Open’s new MIN.D. California is a US-made 775g superbike frame

Open MIN.D.
(Image credit: Marc Gasch/ Open Cycles)

Swiss-based independent bike brand Open has unveiled its latest and most expensive road bike - the Open MIN.D. California, a US-made limited edition ultralight frame weighing in at only 775g.

The bike was designed by Open co-founder Gerard Vroomen, alongside composite design expert Don Guichard, both of whom worked on Cervélo's infamous Project California over a decade ago. Project California aimed to test the limits of bike design, rather than offer a practical mass-market addition to Cervélo’s R-series. It was the driving force behind two range-topping Cervélo frames - the R5Ca and RCa - which were two of the lightest, and most expensive, frames ever made. 

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