Originally Posted by
Jipe
Honestly, I wonder what niche the Helix fills ?
- lightweight: its not, a Brompton T-line weight much less.
- compactness folded: its not, any Brompton is much smaller folded.
- utility folding bike: its not, there are no rear rack, no front bag carrier, nothing to carry anything on Helix, no dynamo lights on Helix, no efficient mudguards. Actuality, none of the accessories an everyday cyclist needs and which are available for the Brompton, the Birdy, several Tern and many others folding bikes.
- fast folding bike: its not, no fast tires available, no drop bar... Tyrell, Bike Friday, Airnimal, (and probably the new Origami Swift) are much faster folding bikes.
What else ???
owned and love my helix for 2years
Btw:
- cannot compare helix weight with smaller wheels
with stock bike ~2kg difference not bad as have 8" wheels difference
- my opinion helix fold more efficient n compact as using helical hinges
can see from this link
www.facebook.com/groups/1076674012354442/permalink/5015623821792755/
- hopefully helix will release a lot of accessories next year
Also cannot compare with Brompton that already mature on market
- for me, best tire now is helix ultralight tire
btw, u can use any type of hb as helix use after market stem with most common size (31.8mm)
Pros helix compare with Brompton is can use alot of after market bike part (except front hub and fork) like hb, stem, crank, bb, rd, cassette and etc
I mod my helix using 12s AXS 10-30t with zirbel shifter and love it so much
