pericleto

I wonder what's going on with these Burke bikes:

Burke Folding Bikes ? Seattle Cycles

I made an enquiry by email, got no answer, and I cannot see any information on the net about prices, where to buy, etc.

Does anybody have latest new about this brand?

tds101 

We spotted these awhile back. Contact them and ask information,... Look at the bottom of the page you linked.

BruceMetras

There's a phone number listed.. I'd call .. weren't available in numbers last year .... I'd guess built to order with healthy deposit .. but that's just a guess.. let us know what you find..

towndock

The web site says copyright 2015, plus "Our bicycles will start shipping to stores from mid-2016."

The project may have run out of gas.

pericleto

As I said in my first message, I wrote a mail to the address given at the page, nobody has answered yet.

So I'm afraid too this fairy tale is over...

BruceMetras

Yup, the FAQ doesn't look too promising ..

Pine Cone

Looks like they went out of business last year

https://www.bizapedia.com/trademarks...-86749289.html

zebede

The Web site now says shipping Mid 2017.

It sounds like Dr. Yap, who designed those beautiful Titanium folding prototypes has not let the vision die.

Edit: On the other hand we see that the address listed is now occupied by a Wellness Center.

seattlecycles

Yan from Downtube has kindly alerted us to this forum thread (thanks, Yan). Yes, we are still very much alive and kicking! The Burke 20 model is currently in production. The frames are being made in Chattanooga, TN, by Lynskey Performance. David Lynskey (see photo), who founded and built the first Litespeed bicycles, is personally taking charge of production. We have taken delivery of the first batch of frames and they look amazing. We are currently working with suppliers and dealers to get full bikes ready for sale, scheduled to be some time in the first or second quarter of 2017.

We have been receiving quite a lot of interest in the bikes, and we have exhibited them at Interbike 2015 and 2016, and also an airline legal electric model at the recent Consumer Electronic Show 2017. But we didn't want to announce any schedule of availability until we are sure the bikes are totally ready. We apologize for not blowing our trumpet too much for the moment.




Thanks.

Mike Yap

downtube

I got the below from Mike


"Yan from Downtube has kindly alerted me to this forum thread (thanks, Yan). Yes, we are still very much alive and active. The Burke 20 is in production now. The frames are being made in Chattanooga, TN, by Lynskey Performance. David Lynskey (see photo), who founded and built the first Litespeed bicycles, is personally taking charge of production. We have taken delivery of the first batch of frames and they look amazing. We are currently working with suppliers to get full bikes ready for sale through dealers, probably in the 1st or 2nd quarter of 2017.

We have been receiving quite a lot of interest in the bikes, and we have exhibited them at Interbike 2015 and 2016, and also an airline-legal electric model of the Burke20 at the recent Consumer Electronics Show 2017. We hope to announce the schedule of availability and pricing soon, when we are sure the bikes are fully ready. We apologize for not blowing our trumpet too much for the moment.

Links to pics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6g...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6g...ew?usp=sharing

Mike Yap

tds101 

Thanks for the update. I'd luv to see these bikes become a reality. They're gorgeous!!!

shrooms

Yan thanks a lot for the good news.
I suspect because the frames are manufactured by Lynskey the bikes will be more expensive at least 3k for Burke 20.

downtube

Please email Mike. He is a new user and unable to post yet.

I don't know anything about his business model.

Thanks
Yan

shrooms

Thanks for more great news that we will have another bike producer on the forum.

towndock

I continue to be impressed how much Yan looks out for other folding bike manufacturers.

Beautiful & impressive bikes Mike.

pericleto

I'm happy to hear this...

Now I will put some money apart till the moment they will be on sale.

A rear rack for the Burke 20 will be necessary for me though.

downtube

All parties interested in buying a Burke should contact Mike directly in order to create a group buy before he goes through a retail channel.

Thanks,
Yan

HGR3inOK

Bicycling magazine reports the retail price for the electric Burke 20 at $10,000. What is the expected retail price range for the non-electric Burke 20?


-HANK RYAN-
Norman, Oklahoma USA

Flimbs

Umm....ya. $10k is kinda too rich for my blood. I have my eye out for a non-electric anyways, but after seeing this, I don't have my hopes up that I'd be able to afford the Burke 20 non-electric.

2_i 

No fenders <=> no interest.

Azreal911

$10K!?!? for an efolder. whew, that's the price on an pretty good used car! i'm not sure what market they are hitting in this price range but the ones that can plunk that kind of dosh down without blinking are probably the types that would buy the latest carbon road bike with full electronic shifting and not looking for a folder for day to day travelling to work. There's probably a few of them out there but i'm not sure how big is that market.

tds101 

Um,...PASS!!!

Joe Remi

That absurdly priced ebike uses the same low-tech, low-power system as my NYCE Wheels e-kitted Brompton. Which is fine at the price I paid - I love it - but anybody spending more than $2000 on an ebike expects power and pedal assist, not just a simple thumb throttle.

So for 10 Grand you get a bike that folds and goes like my Brompton. Hey, here's an idea...

shrooms

Lightinthebox sells fenders for $10 shipped.

No worries, thinking logically we are the folding bikes market and it doesn't seem there are many rich people among us, SC will have to have competitive prices to stay in business.

maxxevv

Believe that $10k figure is the cost of building that prototype as a 1 piece by Lynskey. Including all the jigs and machinery tuning required to build a one-off, its probably a reasonable ballpark of how much that piece costs if the reporter was to carry it off there and then I guess ??

I'm quite sure as a frameset, it will drop below the $3k mark once it starts producing in the 20pc/batch range. And lower still once it goes into the 50pc/batch range and as the jigs and fixture costs get further amortized.

That's just how production costs goes.