Foldable cycle vs Normal cycle

[Vijay]

Hi Guys, I am planning to go for a foldable cycle as it would enable me to travel in Bangalore buses along with my cycle.

 

But I would like to know is there any disadvantage of owning a foldable cycle in comparision to non-foldable cycles. Would I be missing something if I go for a foldable cycle? I am talking about good foldable cycles not cheap ones.

 

Thanking you all for your suggestions......Vijay.

[deepakvrao]

Some disadvantages, some disadvantages. Which folder are you looking
at? A 'good' folder like the Tikit, which is a great commute bike, is
fantastic but expensive.

Having said that, folders will not be 'that' easy to carry in a
crowded bus.

[Rahul S]

A few weeks back I tried riding a foldable bike at Decathlon. I found
that the control was not as good as regular bikes - especially while
turning. That is probably because of smaller wheels. I would not be
comfortable riding one of those on Bangalore roads in traffic.

-Rahul

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[Rohan Kini]

Actually I have used the Dahon Vitesse a bit and find it very comfortable - have a quick review here - http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com/2010/9/19/dahon-vitesse-d7-review

Folding bikes are good for city commute as the smaller wheels make it perfect for a fast city ride. The foldability is awesome. Easy to stash away, take it on a bus/auto/car

The review link has quite a few pros/cons

The Dahons are not available in India anymore - have not ridden the hoptown from Decathlon. Not sure how they match up.

Like most bikes - the overall build quality of the bike impacts the ride quality. I rode a Firefox folding a couple of years back and felt like I would never use this bike for my commute. I loved the Dahon.

But then the quality influences the price and the Dahon costs about 2.5 times the Firefox folder.

~ROhan

[San Jay]

Hi guys 

A friend of mine wants to let go of a Dahon that he hardly uses  because he has another trek 

Let me know if you anyone is interested will share his number 

[Vineet]

Damn...I just bought a Dahon and that too from a user in Gurgaon...and
now I have to pay to get it here. How unlucky of me. BTW what's the
model ?

Regards
Vineet

On Jun 24, 8:00 pm, San Jay <sanjay13...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys
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> A friend of mine wants to let go of a Dahon that he hardly uses  because he has another trek
>
> Let me know if you anyone is interested will share his number
>

> On 24-Jun-2012, at 8:04 PM, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Actually I have used the Dahon Vitesse a bit and find it very comfortable - have a quick review here -http://blog.bumsonthesaddle.com/2010/9/19/dahon-vitesse-d7-review

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> > Folding bikes are good for city commute as the smaller wheels make it perfect for a fast city ride. The foldability is awesome. Easy to stash away, take it on a bus/auto/car
> > The review link has quite a few pros/cons
>
> > The Dahons are not available in India anymore - have not ridden the hoptown from Decathlon. Not sure how they match up.
>
> > Like most bikes - the overall build quality of the bike impacts the ride quality. I rode a Firefox folding a couple of years back and felt like I would never use this bike for my commute. I loved the Dahon.
> > But then the quality influences the price and the Dahon costs about 2.5 times the Firefox folder.
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> > ~ROhan
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> > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Rahul S <sra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > A few weeks back I tried riding a foldable bike at Decathlon. I found
> > that the control was not as good as regular bikes - especially while
> > turning. That is probably because of smaller wheels. I would not be
> > comfortable riding one of those on Bangalore roads in traffic.
>
> > -Rahul
>

> > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Vijay <catchvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Guys, I am planning to go for a foldable cycle as it would enable me to
> > > travel in Bangalore buses along with my cycle.
>
> > > But I would like to know is there any disadvantage of owning a foldable
> > > cycle in comparision to non-foldable cycles. Would I be missing something if
> > > I go for a foldable cycle? I am talking about good foldable cycles not cheap
> > > ones.
>
> > > Thanking you all for your suggestions......Vijay.
>
> > > --
> > > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> > --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

[SP]

How about a push-scooter - like the Xootr or the Razor (http://www.xootr.com/). Seems like these would be gr8 on sidewalks in US; has anyone tried them in India?

Not quite a cycle, but it has two wheels and a human engine.

-SP

[Ravishankar Balasubramanya]

xootr also makes folding bikes , and they have some very good
reviewss, just that they dont fold aswell as some of the others ..

> Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details



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Cheers,
Ravi

[Vijay]

Deepak, I am looking at Strida. I like the way it folds. My office is getting shifted to a new location and it far to commute in this hectic traffic. Thinking about using Bangalore's Volvo buses but I have to walk quite a lot either from home or from office to the bus stop, hence thought of going for a foldable bike.

 

-Vijay

[Vijay]

Sure, do share his number I will try that out.

Thanks.

[Sanjay CR]

Hi

His Name is Abhinandan
9845065720

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