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# Estonian bicycle company Viks launches a new carbon bike

![Viks bicycle. Photo by Viks.](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Viks-bike.jpg)

Viks bicycle. Photo by Viks.

By  [Silver Tambur](https://estonianworld.com/author/silver/)
  ·  August 28, 2015  · [Technology](https://estonianworld.com/category/technology/)
 · 1 minute of reading

### The Estonian bicycle brand, Viks, celebrates its second birthday with a new carbon version of its distinctively designed two-wheeler.

[Viks](https://estonianworld.com/technology/start-up-spotlight-viks-bicycle/)
 was set up in 2013 by GrabCAD co-founder Indrek Narusk, who is a dedicated bicycle buff. The bicycle has since become a sort of an icon of new generation of Estonian design and featured on many [international](https://estonianworld.com/culture/estonian-design-introduced-brussels-first-time/)
 exhibitions.

To celebrate its second birthday, Viks has designed a special small edition version that is lighter than the previous one, thanks to the carbon fibre frame.

[https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Viks-bike-II.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Viks-bike-II.jpg)

The frameset weighs four kilograms (8.8 lbs), compared with the standard stainless steel frame that weighs seven kilograms (15.4 lbs). In its complete configuration and equipped with the Gates Carbon belt drive and the Aerospoke wheelset, Viks Carbon weighs 10 kilograms (22 lbs).

All carbon tubes used for the frame have been custom built for [Viks](http://viks.cc/)
 by the Slovenian carbon enchanter company, Berk Composites, also known to collaborate with Team Sky.

## About The Author

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[Silver Tambur](https://estonianworld.com/author/silver/)
Silver Tambur, co-founder and publisher of *Estonian World*, studied journalism at the University of Tartu and politics at Birkbeck, University of London. He has edited Estonian Public Broadcasting’s English news and contributed to *Business Sense*, *Deutsche Welle*, and *Radio New Zealand*. He is currently editor-in-chief of *Trialoog*, TalTech’s business and research portal. You can also follow him on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SilverTambur)
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. You can write to Silver at [silver@estonianworld.com](mailto:silver@estonianworld.com)
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