I'm going to Melbourne in a couple of months for a conference, and I'll have a few days at the end to amuse myself.
Naturally, my thoughts turn to bicycles.
Strida |
No, I want one because a) I love novelty bicycles, and b) I'm slightly obsessed with things that transform. The Strida has a different design principle to the Brompton, so it's a different kind of folding bike.
There's a part of me that longs to be an inventor making my own folding bikes in my workshop. But I'm not an inventor and I don't have a workshop (or any mechanical skills or experience, for that matter), so I just obsess over the work of other designers.
There's a shop in Melbourne that sells Stridas, so I'll have the chance to take one for a test ride. Then I'll know if I just want one because it's pretty or if I'm actually likely to ride it.
Now, there is an excellent chance that, if it's magnificent enough in person to impress me, I'll just buy one there and fly home with it.
However, I've gone off trawling the Internet for folding bicycles again, haven't I? And because I'm now looking for something that's in a different class to the Brompton, I'm now looking closely at a bunch of bikes I dismissed back when I was looking at folding bikes last time.
A-Bike |
I'm sure it rides much better than it looks like it will, but I've had enough experience with scooters and the like to know the smaller the wheel, the more likely it is that a pot-hole will send you flying.
If they had offered a model with larger wheels, I probably would be thinking about it more seriously.
The Carryme Image from Ridethisbike.com |
I have to admit that the more I look at the Carryme, and the more I read about it, the more I want one.
Unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to take it for a test ride while I'm in Melbourne. And something in the back of my head is saying: "It's sort of in the same 'class' as the Strida, and it might be better - so you really shouldn't get both..."
And, really, I shouldn't get either. I don't need another folding bike.
No, really, I don't.
Are you listening to me, Sharon? You don't need another folding bike.
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