Of late perhaps because of my frequent business travels (once every other week), I had been entertaining thoughts of getting a folding bicycle (especially when held up in heavy traffic) so that I can get some exercise in as well as taking in the sights of towns/cities that I’m visiting. That was why I bought a ‘folder’ or folding kayak in the first place so that I could paddle wherever I travel. But a folding bicycle is considerably lighter, smaller and more convenient to travel with and to unfold. How does 15 seconds sound like? And which is about the average time it takes to unfold a folding bicycle! Although my Folbot Cooper is one of the easiest folding kayak to assemble, I still take more than 20 minutes to do so and covered in sweat in our hot humid tropical weather by the end of the process!
I was also astounded by the range of models and designs available. And there is even a folding bicycle society called “The Folding Society” whose membership is free along with a knowledge base of experience and information.
Of all the designs of the folding bicycles that I had ‘googled on’, none is as radical as the ‘Locust ‘Folding Bicycle by Josef Cadek who is a 26 year old designer from
Meanwhile I’ll probably have to settle instead for the A-Bike invented by Sir Clive Sinclair. Although I’m skeptical about the ride with such tiny wheels! But it’s probably the most compact folding bicycle for travelling and the design is really cool.
Although it may be more realistic to get the Dahon Jetstream XP which is the world’s lightest full-suspension folding bike. I wished I can own them all - Brompton, GoBike, Strida, Bike Friday, etc *sigh*
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when u do decide to get 1, get 1 foe me also hor!
check out scorpion’s folding recumbent trike http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/scorpion_fx.shtml
Another sports vehicle not suited for me!!! your kayak i need at least two roped together in order to fit me, Wuching electrical bike is a definite no no and this one? aiyooo..i think it will collapse into a heap if i sit on it…imagine the strain i will put on the joints…hahaha
When I had an airplane I thought a lot about folding bikes - but never bought one. “Computer says ‘no’”, I’m afraid.
Those are some cool bikes! I’ve always been interested in interesting inventions like those.
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