Voted hot but at 16kg I wonder how practical it is
pumpkin157
8 Dec 16#2
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sofiasar
8 Dec 162#3
I bought this last year. had to return it because I couldn't ride it, kept and loosing balance and the tyre kept going down like it was going to bust (not being funny) .
i went for a ride with my friend and swopped the bikes, hers was a normal mountain bike and honestly you could tell the difference.
it's too heavy to pick up too and you don't have a chance to pick it up in a train station for example.
I bought the folding bike so I could take it in car and go cycling in the park but unfortunately I had to return it for a refund.
Windsor
8 Dec 162#4
I agree with sofiasar - ridiculously heavy and no way practical. I returned mine aswell and I do believe it was cheaper last year !
sofiasar to Windsor
8 Dec 161#5
yes, £65 . I forgot to mention that
sfsorrow
8 Dec 162#6
I also bought and returned this last year. It's awful. It's incredibly heavy and the column for the handlebars wobbles all over the place. I felt in danger attempting to cycle on it.
Cliffter88
8 Dec 16#7
cheap for a reason, you can pick up a decent dawes jack second hand for around this price, buy cheap buy twice.
Muig1972
8 Dec 16#8
If you live in London and are looking for a folding bike, I recommend you snap up this Oyama Lexington on eBay for £70! Alloy framed with 8 gears, it only weighs 12kg. Mine's great: have done 25-mile rides on it. (BTW I have absolutely no connection with the seller).
No, it doesn't seem like a good deal.
Heavy, impractical and generally pretty bad.
There's a reason Brompton's cost so much
Leer
10 Dec 16#10
Can anyone help? Would like to look at a foldable bike for an 11 year old but not too sure what to look for in terms of specs?
Muig1972 to Leer
11 Dec 16#11
The good thing about folding bikes is, you can lower the seat a lot to make them fit a kid. I'd go for one that also has handlebars that can be lowered, like this Dahon Vybe C7A. (Dahon is the world's biggest manufacturer of folding bikes- they know what they're doing).
At 11.5kg it's pretty light too, which is well worth considering if you're going to be carrying it any distance.
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i went for a ride with my friend and swopped the bikes, hers was a normal mountain bike and honestly you could tell the difference.
it's too heavy to pick up too and you don't have a chance to pick it up in a train station for example.
I bought the folding bike so I could take it in car and go cycling in the park but unfortunately I had to return it for a refund.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oyama-folding-bike-silver-/132026486373?hash=item1ebd644e65:g:ntUAAOSwA3dYMjxh
Heavy, impractical and generally pretty bad.
There's a reason Brompton's cost so much
At 11.5kg it's pretty light too, which is well worth considering if you're going to be carrying it any distance.
http://fudgescyclesonline.com/product/dahon_vybe_c7a_black_folding_bike