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20 pounds of dirty plastic strapped to my back? no thanks.

And if you are at a boring party and want to liven things up you'll be able to use them as very large castañets

You could do some serious wheelies with that geometry.

Anyone else think it looks like a toilet seat cover?

But bicycles are already portable. Aren't they? Why do they have to fold up?

I've seen fold up bikes before, like the Puma or Brompton bikes, but this design is nice in that it actually seems to consider the portability aspect. It would be nice if there was an option in between the two.

wow, it does look like a toilet seat cover.

But bicycles are already portable. Aren't they? Why do they have to fold up?

Amtrack, most intercity bus services, and most in-city mass transit allow folding bikes on board. If you're using a full-sized bike, they won't carry it without it being disassembled and put into a shipping box. A standard size bike is an oversized package to airlines, and normally never flew free... a folding bike can fit in a standard size suitcase and would make weight as your checked bag. (course, now any checked bag costs... but the folding bike still makes the cheap cutoff)

Most of us probably don't have the time or strength to bike home to visit family. And If you've got a 40 mile one way commute, you probably don't have the time to bike the whole way either. But a folding bike can make both sorts of trips possible, without needing a car.

I'd still rather have a Dahon Curve or Bike Friday Tikit than this bike tho... A plastic bike makes me nervous.

lizzieS & Lizzykewl

"Anyone else think it looks like a toilet seat cover?"

My first thought also was that it looked like a toilet seat lid but my son said it looks like a giant upside down plastic light bulb. (He thinks weird designs are cool as long as he doesn't have to clean his room.)