While we'll all perving on the TdF, Sir Sinclairs been at it again.
By that I mean re-inventing stuff so it's _even smaller. Interesting concept but probably not good on the Cols.
Sinclair launches smallest folding bike
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British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair - the man behind the futuristic C5 electric tricycle in 1985 - is launching the world's smallest folding bike.
Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it plies the streets like any other bicycle but, made of plastic and with pneumatic tyres, the 12lb (5.4 kg) unit folds into a package of less than 0.03 cubic metres
Sir Clive said :"My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more compact then ones that exist today, you would change the way in which bicycles could be used."
The mini-bike, unveiled in Singapore and set to go on sale worldwide next year at less than $300 (£160), is built for riders as heavy as 247lb (110 kg) and is height-adjustable.
Like the US-made Segway scooter, the idea was to find an innovative way of navigating congested cities and is also aimed at yachtsmen and campers.
Its wheels are a quarter the size of those on a regular bicycle, but Sinclair promises a smooth and sturdy ride for most cyclists. "You require no extra energy to ride the A-bike and it can go up to 15 mph (24 kph)," he said.
Sinclair also invented the world's first pocket calculator in 1972 and the first pocket television in 1984.