Two of the major problems with urban cycling are storage and security. The new retrofit folding handlebar design claims to solve both the issues. The folded handlebars thus form a steering lock, which when the bike is lent against a wall or post it eliminates the infuriating turning of the front wheel and provides security when parked outside. Thus one can make the cycles to be slimmer by replacing the handlebars of the existing full size bike that too at a fraction of the cost and also keep the efficiency of large wheels.
This reduced width and increased stability makes hallway storage hassle free and the advantage of being both increased security and convenience. Thus it allows speedy departure, thereby significantly increasing the frequency of bike usage. This slimmer version allows more bike storage in a given space.
Designer : Joe Wentworth
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14 Responses to “Retrofit Folding Handlebars”
By tommy on Jun 12, 2008 | Reply
great product
Where can I place an order ?
By Eric on Jun 12, 2008 | Reply
Love this idea. Are these in production? Or even already available? They would be a godsend here in NYC.
By TheFuture on Jun 12, 2008 | Reply
@tommy and @eric, still a concept, hopefully we can see them in the near store soon
By badnewsz on Jun 14, 2008 | Reply
would be nice to design bars like this to add to existing handlebar set. So you could have an auxillary handle bar set for electric bicycles.
By steven on Sep 14, 2008 | Reply
Joe,
Can you email me?
Steven
By Fixie Fiend on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
Its a really nice idea, but don’t they feel less solid than normal when your riding? I would hate for them to move about when I was doing a big down hill..
By Pismocycleguy on Dec 17, 2008 | Reply
I am ready to make the purchase. Where are these handlebars being sold?
By kob on Mar 7, 2009 | Reply
hey how does the locking mechanism for the folding of the handlebars work?
i notice the blue lever thing at the center of the bar, how that work?
By jason devlin on May 15, 2009 | Reply
pls bring these out i need’m bad. how could these not sell?