World's Smallest Folding Bike

British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair has invented the world's smallest folding bike, called the A-Bike, described as "the world's smallest, lightest foldable bicycle".

"My original thought was that if you could have a bicycle that was dramatically lighter and more compact than ones that exist today, you would change the way in which bicycles could be used," said Sinclair.

The mini-bike, unveiled in Singapore this week and set to go on sale worldwide in 2005 at a price of nearly $300, is built for riders as heavy as 247 lbs and is height-adjustable. It takes about 20 seconds to fold or unfold.

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