The Bernds Folding Bike - mit Belt Drive
12-22-11, 06:56 AM
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The Bernds Folding Bike - mit Belt Drive
Just came across this bike, never heard of it before. Looks well made and they are offering a Gates belt drive option for an extra 260 euros. Interesting to see it has got a single wheel belt tensioner.
https://www.bernds.de/folding-bike.html
https://www.bernds.de/folding-bike.html
12-22-11, 09:11 AM
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That is a sweet bike, I havent ridden it yet , but I think to remember a pretty hefty pricetag ... nothing wrong with that ..:-) just sayin
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I saw one with Rohloff and belt drive in the flesh a few months ago. Didn't get a chance to test ride but it looked well-built if a bit heavy for that price range. Their website claims that the bike weights "9.8 kg and upward." I'd say way up.
12-23-11, 01:31 AM
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might not be too bad,, tandem looks like there is a brompton like elastomer block for suspension
because of contrasting color, black elastomer.
might not be too bad,, tandem looks like there is a brompton like elastomer block for suspension
because of contrasting color, black elastomer.
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I don't get why is there coaster wheels on the rack but then on the final fold those wheels have no use whatsoever for transporting in a folding form. I thought you would be able to drag it around like the bromptons but the fold ends up like something you would have to lug around and at 9.8kg upwards it's going to get tiring really fast for anyone multimode commuting with it. Doesn't look like you can balance or drag it on the bike wheels either (dahon style).
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I don't get why is there coaster wheels on the rack but then on the final fold those wheels have no use whatsoever for transporting in a folding form. I thought you would be able to drag it around like the bromptons but the fold ends up like something you would have to lug around and at 9.8kg upwards it's going to get tiring really fast for anyone multimode commuting with it. Doesn't look like you can balance or drag it on the bike wheels either (dahon style).
I agree that it is not a nice, useful or tidy fold.
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I don't get why is there coaster wheels on the rack but then on the final fold those wheels have no use whatsoever for transporting in a folding form. I thought you would be able to drag it around like the bromptons but the fold ends up like something you would have to lug around and at 9.8kg upwards it's going to get tiring really fast for anyone multimode commuting with it. Doesn't look like you can balance or drag it on the bike wheels either (dahon style).
I agree that it is not a nice, useful or tidy fold.
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