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Neat idea

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Its a neat idea, but I'm pretty certain I wouldn't ride a bike that relies on a cable tension mechanism with quick release ability to hold the frame together.

Take it mtn biking! Downhill, really fast!

Someone will buy it. I guess that big thing on the seat tube is the ratchet/lock? I could see using of these if I was an East Coast/Euro dweller with space issues.

Remember Slingshot Bicycles? I've always wanted one. Met a guy racing one who said it was the fastet thing he'd ever ridden (OK, it was 1994, but, still).

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Foldable bikes are not knew. I see them all the time. This however, is a fairly novel approach. Maybe suitable for small/light people cruisin' around the neigborhood. =)

Hmmm, yeah. I wonder what it feels like to ride one of those. Would it feel flimsy or would it just feel kind of like shock absorption?

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Would depend on how tight you can ratchet down the cable to compress the individual frame segments on the top and down tubes.

And how strong you have to be to get the ratchet mechanism tight enough.

However, even for a road bike application where it might be less of an issue, I would be concerned about the flex in the frame as you tried to hammer out climbs.

Hmmm, just looking at the picture, I didn't even think about a mechanism to tighten things down. I just figured it would be strong enough to hold itself together...unless you're going off jumps or offroad, etc. Which would mean you'd have to be a pretty strong person to "fold" the bike.

Anyone ever see or ride one of these for themselves? I guess I don't really see the point of a folding bike.

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How about this to this ???

Greenspeed Recumbents

When I ride an aluminum (more rigid than Steel/CroMoly) or Carbon Fiber (more rigid than aluminum) frame, when I'm climbing up a hill, I can look down and see the frame flexing from the torque caused by pedaling/gripping the bars. This is obviously not something to be used for performance/fitness/endurance riding, etc..

As far as the attraction of a foldable bike, they are great for taking on a road trip, or for puttering around the neighborhood, and they take up less space in the apartment/garage.

I see these things all the time strapped onto motor homes, or puttering around on the bike trails...

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3405101

Well, the inventor says his "point" was to reduce the bike's susceptibility to theft. Wrapped around a lamppost, with the lock passing through the frame and both tires, it's a bit more secure than the average bike.

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Lol, I guess.

Why'd ya quote the word "point"?

My bad. Maybe I should've used the word "purpose"

I will check my dosage and pay my dues to the Grammaton Cleric immediately.


EDIT: nevermind, your sig explains it.

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Actually, I used quotation marks to indicate that I was making a conscious decision to stick to the word choice of the originating comment even though while it was correct for your statement, it's grammatically less appropriate for my response. Your statement appears to reference "the point of owning such a thing", but my response addressed "the purpose for which the thing was created". Thus, my choices were either to use the word "point" despite it's inappropriateness in the context of my response, or respond to a "what's the point?" query with a "the purpose is..." statement.

The quotation marks were intended to clarify my own word usage, not to point a finger at yours.

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Just checking....lmao


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Screw you, Bat[e]man!

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Actually, a foldable bike is a necessity if you go sailing. You need a way to get to a store.

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Folding bikes have been around for over 100 years. His looks cool though.

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http://www.brompton.co.uk/

Rigid frame. Looks safer.

I believe the owner of that bike escaped from a Dali painting.

That bike would be horrendous to ride more than a couple miles, and certainly useless for tourist type applications.

The brompton? They're among the best foldable bikes available and very widely used by commuters in london. 20 miles on one is fine. Road use though, not offroad.

I can't imagine being in the posture that frame puts the rider into for any length of time. Your hands are way under the seat, and the top tube seems way too short to allow a more stretched poster in the downs for breathing.

But, I'm also 6'4", so maybe I'm biased, but that bike looks very uncomfortable.