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Contortionist Folding Bike Rolls Up Smaller Than a Wheel

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

sustainable design, green design, transportation, contortionist, bike, folding bike, james dyson, dominic hargreaves

There’s a reason you don’t see too many people toting around folding bikes; many have small wheels that make for an uncomfortable ride, and the ones that don’t tend to be too clunky when folded up. Enter the Contortionist, a sleek folding bike that uses full-size 26 inch wheels. Designed by Dominic Hargreaves, a student at the Royal College of Art in London, the bike contains pivots in its frame and a lockable universal joint in the front fork that let it roll up to an ultra-compact size that fits within the width of its wheels!


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