by TheBikeBum on Sun May 18, 2008 4:08 am
The A-Bike Revision B is on my wish list. I'm a fan of folders and I was just thinking what will become the standard for smaller than 16" wheels?
Right now, the majority of folders take 16" (Brompton, BF Tikit, Dahon) or 20" wheels. They are standardized in the sense that you can get replacement parts (tubes, tires, hubs, rims) from many different companies.
But what about for smaller than 16" wheels? Is there a standard size or will there be one? If not, who's going to spearhead such a standardization?
It seems like for smaller than 16" wheels, everything is non-standard. For instance, if you want a replacement A-Bike wheel, you'd have to order it from Sir Sinclair himself.
I kinda like the 8" wheel size of the CarryMe. Is there a possibility of having spokes on such a wheel? I imagine once you get down to that size, it'd be sorta hard to build a wheel with spokes.
What are other people's thoughts?
The A-Bike Revision B is on my wish list. I'm a fan of folders and I was just thinking what will become the standard for smaller than 16" wheels?
Right now, the majority of folders take 16" (Brompton, BF Tikit, Dahon) or 20" wheels. They are standardized in the sense that you can get replacement parts (tubes, tires, hubs, rims) from many different companies.
But what about for smaller than 16" wheels? Is there a standard size or will there be one? If not, who's going to spearhead such a standardization?
It seems like for smaller than 16" wheels, everything is non-standard. For instance, if you want a replacement A-Bike wheel, you'd have to order it from Sir Sinclair himself. :)
I kinda like the 8" wheel size of the CarryMe. Is there a possibility of having spokes on such a wheel? I imagine once you get down to that size, it'd be sorta hard to build a wheel with spokes.
What are other people's thoughts?