Reduced Bicycle

Folding bikes, like the amazing Brompton, are brilliant feats of engineering, but they're complex and expensive.

A simpler solution is the Reduced Bicycle. It doesn't fully fold up like a Brompton but it does get a bit smaller, very simply. It can do this because the crossbar can be detached from behind the front forks and hinged down, allowing the rear wheels and supporting forks to pivot forwards via a second hinge point at the pedal crank location.

This has the net effect of reducing the entire length of the bike by about a third. It's not a tiny package like a Brompton, but it can now more easily fit into the boot of a small car etc, and it only takes a few seconds to re-compose securely to its original size.