Bike Friday tikit - 05 - The fastest folding bicycle
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It's still not as cool as my Brompton =D
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Nope, but for a lot less than $1300 I can rent a very nice new car when I get to my destination and not have to put up with pedaling everywhere.
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@CaneFu You can't pack your car into an airplane suitcase.
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Man.. that's one seriously beat up road that need repaving.
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yes free bike parking lot,,,
no no need it to pay bike parking lot at all
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how does it compare to Kansi bike? It almost half the prize yet simle folding?
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This looks good, but please understand that a number of additional steps would be required to make the bike safe to ride. In general Bike Friday's take a fairly elaborate set-up in order to fold and unfold. A simpler system can be found on a Dahon, Brompton, or Montague (if you prefer full size wheels).
1 year ago 2
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@themountainviewguy they have a belt drive tikit now (at least in prototype), but this video was before those existed.
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neat!
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That really was a cool 17 seconds of folding bike video. I know some folks may not see the need for a quick fold, but I really like the fact that you can roll the bike once it is folded. I have to just carry mine or lean over and try to roll it on one of the wheels, which never works so well.
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The Brompton is definitely #1 for compactness. No contest there.
As far as why a speedy fold is useful, a few tens of seconds difference may not seem to matter at first, but when you are folding and unfolding twice every day for your commute, you really start to appreciate a no-hassle fold. Also, not having to re-adjust your seat after every fold is a bonus, AND the Tikit uses all standard bicycle parts while the Brompton has proprietary parts, so the Tikit is more versatile and easy to fix
dgalvan123 3 years ago 13
Nah, these things cost ~$1300. Although you can find cheap folding bikes made in china for ~$130. They just won't be of the same quality as Bike Fridays or Bromptons.
dgalvan123 3 years ago 8