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The E Mouse – Canadian inventor trying to crowdfund folding e-bike with 6-inch front wheel

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Alex Bowden

Alex has been editor of ebiketips since 2021, switching to a world with motors after seven years working on sister site road.cc, where he contributed news, reviews and the occasional feature. These days he combines his road riding with electric bike testing and a dash of ongoing cricket writing (his first book's due out in 2025).

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2 years 3 months ago

I'm trying to work out what exactly has he invented. He has not invented a bicycle, because they exist already, nor drive train, nor handlebars.

He does seem to have invented a unicycle with stabiliser and gears. He does seem to have invented a cunning ruse to get rid of the front fork, but I am not convinced the shopping trolley plywood platform is an improvement, I wonder what play is in that system? I think he hasn't thought through the leverage that would happen on hitting an object with the small front wheel (why have mountain bikes gone for bigger front wheels - where is the point of rotation?) so his claim that it is better than a scooter for stability doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

2 years 3 months ago

Reminiscent of a fellow I used to work with who raced electric bar stools. 

2 years 3 months ago

Shut up and take my money, Steve Cosmic!

2 years 3 months ago

My issue with small wheels is that they only suit perfect road surfaces - and is the reason I'm not fully onboard with the whole e-scooter thing. I've moved now, but there were roads on my old commute that were functionally impossible to ride a Brompton down. What exactly am I meant to use this thing for?

2 years 3 months ago

Is this bike meant as an answer to a question nobody asked?

2 years 3 months ago

Seriously - who would give money to someone called Steve Cosmic???