Eurobike: Mobiky MY16
09-20-07, 08:37 AM
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Eurobike: Mobiky MY16
From VeloVision:
Mobiky Express
We're currently reviewing the Mobiky Genius 12"-wheeled model. At Eurobike they'd revealed a successor - the MY16 with 16" wheels (and the 12"er is now the MY12). It's a rather larger folded package of course...
https://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/...l?storynum=877
Mobiky Express
We're currently reviewing the Mobiky Genius 12"-wheeled model. At Eurobike they'd revealed a successor - the MY16 with 16" wheels (and the 12"er is now the MY12). It's a rather larger folded package of course...
https://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/...l?storynum=877
09-20-07, 08:40 AM
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Looks like a nice long wheelbase, at least!
09-20-07, 08:40 AM
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From VeloVision:
Mobiky Express
We're currently reviewing the Mobiky Genius 12"-wheeled model. At Eurobike they'd revealed a successor - the MY16 with 16" wheels (and the 12"er is now the MY12). It's a rather larger folded package of course...
https://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/...l?storynum=877
Mobiky Express
We're currently reviewing the Mobiky Genius 12"-wheeled model. At Eurobike they'd revealed a successor - the MY16 with 16" wheels (and the 12"er is now the MY12). It's a rather larger folded package of course...
https://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/...l?storynum=877
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09-20-07, 09:06 AM
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Protected chain, nice design...but isn't the folded package kinda big?
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09-21-07, 04:31 PM
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I have the 12 inch version, and I love it. I can fold it in about half the time of it takes for my Dahon Jetstream - 8 seconds vs. 15 seconds. And if I'm just doing a partial fold (just collapsing the frame and folding the handlebars down) it's about 4 seconds. This partial fold - I like to call it a footprint fold, because it minimizes the footprint - is what I use when I wheel the bike indoors with the intention of opening it up again soon. Often I will ride up to an open elevator door, hop off a few feet away from the door, and footprint fold as I walk in, without the bike ever stopping rolling. The tradeoff for the weight is a very sturdy bike. And the weight isn't so much an issue because the bike rolls when folded. I only pick it up to go up stairs or put it in the car.
The most significant downside for me is fixing a rear flat. Takes more than the usual tools and a good amount of time.
The most significant downside for me is fixing a rear flat. Takes more than the usual tools and a good amount of time.
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I came to say I must be folding . . .
Dahon Jetstream XP
Dahon Helios SL
Strida 5.0
Twenty project
— or not . . .
Fisher Mt. Tam (c.1988)
Merlin Road flat bar project
Schwinn Twinn Deluxe
