I want a folder...
 

...that folds from a recumbent into an easy chair suitable for my living room.

That way I can get a recumbent without making extra space in my home to put it (just replace one of my chairs).

Being able to pass for a wheelchair would be a plus (though I doubt there's any kind of legal preference for wheelchairs when they aren't accompanied by disabled persons, I doubt most people/guards would question).

All you need is:

1) Folding bike of your choice (some are better suited for this than others).

2) http://www.cruzbike.com/conversions.html Recumbent conversion kit for your folder

3) http://www.amazon.com/Trail-Gator-Tr...795475&sr=8-12

Well, it doesn't fold, but....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGHB-SEDzD0

http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkt...x/index_e.html

http://www.hpvelotechnik.com/produkte/ghp/index_e.html

--sam

Hmmmm. good idea. I hadn't thought of using the trailor gator, but I still don't think most folders will come out very well.

A recumbent that folds into a chair that's less comfortable than sitting on the floor would be a complete failure.

Which begs the question are there any decent techniques for homemade folding hinges? I would love to turn a lazy-boy into a tadpole trike with a small rear wheel that folds underneath.

You can sit on that while it's folded! Can you?

Here we go this:
http://ihpva.org/com/conKit/conKit.jpg
might do,

if not then mixing it together with this idea:
http://www.instructables.com/files/d...1ET.MEDIUM.jpg
should certainly do the trick

Problem is Bromptons are too freaking expensive to cannibalize.

How about a couch bike?

http://www.can.org.nz/chainlinks/lin...couchbike1.jpg

Too big. The rear wheels make that couch the size of a bed.

I'm thinking practical here. Most folders take up the same amount of space as a typical chair. So why not simply have a folder transform into a typical chair? After all, regular chairs are so useful that a folder that transforms into one can never been in the way.

Couches are not so versatile.

I was joking.
:)

http://www.twbents.com.tw/HTM/cobra.htm

http://www.twbents.com.tw/2008-new/C...ENTS-COBRA.jpg

It won't be a nice chair, but it sure is a nice recumbent that folds.