It's roughly 40lbs, with a white curvy frame -- according to the company, the body itself is largely a proprietary design, including the metal basket that's welded to the front handlebars.

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Jourden explains how the wires that clutter most contemporary bike fronts have been run ingeniously inside the handlebars, leaving one to admire the bike's clean, low-slung lines, painted in the handsome, scratch-proof matte black that distinguishes so many of their bikes.

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Don't look at the latest FCC filings then -- Federal regulators appear to have snagged some exclusive hands-on time with Razer's upcoming Project Fiona, and its trademark handlebars are nowhere in sight.

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Increasing the weight placed over the front wheel also decreases stability, which is why it will wobble if you slam on the brakes (your body's momentum continues forward, shifting weight on to the handlebars).

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Their tiny wheels can make the bike's handling disconcertingly hyper-responsive (a slight turn of your handlebars will send you careening over the curb).

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