Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
It's always annoyed me that no one else thought of a system that uses the bike wheels to roll it along.
Bromptons (literally) fall down on that front.
Bromptons (literally) fall down on that front.
It's always annoyed me that no one else thought of a system that uses the bike wheels to roll it along.
Bromptons (literally) fall down on that front.
Other folding bikes have been able to use the bike's wheels to roll when folded. Mark Sanders' Strida being the obvious example.
What the Helix seems to be able to do is combine a small fold, with larger wheels, at a light(ish) weight and still roll very smoothly when folded.
As you can see, I'm almost persuaded...
We've also listened to your feedback and are adjusting our spec. We've changed the size of the chainring to 42t. Helix now has a more usable gear range making it more suitable for steep hills and descents. We're also making slight changes to the geometry so that Helix can accommodate a longer seatpost up from 350mm to 400mm. This will not affect the folded size.
sorry just noticed this mooching over old threads, Decathlon's B'Twin Tilt range are designed to do this, seatpost left up as the handle and both wheels roll beautifully, but it is a bulky unit when folded so a) necessary and b) maybe a limiting factor to places that may accept the bike even foldedIt's always annoyed me that no one else thought of a system that uses the bike wheels to roll it along.
Bromptons (literally) fall down on that front.