News bot Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 The commercial release of Halfbike II - a new kind of personal vehicle designed with the user’s experience in mind is a complete success. Our Kickstarter campaign reached its funding goal in less than 24 hours with the help of over 250 backers. We are currently on the way to the first stretch goal. If the campaign reaches $250,000 all Halfbikes will be fitted with lights and fenders. Click here to view the article
BenGraham Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 This is awesome. Would love to ride one of these.
MTBOnly Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Seems interesting and suppose it is nice to play with, but in terms of commuting it does not seem efficient enough. Also I would not want to try and go downhill on the half bike, you would be on your face very quickly, so I guess your options and terrain are very limited.
davem Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Ummm... a bike has two wheels... Naming silliness aside, looks like a lot of fun to ride down your local beach promenade. Use on the road to commute, I don't think so. I could see people renting these on Durban beachfront.
Rider3000 Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Think they will work well in europe where people want to travel by "foot" and do sightseeing... in South africa im battling to see this happening. South africans will probably think your to poor to have a car riding that thing. Anyway i love it and seems to be a fun toy!!! Those guys seems to know their business and i hope they do well!
Disher Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 halfbike world cup DH event ??? bwhaa haa ha, I think that thing would be a jol.... but how to wheelie it >?? endo mondo..... davem 1
GreatGusto Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 If I lived in Manhattan or somewhere like that, then this would make sense. Could be very, very light, less than 4 kg if make properly. Reckon the handlebar could collapse as well, so you could carry it onto the tube. Then your walk to your apartment or office is much quicker.
IH8MUD Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Some people might get tired "standing" and pedaling the whole time. . .
peds Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 would love to see how it actually climbs! In the video everything is pretty flat.
Hairy Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 would love to see some emergency braking done riding that thing
SwissVan Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 I recon... it will be to hard for the average commuter to use "stand up pedaling" and "pumping" is to much like hard work for most people. Micro Scooters already being used to commute on in cities, much easier to use and more compact. Good idea for fitness tho...
(Deon) Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Can we all agree that they should just start at 650b? May save us a fortune as end users.. Besides, I don't think I could go through another set of wheel size debates again.. GreatGusto 1
AdamA Posted October 28, 2016 Posted October 28, 2016 Screw Fatbikes - do the Epic on a HalfBike... Halfbike, Rigid, Single Speed and no saddle!!!! anyone who does the epic on that is hardcore!
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