An IKEA bike!

[Gravity Aided]

I was expecting this bike to made of chip board and laminate.

Saw this on Pinterest.

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

OK, best 'Ikea Style Names' competition ...

Krapp

Folln Te Bitss

 

[Gravity Aided]

Why do I have the overwhelming urge to put on my Italian shoes, chinos, and turtleneck sweater, and catch the train for Chicago? (actually, I think the store where all the cool people go is Schaumburg).

 

[Naits]

IKEA could possibly get more people on bikes with this. Gonna be exiting to follow. Hopefully it`s not ur average IKEA self assembly.

 

[flake99please]

Just as long as riders don't go into the Ikea trance so readily seen in the stores. I'm sure they must put something in the air conditioning to cause people to immediately begin walking at little more than snails pace and wander from side to side without looking for whom or what is behind them

I treat that the same as I would a shared use path. Just fix a bell to your trolley and (as politely as possible) ping yourself a path of clearance.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Well I'm quite keen to see it and have a test ride.

Anything that helps normalise cycling and makes it more ubiquitously accessible.

Intrigued by so many taking the mick out of the potential for self assembly given we're a forum of fettlers who think nothing of ourselves or others taking bikes far more to bits & never particularly trusting the shop supplied set up of our new bikes without a good check over and re-doing

@User259 not much different to the notion of CVT in a car & when I was toying with the idea of B'Twin Tilt, I had a little ride on their 2 speed 'automatic' & it worked, well as far as possible when they only let you try ride it in-store.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I treat that the same as I would a shared use path. Just fix a bell to your trolley and (as politely as possible) ping yourself a path of clearance.

& @Bazzer

I do wonder about an urban game show where you have to negotiate an IKEA on a Bank Holiday in the fastest time, with penalties for contact with other customers and bonuses for spotting the magic portal door that lets you bypass the kitchen and soft furnishing sections.

 

[Gravity Aided]

By pass kitchen? I'm always picking up one of those utensil holders for the dishwasher, as they make a great "stick stove" for camping. Same with their child playset in stainless steel, just the right size for camping.

 

[Milkfloat]

Why do I have the overwhelming urge to put on my Italian shoes, chinos, and turtleneck sweater, and catch the train for Chicago? (actually, I think the store where all the cool people go is Schaumburg).

I spent a week at the Hyatt next to this store many years ago. I was amazed how the Americans from out of town were enthralled by IKEA. Myself, I loved the outdoors store that had the climbing wall inside and lots and lots of outdoor paraphernalia you never see in the UK.

 

[Gravity Aided]

REI?

 

[Milkfloat]

REI?

No it wasn't an REI, but I forget what it was called. I did a bit of googling and cannot find it, I think it may have closed.

 

[Dogtrousers]

There are a number of ways to get to accented characters. My favourite on Windows is to use the charmap application. Much easier than remembering alt codes. Most touch screen keyboards make it easier.

Who was the smallest man on the moon?
Neil Ångstrom.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Good luck, Mr. Gorsky.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Well I'm quite keen to see it and have a test ride.

Anything that helps normalise cycling and makes it more ubiquitously accessible.

Intrigued by so many taking the mick out of the potential for self assembly given we're a forum of fettlers who think nothing of ourselves or others taking bikes far more to bits & never particularly trusting the shop supplied set up of our new bikes without a good check over and re-doing

@User259 not much different to the notion of CVT in a car & when I was toying with the idea of B'Twin Tilt, I had a little ride on their 2 speed 'automatic' & it worked, well as far as possible when they only let you try ride it in-store.

two-speed automatics are rife on the streets of cph. most keen 'sporting' cyclists in the uk would find the shift happens at too low a speed I think.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

two-speed automatics are rife on the streets of cph. most keen 'sporting' cyclists in the uk would find the shift happens at too low a speed I think.

Yeah, if I recall the Tilt was set to either shift at 12 or 15 mph. to be fair this is on a fat tyred folding bike though & the Ikea offering is very much a utility bike rather than a racing snake's dream machine

I'm sure auto gearing is very much a utility cyclist tool rather than one for the more sportier rider who would want a greater element of control, closer incremental changes and predictability to their gear shifting.