A most unusual vintage folder in Amsterdam
 

My friend Shorty lives in Amsterdam and sent me this intriguing piccie http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=203433

Anyone got any ideas?

Unicycle mated to a folder?

Shorty took the pics with his i-phone so not very high def, but if you zoom in you can see the frame follows the line of the rear mudguard both sides to join below the seat (I thought it looked unridable until I saw this)
But I want it! It's suitably weird and it folds, got my name written all over it! :love:

That reminds me of this folding bike.
http://bsamuseum.wordpress.com/1898-...lding-bicycle/

Thanks Amuro, yes, I can see what you mean.

It appears that this was home made as the 'frame' which follows the back wheel is a standard front fork! I'm trying to find out if it's for sale.

Look at the link amuro sent it seems like dahon's lockjaw technology was over a 100 years old!

It looks like the entire rear triangle is made of three front forks! Four forks, a BB, down tube, and head tube??

It seems to be the product of a devilishly fertile engineering brain! Very reminiscent of some vintage Italian & Dutch http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=203566http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=203567folders

They are called Velocino bicycles, right?
http://inhabitat.com/abici-launches-...ocino-bicycle/
http://www.experimenta.es/tienda/bic...-velocino-2809
http://car.cool3c.com/article/42804

Talk about a "feet forward" pedaling position. Doesn't look very comfortable to me, but I'm old...lol

Lou

Velocino was the Italian version

In the Netherlands it was called the Union Strano

Thank you for telling me that. :)