limited edition offering and available worldwide.

"Carroll is known for his determination to succeed and his passion for performance," said Felt President Bill Duehring. "These attributes propelled Shelby to the pinnacle of auto racing and inspired a legion of fans. At Felt Bicycles, we share these same values and we are honored to be part of this project."

Felt designers worked hand-in-hand with the Shelby team to create a bike that exudes the Shelby image and culture. Designers drew upon the wealth of Shelby racing traditions when developing the design and graphic scheme. The bike features the legendary Wimbledon White and Guardsman Blue paint scheme that adorned many of Shelby's vintage cars, including the famed GT350.

"Felt Bicycles is a world renowned competition and high performance bicycle manufacturer and designer," noted Tracey Smith, vice president of Carroll Shelby Licensing. "The team at Felt understands the passion that drives many Shelby enthusiasts, which is similar to the spirit of competition in many Felt bike owners. Now enthusiasts can take their love of Shelbys to the bike trails, streets and beach boardwalks."

The bike is built around Felt's hydro-formed aluminum tank frame and fitted with high performance three-speed Nexus internal gearing. The bike rolls on 36 spoke wheels wrapped with "blue dot" tires to resemble automotive racing tires, and a proprietary linkage-designed springer fork affords fast and precise handling. Every detail on the bike is honed to the tradition and passion embodied by Carroll Shelby and his company.

Each of the limited edition bicycles is individually badged and serial numbered to ensure authenticity. The Shelby Cruiser will be available through Felt Bicycles and its retailers beginning in late May 2011. The bike will retail for $999.