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AMD Starts Selling Custom Bikes

A pair of branded bicycles are available that may help improve your single core.

www.pcmag.com

Consumer technology firm AMD is changing gears, literally. The company has launched a pair of custom bikes as part of its online Fan Store.

Ride around town or hit the trails on an AMD cruiser or mountain, on sale now for $299 each (plus $50 shipping and more than $30 in tax). Each comes with prominent Advanced Micro Devices branding, an 18.5-inch steel frame, and 26-inch alloy wheels.

But the similarities end there. Designed for casual cycling, the Cruiser is sleek, with front and rear fenders, a double-spring saddle, and the option of white frame/black tires or black frame/white tires. "This cruiser is the [perfectly] designed bike for cruising the streets and beaches in style," the product description claims. "This model is not only fun to ride, but you look good doing it."'

The rugged, 21-speed mountain-bike option, features pull brakes, twist grip shifters, a three-piece crank, quick-release seat post, and kickstand; it comes in three colors: black frame/white tires, white frame/black tires, and white frame/orange tires. "This bike is designed for many years of fun and comfortable transportation," AMD boasted.

The products are currently available only in the US; there is no word on an international release. AMD did not immediately respond to PCMag's request for comment.

 

[LostDonkey]

AMD.

A Massive Douche

Cos that's what you'll look like on that.

 

[JimboJones]

No Ai or raytracing support??

 

[Esca]

Hook it up to an xss and you can over clock it

 

[Strider Highwind]

Im gonna ride one of these to go get my 3090

 

[Compsiox]

No words

 

[LordOfChaos]

 

[ShirAhava]

"Breaking News!! AMD running scared launches lineup of custom bikes to quickly flee parlous GPU market"

 

[Senua]

 

[MHubert]

Cruiser Bikes are worthless, and I'm starting to feel sorry for AMD.

Edit:
300$ Mountain bikes equally so

Edit Edison:
Okay, Steel is real so I guess they implemented their GPU design philosophy: 1 great merit, and a landslide of abhorrent crap for the rest of your dollars.

 

[nochance]

Sliding into a new market, smart considering that they are about to be sent to obscurity in the GPU sector.

 

[The_Mike]

Well if you can't win at hardware then better try something else.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[Birdo]

I can mentally see the Linus Tech Tips video thumbnail for this.

 

[Venuspower]

 

[tillbot8]

 

[The Hamburglar]

Getting desperate. Willing to do anything to make a quick buck.

 

[kiphalfton]

The hot girls at my University rode these types of bikes. They must've been hard to handle as these girls were all over the sidewalk (that's a whole separate rant) whenever there were riding around campus.

Cool story bro, I know. But I don't know who this appeals to? Hipsters?

 

[Senua]

Getting desperate. Willing to do anything to make a quick buck.

Next they'll be jerking off punks under the Queensboro bridge for fifteen dollars a man.

 

[Max_Po]

lmao negative comments, because we know most gaffer's asses will swallow that seat like a skittle ...

 

[SantaC]

you know that the mouse always wins

 

[Senua]

you know that the mouse always wins

Evidently!

 

[GamerEDM]

AMD is diversifying

 

[RoadHazard]

Well if you can't win at hardware then better try something else.

Bikes are hardware.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[diffusionx]

What if buying one of these puts you in front of the queue for PS5 or Big Navi preorders?

 

[namekuseijin]

no VR, no bike

 

[midasmulligan]

That’s what we call a Pivot ladies and gentlemen

 

[RoboFu]

Oh man they are only 2 tire flops

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I saw this on reddit yesterday morning, trying to figure out wtf it meant. It got so many upvotes. Now it makes sense. Fucking lol

 

[Barakov]

At least with bikes you don't have to worry about bad driver support.

 

[The Fartist]

That black on white cruiser looks dope.

 

[RNG]

How fast will I be able to overclock these bikes?

 

[bender]

Someone at AMD must be a fan of Shark Tank.

 

[Mistershine.]

Why don't they have any brakes?

At least with bikes you don't have to worry about bad driver support.

But you do though, have you seen how many people don't know how to ride a bike on public roads, and how many car drivers think the rules of the road don't apply when the other vehicle is a push bike?

 

[notseqi]

Something something shit drivers.

 

[Come On Tars]

Bikes are a good market right now. But you would assume they would try out the pedal assist market being tech brand.

 

[notseqi]

Why don't they have any brakes?

It looks to be what I know as a Fixie, fixed and continuos gearing. You can't stop the pedals as they turn when you are moving and that system acts as your brake, restistance on the pedals will slow you down.

 

[CrysisFreak]

The hot girls at my University rode these types of bikes. They must've been hard to handle as these girls were all over the sidewalk (that's a whole separate rant) whenever there were riding around campus.

Cool story bro, I know. But I don't know who this appeals to? Hipsters?

Incompetent roasties REEEEEEEE.
I would've shown them how to ride properly but no then I guess not.

 

[notseqi]

Cool story bro, I know. But I don't know who this appeals to? Hipsters?

It's considered a hipster thing, yes.

 

[Night.Ninja]

So this is where the bike meme has come from

 

[sandkiller]

Everyone is making money from bikes at the moment.