Japanese company Icoma develops the new Tatamel bike, which is a small electric bicycle that can be folded down to the size of a box. This allows it to seamlessly fit into tighter spaces including under a desk, in a car, or in a hallway. The small bike was designed by the company's founders, who previously worked for Takara Tomy, which is a Japanese company that made Transformers toys.
With this background, it was designed with inspiration drawn from Japanese transformable toys. In addition to its functional bike features, it also works as a small workstation as the side panels fold and flip upwards to create a miniature table and has a port for charging phones if needed. It can also be customized to handle charging tools as well.
Miniature Foldable Electric Bikes
Icoma Designs the New Minimal Tatamel Electric Bike
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