A brand new announcement from HPVelotechnik - a folding version of the Scorpion trike! The Scorpion fx folds down in 60 seconds without tools to a package 102 x 89 x 63 cms - another 90 seconds and one 5mm allen key gets the front wheels and mudguards off so the Scorpion fx is small enough to fit into a Smart car boot.
No other recumbent trike folds so small so quickly - and yet the fx has the same alloy frame and back suspension of it’s non-folding brother - the seat is 9cms higher and more upright to give an excellent touring position, and the lowrider and rear carriers let you carry four panniers (the sportier non-folding Scorpion carries two).
Above: The 60-second no-tools fold. Below: After another 90 seconds and a 5mm allen key.
To ride, it’s very, very similar to the standard Scorpion - if you ride one right after the other, it does feel slightly higher, but not much, and it seems just as fast and manouverable. The folding is quick - first time, I managed it in 45 seconds, and it clicks together very neatly...
