New Folding Bike Unveiled
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The fold is pretty cool. I'd love to test ride it if it ever goes into production.
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Does anyone see a drivetrain on that anywhere? Figuring that bit out will complicate the fold design.
The folding handlebar would make me pretty nervous...
The folding handlebar would make me pretty nervous...
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The left crank seems to come off, but he does not show where it goes.
Also, there are no calipers on the disk brakes.
I think that this is an early protoype, so would simply be a proof of concept, then the engineers would be responsible for making the fiddly bits work.
Also, there are no calipers on the disk brakes.
I think that this is an early protoype, so would simply be a proof of concept, then the engineers would be responsible for making the fiddly bits work.
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Hydraulic actually... can't remember what article I saw that showed / mentioned it.
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Edit: It doesn't have a drivetrain, but it's "designed to feature" a hydraulic one, though. Because, you know, it's the drivetrain part of folding bikes that is trivial.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ionist-folding
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The left crank seems to come off, but he does not show where it goes.
Also, there are no calipers on the disk brakes.
I think that this is an early protoype, so would simply be a proof of concept, then the engineers would be responsible for making the fiddly bits work.
Also, there are no calipers on the disk brakes.
I think that this is an early protoype, so would simply be a proof of concept, then the engineers would be responsible for making the fiddly bits work.
Really? That'd be interesting if there really was a drivetrain. On the video he doesn't pedal it at all, seems like it's pretty much just a scooter with a moving pedal.
Edit: It doesn't have a drivetrain, but it's "designed to feature" a hydraulic one, though. Because, you know, it's the drivetrain part of folding bikes that is trivial.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ionist-folding
Edit: It doesn't have a drivetrain, but it's "designed to feature" a hydraulic one, though. Because, you know, it's the drivetrain part of folding bikes that is trivial.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ionist-folding
My only beef with this design is that there's basically no way to use a rack / pannier with it... a fold this small + an Arkel Bug would be hella-useful.
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Really? That'd be interesting if there really was a drivetrain. On the video he doesn't pedal it at all, seems like it's pretty much just a scooter with a moving pedal.
Edit: It doesn't have a drivetrain, but it's "designed to feature" a hydraulic one, though. Because, you know, it's the drivetrain part of folding bikes that is trivial.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ionist-folding
Edit: It doesn't have a drivetrain, but it's "designed to feature" a hydraulic one, though. Because, you know, it's the drivetrain part of folding bikes that is trivial.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ionist-folding
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Drivetrain
Not sure, but watch the pedals & rear wheel as he's folding the handlebars. Looks to me as if the pedals are moving as the bike is rolled slightly, like they are connected.