Comments on: A MINI bike and more

By: A few more Eurobike links | Bicycle Design

A few more Eurobike links | Bicycle Design — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:18:32 +0000

[...] seems like I have been posting more and more bikes from car companies lately, including this Mini Cooper bike. Cooper launched their new Oporto model at the show…a new urban for the female market. [...]

By: Peachy

Peachy — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:38:43 +0000

Wouldn’t want to ride it on a windy day, its an interesting concept nonetheless.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:43:59 +0000

Has anyone reading this ridden a bamboo bicycle? I am curious to know what they feel like compared to a steel frame. I would expect them to be more flexible because the modulus of wood is lower than steel, but maybe it’s different for bamboo.

By: Kickstarter: TiGr Bike Lock Could Be Brilliant If It Works

Kickstarter: TiGr Bike Lock Could Be Brilliant If It Works — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:31:50 +0000

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By: Ross Nicholson

Ross Nicholson — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:10:29 +0000

On the lock idea, Ti is notoriously difficult and obnoxious to work. I use a fake plastic chain that looks heavy.

By: Nick F

Nick F — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:07:57 +0000

I’d heard that they were indeed made at same factory as Dahon, where they licensed the older models for use by the “Mini” brand. I don’t know if this is still the case

By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:02:13 +0000

Interesting…I wasn’t aware of that.

I was just assuming from the look of this frame that it is made by Dahon, but that may not be the case. I could just “look like” a Dahon with those curved seat stays. I’ll have to dig a little deeper to confirm who makes these.

By: Nick F

Nick F — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:57:14 +0000

Mini is probably pushing this as a “new” thing because these are higher end than their previous attempts, but they have been doing branded folders for a while: http://www.biria.com/bicycles/fb/fb_mini_20_folding.jsp

I believe those were more or less knockoffs of older dahon frames…