Hummingbird Single Speed Flax

Weight 6.9kg Frame Flax fibre mainframe, CNC alloy rear Fork Carbon Brakes CAest levers, Tektro R539 dual pivot brakes Wheels Tri-Spoke carbon ISO 349mm (16”) clinchers Finishing kit Brooks Cambium grips, Brooks C17 Cambium saddle, Schwalbe Kojak tyres HUMMINGBIRD FIRST HIT the headlines with its ultra-lightweight monocoque carbon-fibre folding bike a couple of years ago. Now it’s taken that lightweight template and applied a new leaner, greener material in collaboration with the high-tech and high-performance motorsport firm, Prodrive. Prodrive has built and raced cars for the likes of Subaru, Aston Martin and, more recently, for Sir Lewis Hamilton’s X44 team in the offroad Extreme E Championship. The new material, which contains flax fibres, comes from Prodrive’s research into sustainability to meet the stringent forthcoming motorsport regulations. Matt Bradney, Prodrive’s business…