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Yup, Harry Bickerton was an aircraft engineer, which is why he used aluminium, a material he was familiar with. He designed it so he could ride to the pub in his village and then fold it up to get it in the cab when he went home. I think the new company is run by Mark Bickerton, his son.
They’re scarily flexible, and you have to adopt a certain riding style else the bloody thing whips in several different directions at once. Fun once you get used to it though.
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They’re scarily flexible, and you have to adopt a certain riding style else the bloody thing whips in several different directions at once. Fun once you get used to it though.
This is a pretty accurate description. None of the NHS workers who've dropped by have wanted to do the "get used to it" part!
William.
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I’ve never seen these so looked them up. They still exist selling generic Dahon looking folders but there’s some heritage info on the website;
‘Harry Bickerton, having worked as an engineer at both Rolls Royce and Dehavilland, confronted with transport difficulties resulting from a driving ban’
He was obviously still drunk when he designed this bike.
Anyway, glws and the project in general.