Bicycles are omnipresent in the life of a modern man. However, their full use in urban conditions is hindered by the inconvenience of storing bicycles in apartments, offices, and public institutions. The design features of the handlebar create problems for cyclists when parking a vehicle in a limited area. The handlebar and pedals increase the limits of a flat bike significantly. An obvious but original solution proposed by the developers from the Revelo Thinstem startup will help eliminate this obstacle.
Traditional steering can be made much more compact by introducing small changes due to the Revelo Thinstem mechanism. As a result, the handlebar can be rotated 90 degrees without rotating the front wheel. In this case, the steering will be located in the same plane with the entire structure of the bike and will not interfere with storing, parking or moving around tight rooms. The startup also offers folding or removable pedals.
The cost of the Revelo Thinstem mechanism varies from $70 to $90 and depends on the size of the custom bike. The mechanism mount can be selected for the handlebar with a rack diameter of 1 or 1.25 inches, and the length of the extension of the mechanism ranges from 70 to 90 mm. There are also adapters for custom bikes.
The process of installing the Revelo Thinstem device on a standard bicycle takes no more than 5 minutes with ordinary bicycle keys. To move the steering bar to the riding position and vice versa, you only need to remove the lock, turn the handlebar by 90 degrees and lock it again.
As a result, when using the Revelo Thinstem for the Juiced CCX model, the bike width was reduced from 68.6 cm to 40 cm. And the use of Revelo folding pedals led to a further “narrowing” of the bike plane to 30 cm.
