"Impossible" folding micro scooter with seat

I don't know, not much info on the motor.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/14/impossible-bike/
 
awesome... would probably never ever dream of wanting or having one... but awesome and incredible none the less!
 
Short of being made of paper like a paper airplane, this is the coolest, lightest, mini transporter I think I've seen anywhere, good find - curious about actual street use hard data, durability, weight etc but very interesting idea for ultral portable transport - whether 10x 18650 batts can get a 10+ mile range for a 180lb adult on anything but the smoothest, flattest, straightest bike path is even possible is another thing but looking forward to more products like this

On a side note - with only 44% funding rates for all Kickstarter projects, and few that have actually made it to market as a retail product (with the specs they tout or the price etc) I'm starting to wonder, though, when someone raises X amount of money on Kickstarter/crowd funding sites, and they have no obligation to provide anything legally to the funders (other than stickers, tshirts and tchotchkes) as far as I can tell other than a "promise" when/if the prototype is actually ever manufactured whether it's simply a way for users to raise money for themselves or whether they have to follow through with a product?
 
They used an A-bike for their motivation. I had an A-bike and it was a rickety foldable bike. I gave it to GoodWill as it was not good for riding.

This Impossible bike has a tall list of features. Building custom parts out of carbon fiber is expensive. Would be nice if they can pull it off.
 
scoot-e said:
On a side note - with only 44% funding rates for all Kickstarter projects, and few that have actually made it to market as a retail product (with the specs they tout or the price etc) I'm starting to wonder, though, when someone raises X amount of money on Kickstarter/crowd funding sites, and they have no obligation to provide anything legally to the funders (other than stickers, tshirts and tchotchkes) as far as I can tell other than a "promise" when/if the prototype is actually ever manufactured whether it's simply a way for users to raise money for themselves or whether they have to follow through with a product?

If it is that easy to just take the money and run, you would have heard much more kickstarter horror stories by now.
The "crowd" is ususally pretty good at sniffing out scammers before things get funded.
In the past, project creators have refunded people's money when they can't come through.

https://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter+basics?ref=faq_nav#Acco

google "kickstarter scams", you will see some past attempts.
 
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