In article <[email protected]>, Mark T pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com.invalid
says...
> Want a wheely good folder?
>
> I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
>
>
> <www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>
More of a squish than a fold really - I can see it might be useful for a
wheelchair, but a bike?
Rob Morley wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Mark T
> pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com.invalid
> says...
>> Want a wheely good folder?
>>
>> I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
>>
>>
>> <www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>>
> More of a squish than a fold really - I can see it might be useful for a
> wheelchair, but a bike?
It could be useful where space is a real premium, e.g. flying, but
probably not as good for every day use. If I used one I would be worried
that it would decide to fold as I as doing 30mph.
On Feb 3, 1:27 pm, "vernon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Rob Morley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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> > In article <[email protected]>, Mark T
> > pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com.invalid
> > says...
> >> Want a wheely good folder?
>
> >> I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
>
> >> <www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>
> > More of a squish than a fold really - I can see it might be useful for a
> > wheelchair, but a bike?
>
> More of a solution in search of a problem?
True but it looks like about the most sensible design originated idea
for a bicycle that I've seen in a long time. Most "brilliant" ideas
from designers are something that didn't work 100 years ago or are
something that no real cyclist would ever use.
On Feb 3, 6:27 pm, "vernon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Rob Morley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
>
> > In article <[email protected]>, Mark T
> > pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com.invalid
> > says...
> >> Want a wheely good folder?
>
> >> I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
>
> >> <www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>
> > More of a squish than a fold really - I can see it might be useful for a
> > wheelchair, but a bike?
>
> More of a solution in search of a problem?
Maybe useful if you want to ride under a low bridge !!!!
In article <[email protected]>, Phil Cook [email protected] says...
> Mark T wrote:
>
> >Want a wheely good folder?
> >
> >I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
> >
> >
> ><www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>
> "...smaller wheels can fold up very well but are slower, less stable
> and less comfortable than a full size bike."
>
> There are ways around those problems.
>
>
And they're called Moultons. ;-)
"Phil Cook" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mark T wrote:
>
>>Want a wheely good folder?
>>
>>I present to you <fanfare> the Folding Wheel
>>
>>
>><www.duncfitz.co.uk/wheel.html>
>
> "...smaller wheels can fold up very well but are slower, less stable
> and less comfortable than a full size bike."
>
> There are ways around those problems.
>
What is the way around the stability problem? My Birdy feels less stable at
speed (30 mph+) than my road bike.
"Adam Lea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "...smaller wheels can fold up very well but are slower, less stable
>> and less comfortable than a full size bike."
>>
>> There are ways around those problems.
>
> What is the way around the stability problem? My Birdy feels less stable
> at speed (30 mph+) than my road bike.
Is that because of the small wheels or other geometry though?
In article <[email protected]>, Adam Lea [email protected] says...
> What is the way around the stability problem? My Birdy feels less stable at
> speed (30 mph+) than my road bike.
>
Put the bikes next to each other and compare wheelbase, angles, riding
position ...
