Another cyclist was out on an unusual vehicle while Basil and I were riding on the Erie Canal towpath.
It’s an ICE HD Adventure FS — about 37 pounds (17 kilograms, more or less). It folds in the middle; That’s a joint, and lever, below.
The cyclist says it is no problem to fold and load solo into her vehicle.
Like a Brompton, these can to be customized according to the owner’s preferences. This cyclist wasn’t taken by the twisting action required to change gears, so she added flip levers to her ICE instead of the twist grips.
Here’s another view. (You can see Basil in the background. He looks positively diminutive by comparison.)
The ICE, and cyclist, were whipping along the towpath with ease. A third cyclist stopped when he saw two cycles stopped on the trail, fearing that one of us had had a breakdown. He was riding a mountain bike with fat tires — probably an excellent machine with which to tackle the towpath.
After quite a pleasant chat, we all went on our respective ways.