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| Illustration of Ford's inflatable bike (courtesy of PSFK) |
Now here's a weird bike that just looks stupid to me. The designers at Ford (Yes, the car company) have come up with a concept for an inflatable bike, and recently received a patent for it. They say they are focusing on the last mile, and this is to be ridden home from wherever you leave your car (assuming it's not in your garage). Now I don't doubt that an inflatable bicycle can be made. Back in 1956 Goodyear developed an inflatable airplane (Here's a 16 minute
video about it). The purpose was to come up with a plane that could be dropped to pilots who had been shot down behind enemy lines. But I just can't figure out what advantages an inflatable bicycle has over a folding bicycle - And there are plenty of good folding bicycles already on the market. We have some of them for sale at Circle City Bicycles.
They only practical use I can see for an inflatable bicycle is as a "bait bike." It could be fitted with a remote device to let the air out of the frame after someone steals it. Imagine the thief's shock when the bike deflates and becomes unrideable.
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