Reviews

Hi halbike team ! Just a quick note to tell you that after 3 weeks of halfbiking every day to go to work (see picture !), I have great fun with my halfbike ! You really did a very cool product and mastering turns is a real blast ! It took me about 10 days to master the bike so it’s pretty fast to pick up !! Congrats to the full team and keep up the good work !! Happy new year from Pepper robots who warmly welcomed my halfbike near my desk

GB : Hello to halfbike 3 users After driving about ten kilometers with the halfbike 2 & 3 Here is my impression on these 2 very beautiful bikes : Halfbike 3, has a first-class manufacturing and assembly quality. It is a work of high quality, which leaves me really admiring. The halfbike 2 is a technician's bike, the halfbike 3 is an engineer's bike. The halfbike 3 is very accomplished, and apart from a twist grip, I don't see what could be better. I’m very proud to ride this bike. On the road, the 2 bikes are very different : The halfbike 2 is very stable, and its use is even relaxing. It is made for long journeys: 30Kms do not pose problems. It turns wide, and its use requires little effort. We feel good on it ! Halfbike 3 is the opposite! It’s a bomb ! He is very nervous, he starts fast, and his balance has to be done constantly. It has an exceptional rolling quality ! On flat ground, or on a small slope, it drives itself ! The 18' wheel and the tyre give a remarkable lightness ! It runs fast. It turns fast. It is very agile. It values the virtuosity of the pilot. We’re driving with halfbike 2. We’re flying Halfbike 3 ! For a beginner, the first contact will be more difficult with halfbike 3. New benchmarks are needed, as it reveals new possibilities that do not appear with halfbike 2. It’s more accurate, and the body has to adapt to this new ability. Halfbike 3 is a circuit and competition bike. It promotes piloting. Halfbike 2 is an everyday bike, stable and pleasant. It would be interesting to mount the rear wheels of halfbike 2 on the halfbike 3. It would surely make it less exclusive, and more stable ! Maybe we were losing driving pleasure. For me halfbike 3 is a real success. You have to raise your own level to enjoy it ! And despite the Coronavirus, it feels good to ride with these excellent bikes ! Bernard Strasbourg France Fr : Bonjour aux utilisateur du halfbike 3 Après avoir roulé une dizaine de kilomètres avec les halfbike 2 & 3 voici mon impression sur ces 2 très beau vélos : Le halfbike 3, a une qualité de fabrication et d’assemblage de premier ordre. C’est un travail de grande qualité, qui me laisse vraiment admiratif. Le halfbike 2 est un vélo de technicien, le halfbike 3 est un vélo d’ingénieur. Le halfbike 3 est très abouti, et à part une poignée tournante, je ne vois pas ce qu’on pourrait faire de mieux. Je suis très fier de rouler sur ce vélo. Sur la route, les 2 vélos sont très différents : Le halfbike 2 est très stable, et son utilisation est même reposante. Il est fait pour les long parcours : 30Kms ne posent pas de problèmes. Il tourne large, et son utilisation demande peu d’efforts. On se sent bien dessus ! Le halfbike 3 est à l’opposé ! C’est une bombe ! Il est très nerveux, il démarre vite, et son équilibre doit se faire en permanence. Il a une qualité de roulement exceptionnelle ! Sur terrain plat, ou en petite pente, il roule tout seul ! La roue de 18’ et le pneumatique donnent une légèreté remarquable ! Il roule vite. Il tourne vite. Il est très agile. Il valorise la virtuosité du pilote. On roule avec le halfbike 2. On pilote le halfbike 3 ! Pour un débutant, le premier contact sera plus difficile avec le halfbike 3. Il faut prendre de nouveaux repères, car il révèle de nouvelles possibilités qui n’apparaissent pas avec le halfbike 2. Il est plus précis, et le corps doit s’adapter à cette nouvelles capacités. Le halfbike 3 est un vélo de circuit et de compétition. Il valorise le pilotage. Le halfbike 2 est un vélo de tous les jours, stable et agréable. Il serait intéressant de monter les roues arrière du halfbike 2 sur le halfbike 3. ça le rendrait sûrement moins exclusif, et plus stable ! On perdait peut-être en agrément de pilotage. Pour moi le halfbike 3 est une vraie réussite. Il faut se augmenter son propre niveau, pour pouvoir en profiter ! Et malgré le CoronaVirus, ça fait du bien de rouler avec ces excellents vélos ! Bernard Strasbourg France

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Hello! It's Fa-bu-lous!! Never thought it was so funny to ride on a bike! Great work!

Bonsoir , Désolé pour le retard concernant ma réponse. Je suis très satisfait de mon halfbike, de plus je suis , je pense un des seuls à en avoir un dans ma région et les gens me regardent avec les yeux écarquillés, certains même me filment !! Bravo à vous pour ce vélo extraordinaire. Malgré un début compliqué, une fois qu'on l'a en main c'est excellent !!!!

Hello, it’s just amazing how is so nice to ride halfbike. Last time, I ride 15km in Paris and it was just wonderful ! A friend of me has just buy a halfbike and he feel the same as me! Thank you

I am very happy to own this Halfbike 3. This is a halfbike 3 that I have a lot of exercise and improve my health and physical

What a thrill it is to ride that thing!! I love it so much! I was looking for an alternative instead of a bike. After a accident, multiple fractures to my wrist it was very painful to ride a normal bike. When I saw the HalfBike I was so nice intrigued by it that I had to try that out!! Now I love it so much that I’m showing it to everyone I know!!!

I love half biking on my HB3. It gives me the same exercise value of running without the associated impact and stress while improving my balance. It is beautifully made and folds to a very compact size for transport and storage

Move around the city as fast as a cricket, feel like a tightrope walker and simply switch off from daily routine on your rides. I can only say nice things about my Halfbike 3. Either for transport or just for fun it is an incredible companion. Moving around in a big city it's just like a video game where you can invade sidewalks and take shortcuts when navigating across the old town. People do not seem to be intimidated and will even smile at you in amazement. There is room for improvement, the upper pin and the quick release screws need serious revision. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next model will be like. A Gates carbon belt drive would be an astonishing addition since it would make 'The Halfbike' even more minimalist, clean, silent and maintenance free. That's my two cents. The Halfbike is just a unique experience and the learning process even more so. Just dare to ride it!

Halfbike is brilliant but you understand you are not brillant for buying it. You will think you will own your halfbike. Your halfbike will laugh at your feeble attempts to ride or turn a corner. You will react. You will fall off your halfbike. You will curse the day you bought your halfbike. Your halfbike will sit in your shed mocking you. You will think about selling your halfbike to your younger brother, who will also laugh at you. You will cry. Your halfbike will spend a long time in the shed. You will be scared by your halfbike. You can't even give the damn thing away. At some point you will either have to dig a deep hole and bury your halfbike or you will have to commit to dominating your halfbike. You will not know which is the easiest option. THE END.

I’m totally in love with my halfbike. I was nervous about getting it, because, though I have a dance/Pilates background, I’m 70 years old and wasn’t sure if it would be age appropriate. I’m so glad I didn’t chicken out. As well as several other modalities, I’ve trained in the Franklin Method, which is all about functional movement. We bipeds are the most efficient walkers and are designed (have evolved) to carry our structure vertically with head, pelvis, feet alined. With the Halfbike, one moves in that way; the way the body is designed to move. Before getting my Halfbike, I’d had to stop running because my knees where causing me problems. I started bike riding instead, but unfortunately, it was exacerbating some lower back pain I was having. I started questioning my sitting placement on the bike. With my upper body pitched and waited forward, I was experiencing numbness in my arms. I also questioned my pelvis being locked onto the bike’s seat (and the discomfort that caused). Our pelvis is our structural centre, it has to (or should) articulate internally in order to manage and distribute all the forces that converge from above and below, as we move. This internal movement “pelvic rhythm” facilitates efficient, balanced movement and force absorption. I figured, because the Halfbike is sorta like walking on steroids, and walking is what we bipeds have evolved to do best, that it might manage and distribute the forces between my lower and upper body efficiently enough to allow me to challenge/push my body, without injury. I figured right! I’ve been riding my Halfbike, full tilt boogie, for three months now; it has helped reduce the inflammation in my knees and has resolved my lower back pain. And it’s a hell of a workout! Core, cardio, cognition, coordination, and fun! I must add: I am extremely lucky to live in a place with very little vehicular traffic. This has allowed me the time and space to conquer the considerable learning curve required in acquiring the necessary skills for controlling my Halfbike safely. Having a low traffic place to learn, has been very important. Everyone at Halfbike headquarters have been extremely helpful throughout the ordering process. They have really been delightful and responsive communicators. Thank you Halfbike team! Doug Hamburgh Toronto, Canada

Makes old people's teeth fall out and kids scream with excitement as you fly by

Honestly if you are thinking whether to get one or not... just go ahead and order one!! It's true in what they say about taking a little while to get your head around it but once you do... wow just absolute pure fun and I just want to ride it every day!! Absolute full body workout at the same time as it being a whole lot of fun and on top of that you get people smiling and wondering what on earth they have seen :) It's great to let my friends and family experience it and gives us all a massive laugh when people are trying it for the first time!! What you waiting for, you won't regret it!!

It feels completely different to ride a halfbike than a regular bike, the old bike was forgotten :) customer service is also super, responsive, and helps to resolve any issues very quickly. I received the spare part within a few days of the request. In summary, I recommend it to those who love sports and want to try something new. It is comfortable to drive with good road surface (gravel road surface is not very suitable)

Hallo Bobby I love it! it’s so fun and pretty awesome , I have to practice more . thank you so much!!

Hallo Bobby it’s so fun and pretty awesome. but I have to practice more Thank you so much

The halfbike 3 is pure joy. It took quite some time to learn, but I wasn't regular. Now I can drive with confidence, speeding up, turning, although still learning how to lean back and break safely. I use it for short commutes on my way to sports activities, like basketball, gym, and I have a nice warm up excercise. The bike has really good quality. Trick is to keep the steering bar closer to your body and center of gravity, having a loose grip on it, which relieves pressure on back wheels while turning. I will order the rain/mud protective accessories, there is a lot of rain in NL. Good job, halfbike crew! Keep up! :)

This is an extremely well built product that is fun to ride. I am 58 and was up and running after about 2 days of practice. Since this is more of a thrill ride than a traditional bike you should wear a helmet. The hardest thing to learn is steering by shifting weight and is more difficult the faster you ride. People who ski should have no problem adjusting. Of note also; the half-bike provides a much more strenuous workout than a traditional bike. Also, before each ride, check that the cam locks on the steering column are tight, otherwise the column can come loose while you are riding.