folding bikes

[WhiteWonder]

anyone ever tried one these?

I was thinking about getting one of the cheaper ones, but i wanted to get some idea of what they are like.

so, anyone have any experience with them?

 

[Brutuskend]

I've ridden/worked on a few.

If you want a REAL good one, get a BIKE FRIDAY.

(They are made here in Eugene, and are the best going!)

 

[dmurray14]

folding bike to the power of awesome...Text

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: dmurray14
folding bike to the power of awesome...Text

Uhhh those SUCK.

I have worked on them too.

 

[Fausto]

Joe Breeze is now making only commuter bikes (kind of a shame since his road and mountain bikes were damn nice) including compact folding bikes.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
Joe Breeze is now making only commuter bikes (kind of a shame since his road and mountain bikes were damn nice) including compact folding bikes.

No kidding?

I'm surprised that he stopped making MTB'S. :Q

But then Bruce Gordon only makes cross bikes now. But then he's a ASSHOLE.

One of my customers told me a story about Gordon once.

He bought a bike from him (Back when he was making them here in Eugene) and asked him to throw in a water bottle. Gordon said NO. So he asked him to give him one for half price. Gordon took a bottle, cut it in half and said "Here you can have this one for half price." This after the guy spent BIG money for one of his road bikes.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: Fausto1
Joe Breeze is now making only commuter bikes (kind of a shame since his road and mountain bikes were damn nice) including compact folding bikes.

No kidding?

I'm surprised that he stopped making MTB'S. :Q

There's a big article in a recent issue of Bicycling magazine about him. He (like me) is convinced that greater utilization of bikes is a simple and cheap solution to gridlock, pollution and even the recent epidemic of obesity and other health issues related to us generally being sedentary slobs. He's decided to forego the sporty-bike business to focus exclusively on commuter bikes. Pretty cool IMHO since the $5000 for one Segway will buy a mess of commuter bikes AND you get a workout while on them.

 

[Brutuskend]

Sounds like Vandertine from here.

But having worked with him, I have to say he's a major weirdo, though his heart IS in the right place.