Erik Askin’s ‘Tryal’ wins Rizoma Design Challenge

Michelle Liew

August 7, 2019

Check out this custom bike that by Erik Askin!

Custom and concept motorcycles are certainly the highlight of the motorcycle industry. The Rizoma design challenge perfectly sculpts the ‘Future of Motorcycling’ with their competition. The competition was organized by Italian motorcycle accessory design studio, Rizoma. The winner of the competition is Erik Askin and his electric motorcycle concept called “Tryal”.

According to Interesting Engineering, Erik Askin is the Associate Design Director at New Deal Design in San Francisco. Askin managed to put together his concept by including a rounded, triangular body with a battery pack built into the downtube. He then featured a monoshock in the swingarm. Then he included an inverted fork at the front of the motorcycle for the suspension.

“The future of motorcycling will hinge on getting more riders on two wheels. Among an industry catering towards performance and horsepower, the Tryal Bike offers a friendlier approach. Simple, approachable and most importantly fun. This is a bike that is easy for anyone to ride,” says Askin as quoted from Interesting Engineering.

“Bold colours, clean iconic forms, and fun features such as the customize-able dot-matrix headlight, makes the Tryal an exciting new choice for future riders. A modern-day mini-moto with 14” wheels, electric drive train, and upright geometry the Tryal is a blast for learning or simply a fun way to get around town.”