Pashley Picador

This is my old trike - a Pashley Picador, probably about 25 years old. Still in good working order though the seat's not very comfortable.

Picador - handlebars.

You can see the "crappy" Sturmey-Archer 3 speed gear changer in this picture. How I hate that thing.

Picador - hub

This shows the hub gears - you can see why they slip so easily compared to a modern derailleur gear system.

Picador - basket

The basket is huge! Enough space for just about all the creatures we own! (or 4 totally-full carrier bags of shopping).

Di Blasi folding tricycle

Unfolded and ready to ride. dino is there as a size reference point.

Tricycle - unfolded

The Di Blasi web site says the maximum width is 69.5cm. It's basically "standard" adult tricycle width.

Unfolded - back wheels.

Another shot of the back wheels with the trike in its ready-to-ride configuration.

Tricycle - folded position 1.

This shows how you start to fold the tricycle - you pull up the lock on the seat and push the seat forward. The wheels start to pull inwards...

Tricycle - folded position 1.

The width of the trike is decreasing as the wheels pull in.

Tricycle - folded position 1.

The wheels pull in just like a music stand! This was the same idea I'd had for how it would be possible to reduce the width of a tricycle - I don't know why it was so hard to explain to cycle frame builders.

Tricycle - folded position 2.

You can see how the wheels pull upwards as they come in.

Tricycle - folded position 2.

The width of the trike is rapidly decreasing.

Tricycle - folded position 3.

The back is now at the minimum width of 28cm.

Tricycle - folded position 4.

Now the front unclips and the handlebars push down.

Zoom in on the handlebars.

Again, they pull in like a music stand.

Tricycle - folded position 5.

As the handlebars go downwards, so the front wheel folds in.