ICOMA Tatamel: e-motorbike becomes office furniture
Japan is known as a country with little space and a real workaholic culture. So actually it makes perfect sense that the ICOMA Tatamel was invented in Japan.
Never have a problem with bicycle parking again? Yes, if it is up to Ikoma Takamitsu, the inventor and CEO of ICOMA.
We all know the problem: where do you leave your car or bicycle? Although it is much easier to park your bike than your car, it is still a problem to find a safe place for your bike. Especially if it is an electric bicycle, because these are very popular. So also with thieves. In fact, you should have a bicycle that you can just take inside, or on the train, and then take up little space. A bicycle that you can park very discreetly under your desk, as befits a real Japanese sarariman.
Such a bicycle is now available, and it can also go quite fast, with a maximum speed of 40 km per hour, comparable to a moped. The Tatamel of ICOMA.
Fold into PC tower
The Tatamel from ICOMA can be folded compactly. You fold the rear wheel 90 degrees inwards. The front wheel is also folded inwards. The saddle can also be folded. And lo and behold, your motorcycle has turned into a nondescript desk accessory roughly the form factor of a PC tower.
Would you rather go for high tech instead of wood? No point. The panels of the Tatamel can be equipped with a different material, solar panels or even LCD screens. In the latter case, you could even use your motorcycle as a computer monitor.
ICOMA Tatamel in production in 2022
The Tatamel is not yet in production, but Ikoma Takamitsu, the inventor and CEO of ICOMA is doing his best to find enough candidates to bring his prototype into mass production. The intention is that this special folding electric moped will be on the market in 2022.
Want to buy a folding e-bike yourself?
Fortunately, more and more foldable e-bikes are coming onto the market in the Netherlands. For example, Cube’s Kathmandu. You can simply take this with you on the train and drive more comfortably than the Tatamel. Only parking under your desk and LCD screens, the Japanese win again in that regard.
More information at Icoma.
