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Bendable Bike Anyone?
No... it's serious:
http://bicycledesign.net/2010/07/bendable-bike/
For a commuter the concept is probably sound. I mean, keeping the frame under load might even make it stiffer - so long as the ratchet system is up to the job. Maybe?
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I'd prefer one of these, myself:
That bendy thing just looks like a step too far for me.
What is it with you? you ride a bike with only half a fork and now you want something with a tube missing. You are man who is defiantly not out of the box.
Next you will want spokeless wheels where will it end?
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You mentioned a spoke less wheel
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-spokeless-bicyc...
http://www.femtalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/...
That's actually me riding the bike in the top photo, and it's my hairy legs in the other two - I had a chance to ride it for a few weeks and write a review. Long story short: a couple of handling quirks but a fun bike to ride and it's definitely no wet noodle in the flex department.
Would I buy one myself? If my job required me to travel a lot, I'd say probably. But it doesn;t, so I'll stick with something a little more conventional.
Now if I could only work out where the other half of the fork fell off... anybody seen it?
Oh, and if I could actually ride a mountain bike half as well as I talk, that'd be a bonus 