Kwiggle folding bike

[webcraft]

These look bizarre but fold ludicrously small.

Has anyone here ever owned or ridden one?

Folding Bike Kwiggle®

— W

 

[Neeves]

You need to get out more - these don't look bizarre, they are bizarre

Faltrad-leichter Aluminium rahmen 16-Zoll-Faltrad mit Kotflügel träger und 240 lbs Gewichts grenze - AliExpress 18

I know them as ''A' frame' bikes and have been around for 10-15 years at least. They are not particularly expensive.

We have folding bikes, 20"? wheels - really useful on a yacht. We looked at the 'A' frame but it was too weird and the wheels too small (for a comfortable ride).

Practical Sailor did a recent (American) review.

Jonathan

 

[Daydream believer]

I think that we will stick with our 2 brompton e bikes

 

[webcraft]

You need to get out more - these don't look bizarre, they are bizarre

Faltrad-leichter Aluminium rahmen 16-Zoll-Faltrad mit Kotflügel träger und 240 lbs Gewichts grenze - AliExpress 18

I know them as ''A' frame' bikes and have been around for 10-15 years at least. They are not particularly expensive.

We have folding bikes, 20"? wheels - really useful on a yacht. We looked at the 'A' frame but it was too weird and the wheels too small (for a comfortable ride).

Practical Sailor did a recent (American) review.

Jonathan

We have a 20" folder, it takes up far too much space on our 30ft 1970s design Morgan Giles 30. We also have a Bridgestone Picnica clone.

So you don't have a Kwiggle, just an opinion.

I suspect I get out more than you.

- W

 

[webcraft]

I think that we will stick with our 2 brompton e bikes

Even Bromptons are a bit big for our boat.

- W

 

[Bouba]

I think that we will stick with our 2 brompton e bikes

I didn’t know that Brompton did e bikes

 

[thinwater]

When I was cruising I carried full-size bikes on a stern rail rack. Zero unfold time, 700c wheels. Over 40 km/h speeds, less weight. Someone gave me a folding bike. I returned it.

That's just me. But at home you would most likely chose a rack over a folding bike. Just sayin'.

 

[Bouba]

Just like the stand up paddle boards are killing off the dinghies.....e-scooters are the death knell of the on-board bicycle

 

[thinwater]

Just like the stand up paddle boards are killing off the dinghies.....e-scooters are the death knell of the on-board bicycle

That was my first thought. Before I would go for something that small, I would just get scooter. 30 years ago, hen my daughter was small and I had a small boat, we carried tiny folding scooters. That was before the PDQ. They were handy, but electrics would have been much better.

 

[Bouba]

That was my first thought. Before I would go for something that small, I would just get scooter. 30 years ago, hen my daughter was small and I had a small boat, we carried tiny folding scooters. That was before the PDQ. They were handy, but electrics would have been much better.

I don’t often use my e-scooter (especially after the lockdowns ended)....but I never use my e-bikes

 

[Bouba]

This is my setup…fully loaded with the weekly shopping…the scooter and the trailer completely fold up

 

[Bouba]

.....and rescuing dogs

 

[Davy_S]

Does your wife fold up to fit in the trailer?

 

[Bouba]

Does your wife fold up to fit in the trailer?

I did once empty the boat at the end of the season....the trailer was piled high with stuff all tied down

 

[Goldie]

I didn’t know that Brompton did e bikes

They do, but we had our old Bromptons (we bought them in 1995) converted by Home Page at a fraction of the price. Other conversions are available.

 

[thinwater]

I don’t often use my e-scooter (especially after the lockdowns ended)....but I never use my e-bikes

Curious. Did you cycle for pleasure?

 

[Bouba]

Curious. Did you cycle for pleasure?

Well, sort of.....but the wife is a proper cyclist...she used to do over 100 miles three times a week up in the hills....until I put a stop to it

 

[Rappey]

I had a folding ebike, similar to a brompton. It never felt that stable with its tiny handlebars, especially when trying to look behind you before turning.

 

[thinwater]

Well, sort of.....but the wife is a proper cyclist...she used to do over 100 miles three times a week up in the hills....until I put a stop to it

YOU put a stop to it? That has to be an interesting tale.

The reason I asked is that often people ask on forums (not specifically you at all) if a bike is useful when cruising, and the answer generally seems to be yes if they cycled for pleasure before, and no if they did not. I'm guessing that correlation does not translate to e-scooters, since the users seem to be a different group. I don't think any e-scooter users were former cyclists.

I cycle pretty regularly, so yes, I find a bike very useful when cruising. I didn't use a trailer, but rather found a full set of panniers more useful and compact. They hook right onto shopping carts and can be carried right into the boat. The bike does not to have the correct carriers, front and rear, which would not work on most folding bikes.

 

[Daydream believer]

Scooters do not carry legality in all areas. Nor do certain e bikes.
Since I broke my femour I have been using it round the village for physio exercise.
May be cheating but it helps. only a few miles. Max 5 Now Istruggle
Before I had the accident I used to do 13 mile circuits round the Dengie . The motor cuts out at 15.5 mph.
So I use it on the hilly bits where I struggle to hit 15.5 so the motor works. But on the straights to Tillingham I can hit 18 mph & it is totally me
I was averaging 16MPH for the circuit so I thought that was pretty good