Thanks! I'll try the Bike Station again sometime soon then.
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Made in Scotland(?)
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Posted 13 years ago #
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Dunno if it was prompted by this thread but as I was exiting the top of the innocent tunnel I spotted the bike station crew retrieving their fleet of paper bicycles from the seekret bunker..
Posted 13 years ago # -
CC Is there anywhere in Edinburgh where people can try out a Paper Bicycle?
NEWS: Laid Back Bikes will become a dealer for Edinburgh as I think the Paper Bicycle is a great design with lots of options. I don't really sell any solo uprights so it's good to have one that can fill lots of niches. I'm also big fan of hub brakes as they are used on ICE trikes. Hub gears already seem popular on Helios but having hub lighting with internal cabling makes for a very usable bike.
Demo bike should arrive soon although I'm sure Bike Station would be happy for people to have a look at theirs.
Posted 13 years ago # -
That's great news Laidback. Will you be changing your name to "sit up bikes"?
Posted 13 years ago # -
@LaidBack Now I have an excuse to come and try out the Helios tandem and a Paper Bike! :)
Posted 13 years ago # -
whatever you do dont have a go on one of those dangerous laid-down bikes!
Posted 13 years ago # -
@LaidBack that's excellent news!
Posted 13 years ago # -
Interestingly (possibly) the Paper Bicycle takes a lot from my experience with both recumbents and folding bicycles.
Its kind of a folding bicycle without the hinges, specifically the long seatmast and one size fits all side of things. And its low centre of gravity, comfort, nimble handling and pedalling stiffness feeds from my experiences hooning around with my bum inches from the ground.
I am also a closet rider of old Moultons, and I see this as a simplification of the very original Moulton concept of a universal bike.
Nick
Posted 13 years ago # -
Took a look at the flickr stream and the website. Looks very nice. Glad to hear Laidback's expanding his range. But I don't get why its called a 'paper bicycle'. Did I miss something?
Posted 13 years ago # -
SRD, I believe everyone says that. Makes you remember it, though, doesn't it? :-)
Posted 13 years ago # -
This thread started with -
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There was also a car industry - in Edinburgh - "said to be the oldest purpose-built car factory in the UK"
"http://www.headlandarchaeology.com/Services/consultancy/industrial/madelvic.html
Posted 13 years ago # -
Not sure if much has changed in 10 years for ‘made in Scotland/UK’.
(Brompton still expanding - which is remarkable for a ‘one product’ business!)
Meanwhile in the world -
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This has been fuelled in particular by Campagnolo’s rapid expansion of OEM partnerships. OEM partnership sales in financial year 2022 are projected to represent 45% of the company’s turnover, a five-fold increase in absolute terms since financial year 2019.
Much of this can be attributed to Campagnolo’s supply chain success – while competitors outsourcing manufacturing to East-Asia have struggled to maintain production, the company has expanded its output and increased market share. Campagnolo has chosen to base its manufacturing centre at home in Vicenza, Italy, alongside an EU production hub in Romania, which has minimised supply chain disruption as designing, developing and producing products almost entirely in house and close to home has ensured the brand is not reliant on third-party manufacturers to produce its products.
Campagnolo is expanding significantly to capitalise on its recent growth. Staffing levels have increased by 30% over the past two years while factory capacity has been boosted by 75% to meet demand.
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Posted 2 years ago # -
Super Record growth?
Posted 2 years ago # -
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There is growing demand from amateur cyclists for more affordable, carbon fibre bike frames.
The material is light and strong, and among other things enthusiasts hope it will improve their speed.In Portugal, Carbon Team and its investors are betting on this appetite for high-end bikes growing in Europe.
Located in Campia (not far from Oliveira de Frades, a town famous for bikes), a group of investors from Portugal, Germany, and Taiwan launched the firm in 2018.
The company believe manufacturing of hi-tech bicycle components is poised to return to Europe, after decades of supply from firms in China and Taiwan.
Emre Ozgunes joined Carbon Team in 2019, hired as a general manager for the new company after years of experience in the Portuguese bike sector.
Originally from Turkey, he worked as a factory floor employee in a bicycle company in central Portugal, where he learned the trade.
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Posted 2 years ago #
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