Mark Sanders announced new folding bike!
08-23-17, 08:29 AM
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Mark Sanders announced new folding bike!
Originally Posted by Mark Sanders
Eurobike Show in a week's time 'lifts the lid' on about 18 months of intensive design and engineering ... Ariane on an early prototype: ..
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08-23-17, 09:58 AM
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All it needs is a "stick" person riding it. It may be an engineering marvel but it looks like crap imo. Nothing graceful or elegant about it.
08-23-17, 10:21 AM
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Lol!!! I thought, at first, that THIS WAS ACTUALLY WHAT THE BIKE LOOKED LIKE!!! Can you imagine that? 1 slight breeze and you'd be blown right over. 
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08-23-17, 12:21 PM
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But... but... I see the shadows of the spokes. 
It will be interesting to see the bike unmasked. My first folding bike was a Strida 2, and even though the wheel bearings turned out to be the weak link I thought it was a very clever design.
Steve
It will be interesting to see the bike unmasked. My first folding bike was a Strida 2, and even though the wheel bearings turned out to be the weak link I thought it was a very clever design.
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It definitely looks "tote-able",...
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08-23-17, 02:27 PM
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Looks very electric and does not fit the shadow.
08-29-17, 10:45 AM
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He suggests that it's an electric bike too. Looking at the proto-type I wonder how it will fit taller folks.
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08-30-17, 08:51 AM
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It's here--new brand name of Southpoint bike. Smallwheeler, you were right, seems to be a connection with Qicycle.
South Point - Introducing the MK1
South Point - Introducing the MK1
08-30-17, 09:12 AM
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It's here--new brand name of Southpoint bike. Smallwheeler, you were right, seems to be a connection with Qicycle.
South Point - Introducing the MK1
South Point - Introducing the MK1
I can't tell about the connection between the firms, but the fold is different than Qicycle. The Southpoint bike has a fold in the of the monotube and folds like a brompton.
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Fold is excellent. Weight is pretty reasonable as well. Could not find a price....? Imo kind of ugly but if it rides well powered and unpowered and is priced right, one can live with a bit of ugly. NO brake cables....???
08-31-17, 07:59 AM
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It's here--new brand name of Southpoint bike. Smallwheeler, you were right, seems to be a connection with Qicycle.
South Point - Introducing the MK1
South Point - Introducing the MK1
~1500 Euro, transparent wheels, 45-50km battery life, 4 speed internal Gear hub, 15.X kg ...
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Love the IGH with the show special transparent hubshell.
08-31-17, 03:17 PM
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Hmmm...torn between lightweight and having e-assist.
Have no idea what transparent wheels are or do...guess I'll be hearing more about them.
Love the Brompton like fold but with an adjustable handlebar.
The connection with Qicycle is that they are owner company and Southpoint is a subsidiary? That's how I understand it.
Have no idea what transparent wheels are or do...guess I'll be hearing more about them.
Love the Brompton like fold but with an adjustable handlebar.
The connection with Qicycle is that they are owner company and Southpoint is a subsidiary? That's how I understand it.
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Overall not my cup of tea - I do not ride no bicycle to then turn to a motor. Creativity in the design is very obvious but I tend to be scared when the designer wants to stand out in multitude of aspects of a product all at once. Statistically you fail in one idea or another - when you put many of them all at once you get a bloody nose here and there hampering the product.
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I don't like the plastic transparent wheels. That alone makes me not interested. If they had a traditional build I'd be on board,...everything else is quite nice looking. The Qicycle is more to my liking,...if it were only available in North America.
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The South point is sweet. Great price too. Any more news?
Thanks
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