The unsung hero of the urban biking world! The right folding bike can do anything a big bike can do but it travels so much better than a regular bike. They can jump out of your car’s trunk and get you on that bus or train till you reach your destination, they can be folded and brought into countless businesses, museums, restaurants and of course office buildings. Why worry about locking your bike up with heavy expensive locks when you can roll up to your office, fold your bike, put it in it’s travel bag and walk right in like you own the place!
The limitations of folding bikes have to do with the wheel size–too big a wheel and the bike doesn’t fold small enough to be portable, too small a wheel and the bike rides like a nervous wreck ready to buck you off at the next New York pothole that sneaks up on you. The most ideal size is a 20” wheel, big enough to roll through the worst that New York can throw at you, small enough to fold into a tidy package and fast enough to keep the wheel rolling even while coasting.
Some cool places you can bring a folder are...
- NY waterway ferries allow folders to travel free with no time restrictions!
- MTA buses, trains, subway again allow for free travel without restrictions!
- NJ transit and LIRR again allow for free travel with not time restrictions!
Come by and ask about or rental / demo program to see how a folder would fit into your life.