- Welcome to the Taipei Cycle Show
Today, we're looking out
for some of the more interesting tech, on show.
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The ingenious Carry Me.
You can speed that bit up, right?
Camo tyres.
Does it get cooler than that?
Now last year in our eccentric tech video, from Taipei,
I was caught so perplexed by these
smaller wheeled road bikes.
And it is a thing, apparently.
You told us in the comment section, last year
that it was a thing.
So, it is definitely a thing.
It's called Mini Velo,
and the idea that you get a normal road bike
with the same contact points, the same dimensions,
but it takes up less space.
So, ideal if you live in a small apartment.
Mini Velo, it's a thing.
Seriously, that is an E-bike.
I'm not kidding.
That is an E-bike.
Behind me is a CKT bike.
It's actually an award winner for one thing in particular.
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Hidden motors.
Now, they tell us that actually
they've rigged this for the show.
Normally, it's just pedal assist
and that is really important point.
Because, not many hidden motors on road frames
are actually pedal assist.
Normally, they're like this,
where it turns the pedals without you.
So, pedal assist would genuinely be
a really cool investment.
As you can tell,
it doesn't really take up all that much room on the frame.
Excuse me, are you Keith?
- No, I'm not.
- You're not Keith.
He's not Keith.
Now, unfortunately, we didn't arrive in Taipei early enough
to go to the Taipei Cycle Show demo day
that preceded the show here.
But, happily, I found a few little beauties out here
that I can still take for a spin.
Well, we found some very new, very retro-tech here.
I've never ridden a penny farthing before.
But, what's the worst that can happen?
I've got my helmet on, obviously.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh, my word.
Out the way.
I'm not sure I could stop.
This is like the greatest
the greatest cycling moment of my life.
Whoa!
Hello and welcome to the Global Penny Farthing Network.
Today we've got some brand new tech.
This bike is amazing.
You ready?
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Okay, so it's called, The Birdy.
And it is, of course, a folding bike.
But, there's some brilliant stuff on here.
They've got their own, patented,
hybrid, hydraulic, cable-actuated disc brakes.
It's got carbon cranks on there.
Speedplay pedals.
My favourite Fizik saddle.
Astonishing.
Just gonna choose which handlebars to use.
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Might swap to these ones now.
Actually, now I feel like the other ones.
I absolutely love the Taipei Cycle Show.
You see the most incredible innovations.
I must say, a big thank you to cast, by the way,
for the loan of this helmet.
As you could probably tell,
I've very nearly actually had to rely on it.
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