The best and easiest demonstration I've seen so far. I've had a folding trike for a few years and rarely need to fold it, apart from when I needed to transport it to the bike store about 70 miles away for a yearly service. I can attest to the fact that folding it is not as easy as it looks in this demo. But I suspect that it's just a question of doing it often enough to make it routine. It's a great trike. I've put about 7000 Kms on it (here in France) in three years or so. Tires were a problem, since I used the trike on an unpaved path and had two flats. I promptly changed them over for special Marathon tires and have had no problem since.By the way, when I bought the Gekko FX (the exact model - even color! - as shown here) , it was the least expensive of all the options, including the fixed body trikes.
I love mine, but folding is a pain IF you don't want to roll it into the dirt like in the video (then it is reasonably easy). I have tire fenders, and they scratch when you put it on the side.
Pretty cool. This needs a shot of the folded bike from a few feet away so we can see the folded size. I want one of these, but can probably only afford the non-folding Gekko.
I never find it that easy, but then I don't fold mine a lot. I don't really consider my trike a 'folding trike' I consider it a trike that can fold. I don't think I'd be wanting a Gekko if my main aim was to fold in daily (i.e. semi cycling commute using trains etc or need for storage space.
It is still large, but it goes from impossible to put into a car to possible to put into a car. Mine fits inside my wife's Ford Laser with the back seats folded down. If I took of the front wheels I'd be able to make it into an even smaller car.
The best and easiest demonstration I've seen so far. I've had a folding trike for a few years and rarely need to fold it, apart from when I needed to transport it to the bike store about 70 miles away for a yearly service. I can attest to the fact that folding it is not as easy as it looks in this demo. But I suspect that it's just a question of doing it often enough to make it routine. It's a great trike. I've put about 7000 Kms on it (here in France) in three years or so. Tires were a problem, since I used the trike on an unpaved path and had two flats. I promptly changed them over for special Marathon tires and have had no problem since.By the way, when I bought the Gekko FX (the exact model - even color! - as shown here) , it was the least expensive of all the options, including the fixed body trikes.
I love mine, but folding is a pain IF you don't want to roll it into the dirt like in the video (then it is reasonably easy). I have tire fenders, and they scratch when you put it on the side.
Pretty cool. This needs a shot of the folded bike from a few feet away so we can see the folded size.
I want one of these, but can probably only afford the non-folding Gekko.
Do I see small wheels underneath the seat? I believe I have noticed these before. Are they there so that the folded trike will roll?
Very welldone
I never find it that easy, but then I don't fold mine a lot.
I don't really consider my trike a 'folding trike' I consider it a trike that can fold. I don't think I'd be wanting a Gekko if my main aim was to fold in daily (i.e. semi cycling commute using trains etc or need for storage space.
It looks like it takes up a lot of space, even if it is folded.
It is still large, but it goes from impossible to put into a car to possible to put into a car. Mine fits inside my wife's Ford Laser with the back seats folded down. If I took of the front wheels I'd be able to make it into an even smaller car.
TheEmmausRoad like a smart-car ? hmmm, Im thinking loose the wheels and drop the front seat.. hmmm