DI.A 2018

Design & Innovation Award 2018 Winners – Category Bikes

16.01.2018
by Design & Innovation Award
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The Design & Innovation Award is more than just an award. It’s the only award to feature comprehensive review, highlight potential and discuss the true value of innovation. The award team has once more invested more than 6,000 working hours to analyse the most exciting products of 2018 for you. Here we present to you the road, gravel and CX bikes that secured the coveted Design & Innovation Award.

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Bergamont 20 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – Bergamont Grandurance Elite

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Canyon 24 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – Canyon Endurace WMN CF SL Disc 9.0 LTD

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Canyon 42 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – Canyon Inflite CF SLX 9.0 Pro Race

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Festka 47 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – Festka Scalatore Frameset

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Focus 45 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – FOCUS PROJECT Y

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Ghost 21 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – GHOST FIRE ROAD RAGE 6.9 LC

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Merida 44 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – MERIDA REACTO DISC 8000-E

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Open 19 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – OPEN NEW U.P.

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Orbea 43 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – Orbea Gain D10

Design and Innovation Award 2018 Scott 46 980x653
DI.A 2018 winner – SCOTT FOIL Premium Disc

Photos: Daniel Geiger

Design & Innovation Award 2018 Special Issue

Find more information on the Design & Innovation Award 2018 and all awarded products in our special issue in the digital app format. Download the app for iOS or Android to read all articles on your tablet or smartphone.

The articles from the special issue will also be published gradually on the DI.A overview page, head to design-innovation-award.com to learn more about all awarded products.

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