Folding Bikes

No real threads here on them - anyone ride them?

Thinking of getting one for those days when I don't want to ride the whole hog using cyclescheme.

Brompton seems a bit OTT price wise, so what else is there?

The cheap ones are Ridgeback and Dahons but don't know anything about them, I was looking at the Mezzo ones but that is still Brompton price territory.

Utfs

James Martin ought to ride a collapsing bike

Today I saw someone riding this bike on Theobald Road (fixed wheel with the rear brake removed), I thought it look fantastic, a folding 26" fixed wheels bicycles, look lovely in the flesh especially with red anodized hubs.

I think that is the Cadenza and I think there are issues with the joints on the frame I was looking at one of those or the Jack (cheaper) as some places will let you take in a folding bike to work which would save me the worry of locking it up outside.

it's cheap thought, £330 for a fixie skidder;

http://www.cycletoworknow.com/cart/details/383/dahon-cadenza-solo-product-information

A cheap thought it maybe, but as Diable says, their reputation is shonky as.

They don't have that bike anymore in the 2010 line-up, in fact the 2010 Cadenza (no solo version) end up looking cheaper;

That looks awful Ed, the white one is ok and if I still have a job/C2W scheme I may go for one and spend some money updating the components as it does mean I can fold it up and take it into work/dole office.

Today I saw someone riding this bike on Theobald Road (fixed wheel with the rear brake removed), I thought it look fantastic, a folding 26" fixed wheels bicycles, look lovely in the flesh especially with red anodized hubs.

I own one, ride it every day, super duper, a great purchase. Componets could be better but for £340 quid it was a barging in my book.

The old one is much much better looking, here's a 2008 version;

I own one, ride it every day, super duper, a great purchase. Componets could be better but for £340 quid it was a barging in my book.

was that you I met today on Theobald Road heading east?

not me, I go south on Southampton row, I've only seen one other and he rolls with me until Theobalds so it was probably him.

Dahon bikes are poorly constructed.

Mezzo bikes have over complicated the folding process and haven't improved on design.

If you want a machine that you can trust stick with Brompton or a Moulton.

The money you will save on a Dahon will just be put back in to it when you have to replace the wheels, drivetrain etc.

Oh and the Cadenza has a common fault of the spokes snapping, the folding mechanism ain't too smart either.

only found these 4 threads on the first page of a search for 'folding fixed'

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread21113.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread5712.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread14595.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread27801.html

Lugging my normal is killing so have bought folding, anyone else got one? If so can it be converted to fgss easily?

What did you get?

Got a brompton here. Can be quite easily converted, if you have a hub gearing system then just take out the hub and replace with something else. If not take out the cassette and derailer.

Folding bikes are the HHSB/Low pro for 2010.

Er, don't forget you can't fold a Brompton without the chain tensioner. So fixed would be difficult but SS quite easy.

Folding bikes are the HHSB/Low pro for 2010.*

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Folding bikes are the HHSB/Low pro for 2010.

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http://www.lfgss.com/thread5712.html
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