[MOC] Folding Bicycle

[Lipko]

Hi all!

This is a functional folding bike with front and rear suspension. It's a replica of an existing model called "Birdy" from the German company Riese & Müller. Link for the real bike

The Lego model features

-full suspension

-chain drive with tensioner

-kickstand

-height adjustable seat

-carrier that also folds along with the bike

-realistic folding and unfolding. The folding is modelled as precisely as I could do with Lego pieces.

A short video showing the functions and folding:

Visit the picture gallery when it gets published:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=530946

Edited January 8, 2015 by Lipko

[Zerobricks]

Thats really neat. I also like how you made the reinforced upper support.

[5imon]

Wow, this is really an amazing model, completely off the beaten track. I like how realistic everything is done. The great side-by-side picture with the original shows this very well.

[XAxles]

My teddy bears are gonna ride that.

[LegoMathijs]

Great work! and nice design!

[bjorkan]

I can not believe my eyes, this is PER FECT !!! x 100

[Rockbrick]

so much in such a little package!

[ZIPCOOLO]

Good job~

[Rishab N]

Great job. It looks just like the real thing

[Brick_Sticker]

Very clever, and different. I like it very much.

Brick_Sticker

[Infraredbrick]

Great MOC. I especially like how you did the tensioner on the chain.

[Balrog]

Haha, that's just awesome. Well done :D

[Mordep]

Amazing MOC. I liked very much this creation, will you give instructions and parts list for this? I would love to build it!

Thanks and again, amazing work!

[Hereticae]

Looks like you really pulled the foldability off, not an easy feat.

Edited January 10, 2015 by Hereticae

[Thirdwigg]

So very awesome.

[southerntrainfan]

pretty impressive and creative!

[Trawler Man]

LEGO Technic at it's finest. I love this!

[alexb420]

Very nice work. It's not often that you see someone building a bike like this. :)

[Paul B Technic]

That is really amazing :)

[TheNextLegoDesinger]

sorry for bumping this topic but i really like how you did it and how it looks like the real deal.

i would love to see you make a brompton or Dahon speed.

[Lipko]

Thank you for the comment!

Actually someone already made a Brompton, though I couldn't find much info about it. I only found it after someone made a comment on my Birdy model about it:

http://www.bicipiegh...hp?topic=8845.0

Maybe these are the two working Lego folding bikes ever posted publicly.

Edited July 11, 2015 by Lipko

[TheNextLegoDesinger]

oh nice