Cristian Curmei
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He was born in Romania, yet left at the age of six. Destination? U.S. of A. Grew up in Chi-town for the first two years of his life, followed by the remaining 14 years in Phoenix, Arizona. A history of musical and martial arts made him the ‘crazy’ human he is today. Majors in Chemistry and English ‘endowed’ him with with a joy for jumbling letters, sometimes making people laugh in the process. His true joy and ultimate goal.
His love of expression, in any form, has led to a large stack of notebooks on his coffee table. Some stories are about love. Some stories are about clarity. Some stories are about trials and tribulations. All of them are about what it means to be a human. Most recently you’ll even find stories about anything vehicles, transportation, and more.
The “Z” Stands for Zapfina Bike’s Suspension - It’s All Just One Big Spring
23 Jul 2020, 14:55 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Designer Jialing Hu brings us a concept that makes the whole bike a suspensions system. Based on the function of bones and muscles, she rides completely different than anything you may be used to. I want you to close your eyes for a second and ...
An e-Bike Made by Audi Offers Us a Look into the Future of Cycling
23 Jul 2020, 13:46 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I honestly wasn't expecting anything less. With a name like Audi, you can put your bottom dollar on anything they push out. And this capable e-bike is no exception from that rule. The e-bike you’re looking at is called the...
World’s Longest Bike Looks Like the Support Structures of a Walmart Store
22 Jul 2020, 19:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / How does somebody even come up with something like this? What's the thought process behind it? What kind of design team is behind this? Honestly, it literally looks like a steel crane with a steamroller on the back. We all know the Dutch l...
The Tinger C500 is a 5-in-1 ATV: Truly All-Terrain
22 Jul 2020, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This odd looking mini-tank you see is the Tinger C500. Built to cover any terrain that standard vehicles can’t manage in, this track-driven vehicle is showing how far human ingenuity can go. As even Tinger themselves call the C500, your v...
A Bike Concept with Maximum Suspension: The Spring-Loaded Bike by Colin Furze
22 Jul 2020, 15:17 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I thought I'd seen it all with the forkless bike because heck, I somehow understood how it works. Even the INgSoc bike gave my brain a hard time in figuring it out, but eventually said, “Ok, it can work.” But this, this is a w...
Fat Bike Skis Modify Your Mountain Bike to Let You Carve Lines in the Snow
21 Jul 2020, 19:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I've seen bikes before, and I've seen crazy folk going down snowy hills on bikes. But never have I imagined that someone would get bored one day and push out a specific machinery to do just that, bicycle your way up and down snow-covered ...
The Manta 5 XE-1 e-Bike Hydrofoil Is Changing the Face of Water-sports
21 Jul 2020, 17:10 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / So you like riding bikes, good. And you like water, also good. So, why not bring the two together in one common space? Well, somebody did, and brought us a hydrofoil bike. The team at Manta 5 have brought to our world this aquatic e-bike. Comple...
Lilium Air Mobility Plans to Put Airports on Our Inner-city Buildings
20 Jul 2020, 19:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Lilium GmbH has been in the news before with their all-electric regional mobility plane. But the expansion toward the sky hasn’t been the problem. Our lack of Infrastructure is the reason we haven’t seen this in our cities yet. Knowi...
Unlimited Engineering Slams Us With a Universal e-Bike Kit
20 Jul 2020, 16:55 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / So, you want an e-bike, but don’t have thousands of dollars to spend? You want an e-bike, but you just can’t let go of your old Peugeot frame? It’s simple, you want an e-bike. Well, now you can have one, and you can have it withou...
The CCN Panam 40 Is a Concept Yacht Soon to Become Reality
20 Jul 2020, 14:02 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This fast and aggressive yet delicately luxurious yacht should be able to be spotted live this year. CCN and Paszkowski Studio bring use the Panam 40 to set an new level in luxury and lifestyle. At first sight, I could swear this is just a conce...
A Mono-wheel EV That’s Basically a Motorcycle Cut in Half - The Ryno
20 Jul 2020, 12:28 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / So you’ve been to the circus before and noticed the unicycle riders. Sure. But have you ever looked at their rides? No, because they weren’t riding one of these! It’s simply called the RYNO and it looks like the front end of my...
This Forkless Bike Functions Against Everything Your Brain Tries to Tell You
18 Jul 2020, 06:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / From the start you can see that she’s missing an integral part of bicycle design, the front fork. Poof! None. How’s this even possible? I don't know, but it does, so let’s find out. This is the type of contraption th...
The Aquamarine by Heesen Yachts Is no Longer a Concept
18 Jul 2020, 00:25 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The Aquamarine is being built as we speak. Scheduled to launch on February 2021, she is a fresh example of a luxurious lifestyle, not just vacation. She is beautiful. She does look stylish. She could even be a concept. Well, at one point she was...
The Ebiq Is a Bike Concept Worthy of an Actual Build. Thin, Sleek and Modern
17 Jul 2020, 20:35 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / She’s been dubbed the Ebiq and honestly, if I saw someone riding one down my street, I would start thinking that I’m in some sci-fi film. The design does shout Japanese, similar to future motorcycles we have seen in anime movies. The...
Project Akira Is a Sharp, Sleek and Elegant Yacht Just Waiting for a Buyer
17 Jul 2020, 18:30 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The Akira sports a sharp and fearless design. But she doesn’t have an owner yet. Have a read and find out if you’ve got the inspiration and the cash to get to her. Upon first sight, Akira may resemble another yacht you may have seen ...
The Carbogatto H7 Is a Carbon-fiber Mono-frame e-Bike With a Lifetime Warranty
17 Jul 2020, 17:29 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This futuristic style frame you see is the foundation for the H7 e-Bike made by the team at Carbogatto. Right off the bat, you realize it’s all one big piece of carbon-fiber. Now, the distinguishing aspect of the H7 is its monocoque frame....
It’s Called the INgSoc: A Chainless e-Bike That Is More of a Space Art Piece
16 Jul 2020, 16:56 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This out of this world contraption is actually a bicycle. Designed by Edward Kim and Benny Cemoli, its odd shapes and lines seem to have little to do with biking. This couldn’t be further from the truth. When I first saw the INgSOC, I had ...
Remembering the Pininfarina Hybrid Kinetic GT Concept
15 Jul 2020, 18:25 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / What you’re looking at is only a concept car that was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Auto Show. But it’s one that will probably never be built. This electric concept vehicle debuted at the Geneva Auto show back in 2018 only to act as a ...
1966 Ford Bronco Heritage By Galpin Auto Sports Is Still Cooler Than the New One
15 Jul 2020, 17:11 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / She may need a bit of introduction if you’re not accustomed to classic car body shapes and design. So I’ll start off by saying that the body is a 1966 Bronco with a twist. But then again, it’s all twisted. This beauti...
The Hypnosquid Superyacht Makes You Feel at One With the World’s Seas
14 Jul 2020, 21:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / This is latest superyacht concept by Roberto Curto. This design studio has created over 50 yachts since 2004 and is still going strong. I’ve noticed that when people see this creation for the first time they have one of three reactions; am...