Texworld Paris

Free membership

Receive our weekly Newsletter
and set tailored daily news alerts.

Composites

Microtex composites used in lightweight folding bike

Key design elements included the lightweight frame and a three-point folding pattern.

4th May 2018

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Havant

Sports/​Outdoor

The company says it sought to simplify multi-modal transportation away from the heavy, inconveniently sized and uncomfortable “norm”. It decided to design a more compact and robust, composites-intensive folding bike. Made primarily of CFRP, the new Hummingbird Bike is currently said to be the world’s lightest folding bike at just 6.9kg, according to the manufacturer.

Read the full article on our Inside Composites website

Latest Reports

Business intelligence for the fibre, textiles and apparel industries: technologies, innovations, markets, investments, trade policy, sourcing, strategy...

Find out more