Kordsa acquires Italian carbon fibre specialist
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
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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.
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