Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
... and it does appear that to get the compact fold one needs to remove the front wheel ... not very commuter friendly in my opinion.
Most definitely NOT commuter friendly if you have to remove the front wheel; I still think there are better alternatives.
But check out the brakes on the Ori's front wheel: they seem to pivot with the wheel when the wheel is in folded position, which means you don't have to release the brake arms to remove the wheel. That ungainly folding handlebar then "locks" the wheel in place next to the frame. I'd be interested to see if it can really fold in 10 seconds. Sounds like a perfect test bike for you, IH.
