The Contortionist Folding bike

[Origamist]

This looks promising, but needs more work....

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...s/The+bike+you+can+take+for+a+walk/article.do

 

[MajorMantra]

Interesting. I think it's rather elegant and could be promising assuming that saddle height is actually adjustable - it's hard to be sure from the pictures.

I do find it hard to imagine that a frame that shape could be especially stiff laterally, but it's probably good enough for commuter use.

Matthew

 

[bikepete]

Vid here

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9_XEgGQBkQ


Very neat indeed!

However... note no transmission and you never see him pedalling! One article mentioned 'hydraulic drive' in a handwaving sort of way but hard to see how a chain could easily be built in. OTOH an easily removed belt might work...

 

[Amanda P]

Chain's a bit sla...

Oh.

 

[Arch]

How fantastic, a folding bike that folds well, but that you can't actually pedal! A triumph of design over practicality....

Why not just take the crankset off, and have it as a folding hobby-horse!

 

[Yellow Fang]

You can pedal it. It's just you end up pedaling very fast without getting anywhere. Actually I think I read somewhere it uses hydraulics to turn the wheels around.