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Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage
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#102so i bought a folding bike from decathlon about 1.5yr ago and never been happier since. its following model: https://www.decathlon.fr/p/velo-pliant-oxylane-120/_/R-p-120... they actually went up in price since then. swapped stock tires because they were rubbish and also bought better seatpost from upper model. removed all the unneccessary stuff like ringer or mudguards and this thing flies. im getting average speed a…
Hard to do proper disc brakes without hydraulics and hard to do hydraulics on a folding bike. The minimum bending radius of the brake lines is the limiting factor.
An automotive brake hose to bridge the hinge will be like $5 per bike. Or just use nylon tube like small aircraft.
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#104FTA: effortlessly 25 km/h with the folding bike, without much pedaling 25 km/hour is fairly fast for a regular ’upright’ bicycle, and certainly not obtained effortlessly. I don’t see that being better for this bicycle with its small wheels.
And this is even more upright, aerodynamics doesn't like to get cheated no layer the size of the wheels. 25 km/h is close to the speed (not quite there, but almost) where people on particularly upright bikes start folding down their upper body to strike a deal with aerodynamics if they need to go faster.
On my standard mtn bike style bike it's just about bang on 27kph where I'm pretty much folded down to do much better. You can't cheat wind resistance.
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#105"When kwiggling" told me everything I need to know about their target market.
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#106I've spent a long time with folding bikes over the years. My advice: bite the bullet and buy a Brompton[1]. Yes, Bromptons are expensive. But they ride like a bicycle, have gears, a stiff enough frame, luggage racks etc. There's very little compromise. The fastest I've done on mine is 45 kph and I've ridden 70km in a day. I carry it on and off buses and trains multiple times a day without issue. In the past I had an…
Looks good and its made in the UK from what I gather. I will definitely give Brompton a try.
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#107Segway Ninebot Electric GoKart is not that much bigger, has a battery, and looks so much cooler.
https://www.amazon.com/Segway-Ninebot-White-GoKart-Bundle/dp...
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#108> the Kwiggle weighs only 9 - 10 kg and can be carried comfortably... with one hand
I don't know why you'd want to actually carry it around, but surely nobody is 'comfortable' wandering around with 10kg in one hand?!
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#109Does anyone make a less compact folding bike that uses larger tires? The Brompton at 16" is starting to get interesting and while the Kwiggle does look very nice for certain situations. But I think what I would want the most is something with more standard size bicycle wheels that can still fold to be a bit more compact for use on public transit.
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hard to do proper disc brakes without hydraulics and hard to do hydraulics on a folding bike. The minimum bending radius of the brake lines is the limiting factor.
An automotive brake hose to bridge the hinge will be like $5 per bike. Or just use nylon tube like small aircraft.
That would probably work, but you'll have to cook up your own adapters.