Originally Posted by
smallwheeler
I really tried hard to refrain from saying anything about this "bike" but WTH? It looks like an example for design students of how NOT to design a product. It's chock full of fail... not a small package yet I can't imagine it even rides halfway decent. Even a Citizen Tokyo would be a better option... i.e. road-worthy and fairly compact when folded. Did someone buy a warehouse full of low budget toddler's bikes and decide to reassemble the bits and pieces to look like an inner-city multi-modal commuter? This offering's only redeeming qualities appear to be that:
- the purchaser gets a lot of components and hardware to use in building their own bike (it's a parts kit with a frame like object to keep all of the parts together... you supply the frame). The steering mast alone looks like it's made up of an a-head steerer tube mated to an adjustable a-head stem to which is attached an old clamp style seat post with a bracket welded on the bottom so it can be bolted to the a-head stem and an old goose-neck style stem welded to the top for the handlebars to attach to.
- the derailleur doubles as a (fragile) kickstand
- if it gets a flat you can ride that huge chainring like a unicycle yet with the safety of fore/aft outriggers.
I would love to see a video of someone riding this thing.
**Update**
My wish came true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zsVWj8vbB0
Yep... pretty much what I expected. I think walking would be faster and more convenient.