I find myself having a requirement for one but they all look deeply un-cool. Can someone point me in the direction of something that i wouldn't look like a nobber on?
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Is there such a thing as a 'cool' folding bike?
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Bromptons are cool. Fact.
(Kids stop and go, "cool bike, Mister", and that's enough for me. I also grin everytime I ride it.)
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Depends what you mean by cool. I'm in Japan at the moment and there are loads here that I'd ride but my girlfriend just laughs at them
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My Dad's old Bikerton was seriously cool... (ok, NOT)
(not actually my Dad's one - for a start the stem's the wrong way round
)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bickerton_(bicycle)
I did take it off road once when an ex-gf (who mtb'd) was over and I let her ride my mtb while I rode the Bikerton (not a euphemism
) - I managed to bend the forks...
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Ritchey made a ti cross bike that the rear triangle came off of I seem to remember, very cool!Yeah wiggle have one!
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Dahon or Airnimal.
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Dahon FTW.
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You can pretend this is a Klein Mantra
http://www.militarybikes.com/products.htmlor
http://swissbike.co.uk/catalog/images/imagecache/250x149_bostonlg.jpgPosted 1 year ago # -
Good point, my Mantra is seriously cool (or is that fugly?)
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Ibis tranny, I think the rear triangle unbolts and sits in the front triangle for transport
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I think the Giants are pretty cool:
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/halfway.2/4877/39004/
Single sided fork and chainstay !
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Good point, my Mantra is seriously cool (or is that fugly?)
I like to think of it as seriously fugly, in a cool kinda way
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I can live with that...
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Not strictly folding in the Brompton sense but it is cool and it's ours! Means I can pack a bloomin great bike inside a small hatchback!
Macgyver
http://img359.imageshack.us/slideshow/player.php?id=img359/1126/1217114195r33.smil
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I have a monocoque carbon fibre folding bike. Full suss EPX Speedster with Rohloff and 26" wheels. Would that be cool?
The swing arm folds under the frame.
Can't find a photo to show, and it's under a pile of bikes in the attic because I prefer my Scandal.
Here's a photo of someone else's EPX from http://www.epxbikes.com
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Interesting
What about a Moulton??Posted 1 year ago # -
+1 Moulton ... space age coolness ... and always being ridden fast.
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Cool - but it doesn't fold!
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try the carryme http://www.pacific-cycles.com/
then let me know, i'm seriously considering it
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I think Scott Forbes may win this one...
http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/teams-and-riders/q/date/2010/05/24/the-man-who-cut-his-inbred-in-half
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My 1970s Cinzia has oodles of Retro-Italian coolness.....
I may even get around to riding it one day if I ever sort out the b"ggered bottom bracket
Loads more cool folders on this Flickr group...
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The Ritchey/Dahon stuff is well cool, not a "proper" folder I suspect.
1970s Cinzia
Same as various Brit bikes IIRC.
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I had one of those Dahons, a Speed Pro, and i could swear it was faster than my road bike. Not sure it really fits the definition of cool though.
Brompton is the only cool folder IMO, in london anyway. You might get laughed at somewhere up north.
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Dahon Mu Sl - really very quick. Looks OK though nothing looks good with mudguards on.
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Mine,
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How about an Airnimal Rhino
or for a more road based bike the Joey
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I've also got this Dahon Groove - doesn't hinge in the middle but designed to fold thin.
Only takes 2 minutes more round the 'Puffer track than my 29er.
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Does anyone know anything about these?
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Always wanted to try one. I suspect there would be torsional flex, but I could be wrong - which is why I'd like to have a go.
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Dahon Flo does the same as the modified on-one and is probably a better frame...
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/folding/product/flo-folding-mtb-9425
They used to do a full-suspension as well:
http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/bike-full/dahon/fuego/PRD_414768_95crx.aspx
I use a Birdy folder - a couple of railway staff have complemented me on having a cooler than usual looking folder...
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Dahon Jetstream P8 or EX - full sus, disc brakes and 20" wheel.
http://uk.dahon.com/bikes/2010/jetstream-p8
http://uk.dahon.com/bikes/2010/jetstream-exPosted 1 year ago #
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