Mike Burrows Cause Of Death

Mike Burrows, a British bicycle designer from Norwich, England has died. He was born in 1943 and died on August 15, 2022 at age 79.

A cause of death was not given.

Burrows is best known for his collaborative work with the design of the track carbon-fibre Lotus 108 time trial bicycle manufactured by Lotus for Chris Boardman, when he won the 1992 Olympic 4000m pursuit in Barcelona.

In a tweet, Boardman expressed his sadness at Mr Burrows’ death before describing him as the “godfather” of his craft.

Boardman tweeted;

“Very sad to hear Mike Burrows, the designer of the Lotus bike, passed away today.

“He was the godfather of modern bicycle design and my life would not have been the same without his influence.”

Burrows was also involved in utility cycling and he designed;

• A folding cycle (the Giant Halfway), an especially thin machine (the 2D) that takes up little space in a hallway,
• The 8-Freight cargo bike in use with cycle courier companies such as Outspoken Delivery, and
• Makes customised screen and PA carrying freight bikes with extendable “batwings” for AV2 Hire.

Burrows’ designs often feature cantilever suspended wheels and he was involved in the design of a recumbent which sought to break the speed record for an HPV.