Folding Bikes - Folding bicycle 1929

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kamtsa

03-31-10, 10:01 PM

Popular Science put online 137 years worth of searchable magazine and they contain a bunch of articles about folding bikes:

http://www.popsci.com/results?query=folding+bicycle

Here is a screenshot of an article from 1929

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Kam

Sixty Fiver

03-31-10, 10:12 PM

I am always reminded that very few things are actually new ideas...

Lalato

04-01-10, 04:39 PM

That's really awesome.

Dahon.Steve

04-01-10, 06:36 PM

I can tell you why it did not succeed. The folder was too high geared!

Niked

04-03-10, 07:21 AM

I wonder if any survived over the years.

kraftwerk

04-07-10, 04:14 PM

In the 1920's the NY to Chicago train took 3hrs less time too.... and it was actually on time more often than it is now..