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Old 05-25-11, 03:10 PM
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A most unusual vintage folder in Amsterdam

My friend Shorty lives in Amsterdam and sent me this intriguing piccie

Anyone got any ideas?
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Unicycle mated to a folder?
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Originally Posted by Dynocoaster
Unicycle mated to a folder?
Shorty took the pics with his i-phone so not very high def, but if you zoom in you can see the frame follows the line of the rear mudguard both sides to join below the seat (I thought it looked unridable until I saw this)
But I want it! It's suitably weird and it folds, got my name written all over it!
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That reminds me of this folding bike.
https://bsamuseum.wordpress.com/1898-...lding-bicycle/

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Originally Posted by Amuro Lee
This reminds me of that folding bike.
https://bsamuseum.wordpress.com/1898-...lding-bicycle/
Thanks Amuro, yes, I can see what you mean.

It appears that this was home made as the 'frame' which follows the back wheel is a standard front fork! I'm trying to find out if it's for sale.
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Look at the link amuro sent it seems like dahon's lockjaw technology was over a 100 years old!
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Originally Posted by Chop!
It appears that this was home made as the 'frame' which follows the back wheel is a standard front fork! I'm trying to find out if it's for sale.
It looks like the entire rear triangle is made of three front forks! Four forks, a BB, down tube, and head tube??
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Originally Posted by MNBikeCommuter
It looks like the entire rear triangle is made of three front forks! Four forks, a BB, down tube, and head tube??
It seems to be the product of a devilishly fertile engineering brain! Very reminiscent of some vintage Italian & Dutch folders
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Originally Posted by Chop!
Very reminiscent of some vintage Italian & Dutch folders
They are called Velocino bicycles, right?
https://inhabitat.com/abici-launches-...ocino-bicycle/
https://www.experimenta.es/tienda/bic...-velocino-2809
https://car.cool3c.com/article/42804

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Talk about a "feet forward" pedaling position. Doesn't look very comfortable to me, but I'm old...lol

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Velocino was the Italian version

In the Netherlands it was called the Union Strano
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Originally Posted by Chop!
Velocino was the Italian version
In the Netherlands it was called the Union Strano
Thank you for telling me that.
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