Painful Looking Bike Concept

Came accross a new concept for a folding commuting bike today. It looks pretty good, however I think the designer has overlooked a standard human issue… Genitals are not meant to be mushed!

This does look nicely aerodynamic, and the folding part is a great idea. However, pretty much all the body weight appears to be resting on the worst possible place! You could say that the position on a normal bike doesn’t look too comfortable, but at least when you’re pedalling hard, the pressure is reduced as you’re pushing downwards. With this bike, you’re not reducing the pressure by pedalling at all!

By the looks of things, the neck is going to ache after a short time (especially if this is just for commuting), and unless you’ve trained, the arms are going to be aching also. Not too convinced by the folding wheel idea either. Would mean quite heavy wheels I should think.

Overall although it’s a nice idea, I don’t think it would be too comfortable to ride. If they could come up with a foldable recumbant, that would be the perfect commuter! For more information, click here.