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Tartaruga Folder

Tartaruga Folder

In ancient myths and legends the turtle, tartaruga in Italian, symbolizes strength, stability, benevolence, and wisdom. Turtles were thought to have mystical powers, and this exciting new folding recumbent by Japanese designer Naotaka Yoshimatsu is certainly an impressive package.

Yoshimatsu-san works for Namco designing consuls for amusement arcade video games his Ridge Racer design is world famous. He got into designing bikes because he wanted a more immediate link to the customer, and also to contribute to the environmental lobby.

His experience in bringing flair and dynamism to games machines is easily detectable in the impressively sleek design of the Tartaruga the rear swing arm is forged from a block of aluminium. It is a three stage fold: first remove the back rest and seat post unit, fold it at the centre block and then fold the handlebars. There are two versions DX and SD both come with rear suspension. The DX has air-suspension, SRAM DualDrive transmission, and disk brakes.

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The recommended retail price in Japan is ¥115,000.

Manufacturer

Pacific Cycles Inc. has been pursuing Living Bike Technologies with a passion since its establishment in 1980. By staying involved with the needs of serious cyclists, Pacific is continually creating innovative designs and functions that raise the level of cycling performance.

George Lin, Chairman of Pacific said, 'Pacific does not only make bikes, but we spend considerable time concentrating on R&D.; We create several completely new models with patent pending every year, and it makes a difference.'

Lin, a veteran in bicycle business for over 30 years and named Dr. Lin in Taiwan bicycle industry, is well known for his wide knowledge in design dynamics and technology.

Pacific Cycles Inc.
Street No. 236 Hsia Chuan Tze
Yung An
Hsin Wu Province / State Taiwan
327
R.O.C.

phone: +886-3-4861231
fax: +886-3-4861220
email: team@pacific-cycles.com

Author

Alan Davidson

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