Could folding wheel solve commuters' conundrum?

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Could folding wheel solve commuters' conundrum?

par Oyez Oyez » Ven Fév 01, 2008 6:30 am

UK designer trying to bring invention to mass market

Author: Rosee Woodland

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Folding bicycles are in the ascendant these days, but they’re not popular with all commuters.

The small wheels of traditional Bromptons and the like don’t deliver the speediest rides. And the chunkier mountain bike folders are a killer to lug around.

Now one UK designer thinks he’s found the solution – folding wheels.

Duncan Fitzsimmons, a keen mountain biker, came up with the idea when he tried to find a decent folder after moving to London.

All the usual options left him unimpressed, and inspired him to look for a better answer.

He’s now waiting for the patent to come through on the carbon fibre folding wheel he’s created to solve the age old folding issue of speed vs bulk.





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