Worlds Most Compact Folder
08-04-09, 12:34 PM
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08-04-09, 01:02 PM
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Firstly, it isn't the most compact, that would be the A Bike at 26x12x6, versus this one's 26x26x9, secondly: https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-bikes/569800-contortionist-new-folding-mountain-bike-design.html
08-04-09, 01:39 PM
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Firstly, it isn't the most compact, that would be the A Bike at 26x12x6, versus this one's 26x26x9, secondly: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=569800
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There's another thread on this. Also, note that this bike has neither brakes nor a chain. So it's note really a "bike."
08-04-09, 03:35 PM
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08-04-09, 03:45 PM
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Firstly, it isn't the most compact, that would be the A Bike at 26x12x6, versus this one's 26x26x9, secondly: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=569800
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08-04-09, 09:04 PM
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The inventor is saying that he has circumvented the lack of chain by using hydraulics, but every attempt to use this system has failed due to it's hopelessly bad efficiency. He also says that he has designed a chain version, that should be fun to fold / unfold 
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No comparison with this vapourware!
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