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
<http://www.itv.com/news/1627773.html>
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.
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