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Re:Inventor's Bike Folds Into Its Own Wheel by jrockway on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @03:15PM (#741877)
It all depends on how much folding you want. If you just want to be able to travel with it a bit more easily than a full size bike, you can do something like this:

http://www.surlybikes.com/travelerscheck.html

Edit: After doing a bit more research, I learned that bikes built like this can fold into a case that's the size of their wheels:

http://sandsmachine.com/

So basically, this is as good as what's in the article, but available right now.

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Re:Inventor's Bike Folds Into Its Own Wheel by rdouble on Tuesday August 04, 2009 @11:46PM (#742806)
S&S couplers are necessary for bike travel these days. Bikes now incur a $175 surcharge on any domestic flight I've been on in the past year. If you can get the bike into a suitcase you avoid the charge.

However, couplers on a real bike are nothing like a strida, brompton or bike friday tikit. These bikes are designed to fold up and unfold very quickly. They are also much smaller and can fit on public transportation where you're not allowed to take a full sized bike.

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