Folding

Looking to inject a fun modern vibe into city commutes, a UK startup has launched a stylish folding ebike that can collapse down in three easy steps, comes in UK-legal and US-legal variants, and offers pedal assist for up to 80 km.

Foldable phones offer a mini tablet display experience in a device that can fit it a pocket. Lenovo brought the same flexibility to the laptop in 2020 with the ThinkPad X1 Fold, and now the bigger and better second generation has been revealed.

The Flit-16 folding ebike launched on Kickstarter back in 2019 is now on general sale as the upgraded Commuter Edition, which we got to ride and fold, roll along and then unfold and ride for a few days earlier in the month.

The Raba helmet from Nature Mobility looks to be an intriguing foldable helmet design. It relies on a series of pre-folds to pack flat and fit naturally in a backpack or handbag. It then dials into a three-dimensional helmet in a matter of seconds.

Last year, C Seed unveiled a MicroLED 4K television that was housed under the floor until needed, when it was raised and folded out. Now the company has launched a similar big-screen model, but this time the folding TV lives permanently above ground.

Brompton has added a new model to its line of folding ebikes, tapping into titanium and including a bunch of lightweight components to create its lightest electric folder yet, weighing in at 15.6 kg with the battery onboard or 12.7 kg without.

Rowing machines provide a great workout but they do take up a lot of space, which is why many fold in half. The King Smith WR1 takes things a step further, by folding in thirds to form a wheeled wood-sided cube.

There are now several different packable boats that can be carried in the back of a car, and assembled onsite. And while most of them fold like origami, the Nanoyacht is a bit different, in that it's made up of multiple nesting boxes.

Although roof racks are great for carrying boats, bikes or other gear, they needlessly create wind drag when not in use. The Knotix rack was designed with that in mind, as it can be mounted or dismounted in a claimed 20 seconds.

Back in 2020, Morfuns launched a lightweight folding ebike called the Éole on Indiegogo. Now the company has returned with a sleek new model with an aluminum alloy frame, the option of full suspension and up to 115 km of all-terrain range on tap.

We've seen bike helmets that fold up for storage and transit, plus ones that are equipped with lights. The Fend Super, however, is one of the first to combine both features in one helmet.

After showing off a clever folding system for its Ascender travel guitar at NAMM 2019, Ciari Guitars has returned to the music industry expo with a cheaper model rocking a new look and a new folding mechanism.