Speaking of cycling; fold up bikes? (1 Viewer)

[frona]

I am hopefully moving out of my gammy flat this year at some point and I might end up living a bit futher away from work. I was thinking of getting a small/fold up bike. Are any of these in any way decent?

Before everyone tells me to just get a real bike the reason I want one of the foldy ones is so that I can bring it into the office and put it down in the basement during the day because if I chain it up outside the office it will definitely be robbed. I know cos my boss used to cycle to work and he ended up having a load of bikes stolen from out there. I want it to be small or fold up so that I won't kill myself dragging it down to the basement every day and also so that it won't take up too much space down there because I have to get files out of there and suchlike.

Anyone know anything about these things?

 

[broken arm]

my boss uses a brompton. he travels by train from bristol.

they are expensive, simple and well engineered. but the best i've been told.

some of the bikeshop heads here may know better

 

[therealjohnny]

I was considering getting one of these because after I get the train to work I still have an hours walk.

I asked a cycling enthusiast mate for his advice and he told me not to get one.

But I think his reason was that you cant use them to race down mountains.

And they look silly.

 

[broken arm]

these look nice but

Available now for $1,500.

 

[frona]

I was considering getting one of these because after I get the train to work I still have an hours walk.

I asked a cycling enthusiast mate for his advice and he told me not to get one.

But I think his reason was that you cant use them to race down mountains.

And they look silly.

Yeah, I know a guy online who has one. He regularly gets comments like "gay bike!!" shouted at him by kids. I wouldn't mind that though. I support bikes of all sexualities and genders.

 

[frona]

It seems they can be got for cheapish on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....74&ih=003&category=72572&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1
That one isn't very nice looking though. Yellow - bleh!

 

[therealjohnny]

Heres a cheaper one

http://cgi.ebay.ie/DOWNTUBE-FOLDING...ryZ72572QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

only £100 sterling to post to Ireland

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