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How much vehicle does a city journey need?
The Microlino asks a useful question about short urban journeys. How much vehicle is enough when the job is to move one or two people and their things?
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THE WHV WORLD
Bicycles & Personal Mobility
Human-scale engineering, designed to remain useful.
Our perspective on Bicycles & Personal Mobility
THE QUESTION WE BRING
Does the design make movement better, and can the machine be fitted, maintained and used for years?
OUR FIELD OF VIEW
- Distinctive bicycles
- Compact and separable systems
- Purpose-built personal mobility
Each selection begins with a specific subject, a reason to care and evidence worth examining.
In view.
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The bicycle designed for the part between rides.
Mark Sanders’s triangular Strida began with a question about carrying and moving a folded bicycle. The answer changes the ride because it starts with what happens afterwards.
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The journey after you park.
Honda’s Motocompacto folds a small seated electric scooter into a remarkably plain rectangle. Its subject is the awkward distance between transport and destination.
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A scooter designed around a battery.
BMW’s CE 04 does not hide its electric architecture inside a nostalgic scooter silhouette. Its low battery, exposed-looking proportions and side access make the engineering part of its identity.
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The sea at cycling speed.
Japan’s Shimanami Kaido makes an island crossing possible by bicycle. The bridges and rental network offer access to a landscape without requiring ownership of the equipment.
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The design brief that became a car.
The Citroën 2CV made comfort and simple transport the point. Its enduring appeal begins with the problem it was designed to solve.
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The machine that lowered the threshold.
The 1958 Honda Super Cub C100 made ease of use a serious engineering brief. Its design is more revealing than its production numbers.
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A boat that can come apart.
The Klepper Aerius separates a boat into a frame and a skin. That changes both how you keep it and what may be possible when one part wears out.
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The bicycle that travels between journeys.
The Brompton C Line makes a persuasive case for judging a vehicle by what happens when you stop riding it.
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A different idea of a bicycle.
The Moulton NS D-Pylon makes compact wheels, suspension and a separable frame part of one enduring engineering idea.
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