Helix Update?
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We had another update today. Obviously I'm not supposed to say what's in the update, but we did get some info about how the tests are going amongst some other information regarding small tweaks that have been made to the bike itself, which I assume were made in the last couple of months before they submitted for testing. Anyway, it's all pretty positive sounding, so fingers crossed they can avoid going too far off schedule now that all the R&D on the bike is completed.
Even though the updates are pretty short, they really are helping keep my enthusiasm for this bike very high
Even though the updates are pretty short, they really are helping keep my enthusiasm for this bike very high
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Hey great. Thanks for the Saturday update
Can’t wait for the public newsletter...it’s gonna be a big one!
I really hope someone this year is able to buy and ride a helix!
Can’t wait for the public newsletter...it’s gonna be a big one!
I really hope someone this year is able to buy and ride a helix!
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So okay, no more posting of the inside stuff.
So in other outside activities,
no whiff of the fat lady yet...
So in other outside activities,
no whiff of the fat lady yet...
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I'm tempted to email that guy just cuz it would be funny if I complained about this project for two years, then ended up with my very own Helix. I better not!
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I'm interested in picking up another Helix, preferably a 10 speed.
(I can work on derailleurs, but I can't see inside those little geared hubs.)
(I can work on derailleurs, but I can't see inside those little geared hubs.)
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I guess, with backers from all over the world not all of them have the facility with English to wade through reams of idiomatic posts to get to the good stuff. Of course it could be just that some are not as bothered (obsessive) as others of us.
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Mrs Revolt knows I'm getting one, & doesn't object to it.
(I do so many more complaintworthy things that she has to prioritize.)
She said she doesn't want one of her own.
But I think she'd appreciate the upgrade from my old Dahon Helios.
(I do so many more complaintworthy things that she has to prioritize.)
She said she doesn't want one of her own.
But I think she'd appreciate the upgrade from my old Dahon Helios.
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Been following this. It's been delayed but the end product looks like it will indeed be cutting edge, especially taking into the cost to performance ratio. Beautifully done. My wife knows someone who purchased four of the first ten off the production line and looks like they will be ecstatic. Congrats to the creator Peter!
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Been following this. It's been delayed but the end product looks like it will indeed be cutting edge, especially taking into the cost to performance ratio. Beautifully done. My wife knows someone who purchased four of the first ten off the production line and looks like they will be ecstatic. Congrats to the creator Peter!
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I have been following Helix for the past two years, coming back to this thread weekly, and excited about buying a folding bike and dreaming about travels with it around the world. I'm getting close to just buying a Seattle Cycles Burke 20 so I can start my folding bike adventures, but not if Helix will be shipping within 2018. Does anyone think this is a realistic prospect for non-backers? And what do you all think about the Burke 20?
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I have been following Helix for the past two years, coming back to this thread weekly, and excited about buying a folding bike and dreaming about travels with it around the world. I'm getting close to just buying a Seattle Cycles Burke 20 so I can start my folding bike adventures, but not if Helix will be shipping within 2018. Does anyone think this is a realistic prospect for non-backers? And what do you all think about the Burke 20?
Or you can wait it out and see how the Helix bike plays out.
If it was me, the Burke hands down. Though, I hope the Helix backers get a bike by 2018.
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I probably wouldn't base my plans for touring the world on the release date of a bicycle.
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Go Burke, be happy expediently,... Now, Hopefully the Helix will be released by the expected ship date, but I'd definitely not hold my breath waiting for it.
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At almost $4000 more than the Helix, I could never justify the Burke.
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I have been following Helix for the past two years, coming back to this thread weekly, and excited about buying a folding bike and dreaming about travels with it around the world. I'm getting close to just buying a Seattle Cycles Burke 20 so I can start my folding bike adventures, but not if Helix will be shipping within 2018. Does anyone think this is a realistic prospect for non-backers? And what do you all think about the Burke 20?
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I would advise calmer head here and elsewhere, not to mention that it might help keep you around.
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If a partnership between one of the world's most experienced titanium builders (with the benefit of economies of scale) and a small direct-to-consumer bike brand yields a titanium folder for a minimum of 5500 USD (7000 CAD), where does Helix get inspired to offer one at 1500 CAD?
Are we really to believe that Burke is keeping an ultra-plush 75% margin? Brands want margin, but they also want growth and scale. You don't get growth or scale with a prohibitive price-tag.
I reckon their minimum cost is 3500 USD... and, they're dealing with less mechanical complexity than Helix (Lefty fork, unproven hinge designs etc).
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