design process from ideation to finished product. KHS Manhattan F-16:

Somewhere between


and

Mmmmmm... phat.

Can't find an official website for the somerset. Maybe because it's in Chinese? Anyone know if they ever produced them?

i never knew this existed. early 90's dahon alpha with 349mm wheels. so nice. stainless steel, even:

xavier de lagarde hand-made carbon fiber mini velo 451:

see the full process here.

his blog, here.






true temper steel 451:





brazed steel and carbon fiber:

late 60s dutch separable gazelle kwikstep:

flamingo fd-14

if you ever get the chance to ride one of these, don't pass it up. an awesome machine.

Bike Friday Classic:

small diameter tube main section + cantilever brakes put it in the early production years , I suppose ..

now pocket rockets are built with 1 flat oval tube and V brakes..

correct. also, there was an even earlier version with a 28.6mm top tube, no canti bosses (caliper only), and 1 1/8" headset!

bike friday super pro (15.5lbs/ 7kg.):

I've really got a soft spot in my heart for Bike Friday's. I really doubt I'll ever own one (and I'd do bad thing to it if I did), but they really are very pretty, very functional bikes.

better if you can get one of these:



or, bite the bullet and get a custom built rob english (bike friday designer) ride:



obligatory cruzigami mantis pic:

Bike Saturday owners are a very proud group who love their machines.



I'm a big fan of the MBB (moving bottom bracket), not so much the twisted chain (although to be fair, I've never ridden one, so I'd love to try).

being Custom if you wand the whole front wheel drive to turn with the wheel , just say that ..

the NL made Flevobikes hinged the frame under the seat and to steer you just leaned , you could be

doing something else with your hands they were not needed to steer it. https://flevofan.ligfiets.net/

https://flevofan.ligfiets.net/?doc=ch4-01

BOMA carbon fiber folding bike. 7.2kg. seems like it would be a good candidate for a gates belt-drive build. super-sleek:

Great site I found - STOCKHOLM SMALL WHEELS

good find. lots of nice pics.

mindbike:

Looks like the same frameset as the Respect:

The mixie straight edge looks like it is a good bit longer that the respect bike. I was shying away from the respect mini velo on account of quite how short the wheel base is. I am waiting on a geomerty chart from mixie tech support right now, i will let you know

Using one extrusion die to make the 3 main frame parts is a good simplification .

not sure if this is CAD/CGI or actually being made.

on the link i provided there is a "buy" page, so it appears to be an actual production bike.

the pinnacle: bike friday silk with gates carbon belt-drive and rohloff speed hub.