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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

So, I recently discovered this donky bike, and given specs, the price, how compact it is, I think it's almost perfect.

But I don't think they produce it anymore ๐Ÿ˜•

the donky bike

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

This is a Death Stranding type bike.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I was going to say I wanted to see video of it in action, but after search on YT (video was not much more than your picture) in the recommendations I saw the donkey bike (aka velocinno, or velocino?) that looks like a more interesting small (but odd) bike.

Odd because small front wheel (normal back wheel) and optional wraparound-behind-rider handlebars. Both gray footage (and British narration) and also many people chopping 2 bikes together (a child's bike for the front wheel) to make it.

No idea on how it is to ride (at least ~~inverted~~ behind-rider) though.

left: a line diagram of a Donkey bike, showing a forwards and reversed configurations. right: a photograph or illustration on the front of a pack of cigarettes, of a besuited man riding said bike while smoking with his free hand

I mentioned in another comment retro-direct drive, pedalling backwards for the low gear would make something like this even weirder/cooler.