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Everyone Should Have A Folding Bicycle

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Ns1 said:
need more fedora, beard, and PBR.

also: spandex is not a requirement for douchebaggery on a bike. simply being on a bike is enough to thrust you into douchebag status. because ciclist = douche. everybody knows this.
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What about mountain bikers? Just off-road douches?
 
Newell Steamer said:
Folding bikes work if you have limited space and still want to get from point A to point B on a bike.

I am a bike enthusiast more than a commuter - so, I'll take a full fledged bike instead, thank you.
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I'll admit that if you live in a rural area and never travel at all a folding bike probably doesn't meet your needs. "Everyone" is probably a bit of an exaggeration. But hey, that's what gets views right?

In my use I've found that performance is comparable to an good, but not great, bicycle. 80% of that is city travel though.
 
xeemzor said:
As a pale white computer nerd I'm pretty sure I don't fit into the hardcore Chicago biking scene at all.
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You'd be surprised. Some of the most accomplished racers I know where the pale skinny nerd type in high school that couldn't grow muscle. That body type actually can really excel in cycling when they have some lung in that skeleton like frame.
 
Personlly I'm a big fan of a well running beater. Not gonna get ganked, but if by chance it does you're not out too much.
I ride everywhere too. I must admit though, a folding bike would come in handy for catching the train those times I can't really ride home(drunk).
 
Jembo said:
Personlly I'm a big fan of a well running beater. Not gonna get ganked, but if by chance it does you're not out too much.
I ride everywhere too. I must admit though, a folding bike would come in handy for catching the train those times I can't really ride home(drunk).
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The bike won't get stolen if you take it inside.

My 7 mile commute today was awesome because it was one of the first few days consistently above 45 degrees.
 
I can see the appeal of the folding bike. If I was traveling a lot and wanted to have a bike with me, totally. But, I'll take a full on bike for regular use.

I'm going on my third year with a specialized hard rock 29er. Hard to beat it with a folding bike 😛
 
No one over the age of 12 should have a bicycle. And no one of any age should have a face or neck tattoo.
 
oldsmoboat said:
No one over the age of 12 should have a bicycle. And no one of any age should have a face or neck tattoo.
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I tried to give that same advice to Mike Tyson. He responded by making a folding bicycle for me . . out of a non-folding one. D:
 
I would bike or walk to work. Unfortunately as a normal person, I live far enough away from work that it would take too long to make it practical.
 
If I get on a bicycle...and it crumples under the weight of my fat ass...does that count as a folding bicycle?
 
norseamd said:
Just ask Dirigible the lying greedful mountainbiking lawyerscum! He can set you up with everything you need to be a first rate mountainbiking douchebag!
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I actually agree with the wikiwarrior for a change.
 
I spent a third of that on one of these, and am happy with it. If I lived in a city or someplace where theft was a concern I'd be a little interested in a folding bike, but what I have is perfect for me.
 
OverVolt said:
What the hell is a false economy thats what I wanna know.
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It's where instead of paying $1000, to get a proper company to fix your home, you get a "homeless person" to do it for $5, saving you $995.

Until a hurricane comes along and blows your poorly/incorrectly/badly fixed up home down, costing you $200,994.99 to get it rebuilt/fixed.

False Economy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_economy

A false economy is an action that saves money at the beginning but which, over a longer period of time, results in more money being spent or wasted than being saved.
For example, if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive automobiles for use by city workers, it might be termed a false economy, as cheap automobiles have a record of needing more frequent repairs in the long term and the additional repair costs would eradicate any initial savings.
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norseamd said:
Would you use it? Do you need to carry it through an apartment block to your room? Do you need to be able to store it in a small area in wherever you live?
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They will have the bicycle (folded) on their back, their left hand holding a customers smoothie, their right hand holding the puppies lead and will be looking at ATOT on their wrist watch.
 
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