Light Takes Flight

The 2026 iF Design Award jury recognized FlyingV with a score of 305 in Product Design — Bicycles. The award is one of the world’s most established industrial design evaluations, judging how effectively design improves real human use. The result reflects coherence. Form aligned with function. Engineering expressed through ride feel.

FlyingV begins with geometry. The V-frame drops the top tube and shifts weight to where riders feel stability most. Mounting becomes fluid. Lifting becomes deliberate. Low-speed handling sharpens. The architecture supports control before momentum builds.

Carbon runs through the entire chassis, including the fenders. Mass drops without sacrificing structure. Acceleration tightens. Steering input translates cleanly. Urban riding requires adaptation and constant adjustment. FlyingV was built for it.

This is human-centered engineering. Structure shaped around daily interaction. Carrying. Navigating. Storing. Moving through tight space. Design formed by real movement patterns inside real cities.

Delta V once reshaped performance riding. FlyingV applies that lineage to modern mobility. Performance knowledge informs weight distribution. Material behavior governs response. Rider interface guides ergonomics.

FlyingV is engineered in Freiburg and assembled in the Netherlands by cyclists who ride every day. Development and real-world use exist inside the same loop. Feedback becomes structure. Structure becomes ride quality.

Top-tier systems from Bosch and Shimano integrate into that architecture as part of the whole. Assist aligns with cadence. Power delivery remains consistent across intersections, climbs, and stop-start traffic. The bike responds as one system.

The iF Design Award confirms what the structure already proves. FlyingV defines Cannondale’s urban electric bike design at the intersection of engineering clarity and everyday mobility.

Mass resolved. Momentum refined.
FlyingV rides ahead of its time.