One of many coolest bikes we noticed on the 2025 MADE Present was the Donkelope Bikes Commuter, which got here with a BMX bike in tow. Out of Bellingham, Washington, Donkelope’s Greg Heath is not any stranger to exhibiting incredible bikes at MADE. Again in 2023, we awarded Greg Better of Present for his tremendous clear All-Highway bike.
The bike on show on the present this 12 months was actually cool. Greg makes use of his commuter to tug his BMX bike to the native dust jumps. The jumps are just a few miles away, so Greg mentioned it doesn’t make sense to drive there. Subsequently, he created the Commuter/BMX service.
Greg got here up with some intelligent and inventive methods to haul the BMX bike and the entrance wheel. As an illustration, the 20″ entrance wheel is hooked up to the fork of the commuter with a fabricated wheel holder. This holder permits the entrance wheel to tuck proper beneath the entrance basket of the commuter.
He then added fork dropout mounts to the rear seat stays of the commuter to connect the BMX bike’s fork. This answer seems to be clear and doesn’t seem like an afterthought.
And only for shits and giggles, there may be additionally an extra kiddie trailer tow hitch on the BMX bike’s rear chainstay which Greg makes use of to deliver his canine alongside for the experience. A motorcycle, towing a motorcycle, towing a trailer.
However, this isn’t only a BMX bike being towed by a commuter; there may be some actual thought within the design. For instance, the underside bracket and cranks are the identical on each bikes, in addition to the brakes. When Greg arrives on the trails, the pedals are simply swapped between bikes, the BMX is assembled, and he hits the jumps.
Donkelope & Reynolds 853 For the Win
Recently, I assumed it was cool that the body on the commuter was constructed utilizing legendary Reynolds 853 metal tubes. It’s one in all my all-time favourite body supplies. The luggage on each the commuter and BMX bikes have been custom-made by LOAM Tools.
This bike is an instance of kind and performance working collectively, ingenuity, and problem-solving to make the bike what you want it to be, bucking the norm. It’s additionally an instance of permitting the bike to be an integral and viable solution to get round in your life. And, it’s an ideal instance of the talent and creativity of the small, impartial body builder.