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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.