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This ain't no *fixie* with a minty fresh paint job, this is the Faraday. Built for the Oregon Manifest design competition, ideas factory [Ideo](http://www.engadget.com/tag/ideo) teamed up with bike builders Rock Lobster Cycles to produce this retro-technotastic [electric bike](http://www.engadget.com/tag/electricbike). Everything futuristic has been hidden inside the frame: those parallel top tubes hold a series of lithium-ion batteries which juice up the front-hub motor -- all controlled from the green box tucked beneath the seat cluster. Those two prongs up front serve as built-in headlights and the base of a modular racking system, letting you swap out various carrying mechanisms like a trunk or child seat with the pop of a bolt. Tragically, the bike is just a concept -- so unless the teams responsible cave into peer pressure and get it into production, you'll have to use old-fashioned leg power to get you over those steep hills.
**Gallery: [Faraday electric bike](http://www.engadget.com/photos/faraday-electric-bike/)**
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