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  Chung Dha

  14 years ago

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  Nothing new about it at all.

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  folding bikes

  14 years ago

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  Nice and simple. We have been doing this to store the bike under the bed and on a hook behind the door. The Dahon Matrix folding Bike is real folding bike but fits better under a bed if not folded but with the handlebar turned sideways and the pedals folded up. I never measured it but it probably is not more than 8" because my bed is not that far off the ground.
  
  http://www.nycewheels.com/dahon-matrix-folding-bike.html

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  Michael Jones

  14 years ago

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  I was excited to see such a light folding back, but it doesn't seem to match up to a Brompton bike on how much space it saves.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNnOdoUn3kg

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  Chris Brandow

  14 years ago

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  it's not a fixie, it's got coaster brakes.

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  Rob Andrews

  14 years ago

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  For someone seemingly so clever he's forgotten a front brake. Only show-offs and dunces ride a fixie without one, even London's cycle courier's have seen the light.

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  安全第一

  14 years ago

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  no brakes, eh? i think someone who can ride fixed with no brakes would know enough to loosen the nut on the stem and turn the handlebars 90 degrees? if you put a front brake on there, you couldn't turn the handlebars.

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  Larry Lagarde

  14 years ago

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  A simple mix of old school bicycle form and innovative components. I know cyclists that would appreciate this (particularly the low weight). Nevertheless, the footprint of a traditional bike w/diamond frame & full size wheels can be unwieldy when going up/down stairs or transporting in an elevator or vehicle. So I'd personally find this bike more practical if it could fold in half.

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  Mumbles

  14 years ago

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  Every bike does this by loosening a screw(s) on the stem. Wouldn't it be easier to sell thumb screws to retrofit any bike...

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  jono

  14 years ago

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  really really nice. lots of nice chunky clicking noises when using the folding bits. so simple - made easier with the single speed and lack of brake / gear cables etc. I am trying to come up with something along the same lines for a cargo bike.

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  Graham Hill

  14 years ago

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  shirty: yeah..unbelievably, it hadn't even occurred to me. duh. that said, it's VERY visible, which is good.
  
  m4rk: like the monofork idea. i think the limiting factor is actually the distance from where each pedal screws in to where the other pedal screws in though. see anything that can thin that down?
  
  Evan: as always, someone somewhere has had similar ideas! very cool! would love to see more...did you commercialize it?
  

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  Evan

  14 years ago

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  Way to get the idea out there. I actually did a product design project on this 5 years ago, but never brought it to market. well done-
  http://www.mcgill.ca/files/desautels/PDTProjectGalleryFall2005.pdf
  

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  M4RK

  14 years ago

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  could be thinner - my 3rd year uni project was a bike that collased even thinner, and it was only a secondary feature - this doesnt even utilize a mono-folk...

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  Sean Crowe

  14 years ago

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  Neat idea, but its not really a folding bike. The twisting handlebar seem to be the most innovative & most crucial aspect of this whole design because he hasn't done anything to the actual bike itself.

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  Shirty

  14 years ago

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  It's a great idea and a great design but I'm surprised Graham's marketing it in white - Ghost white bikes have sad connotations - http://www.ghostbikes.org/new-york-city.

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