Comments on: Folding bikes (continued) http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/ by Dave Walker Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Diseño Web http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-198923 Diseño Web Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:13:47 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-198923 The bike reminds me on the DDR. Now they are trend, before they where the only bikes in the whole DDR. Anyways funny to see them again. The bike reminds me on the DDR. Now they are trend, before they where the only bikes in the whole DDR. Anyways funny to see them again.

]]> By: Paul Roberts http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-198714 Paul Roberts Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:03:23 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-198714 This is probably obvious to you Dave, but worth it for the record. Even the best folders are, from the point of view of the frame, big compromises. The only exception to this may be a Molton, which is in a league (mechanical and financial) of its own. I tried my friend's Brompton on a train commute to London, and while it was much better to cycle on it through the park to central London than to take the underground, I wouldn't want to use it as a main bike around my home town. The frame was just too inefficient. Sometimes, however, the folding bike is the best all-round compromise given the circumstances - most bikes are, after all, compromises to match circumstances. This is probably obvious to you Dave, but worth it for the record. Even the best folders are, from the point of view of the frame, big compromises. The only exception to this may be a Molton, which is in a league (mechanical and financial) of its own. I tried my friend’s Brompton on a train commute to London, and while it was much better to cycle on it through the park to central London than to take the underground, I wouldn’t want to use it as a main bike around my home town. The frame was just too inefficient. Sometimes, however, the folding bike is the best all-round compromise given the circumstances – most bikes are, after all, compromises to match circumstances.

]]> By: steve http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-198365 steve Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:08:23 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-198365 Have you seen the <a href="http://www.my-mobiky.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Mobiky</a>? Folds down really small and has great things like an actual carrying handle for when it's folded. I am looking into getting a folding bike in the next few weeks and am seriously empted by this one. Now that i've heard the stunning pitch for yours though i'm torn between the two... There's a nice promo video of it being ridden here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfBtjGE7jA Have you seen the Mobiky?

Folds down really small and has great things like an actual carrying handle for when it’s folded. I am looking into getting a folding bike in the next few weeks and am seriously empted by this one. Now that i’ve heard the stunning pitch for yours though i’m torn between the two…

There’s a nice promo video of it being ridden here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfBtjGE7jA

]]> By: ellen http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-198036 ellen Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:55:57 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-198036 I had a folding bike when I was a girl. Unfortunately it folded at inappropriate times and was a danger to myself and other road users - I asked my mum and dad to take it back to the shop and get me a chopper instead. But they didn't. I will NEVER buy a folding bike again. I had a folding bike when I was a girl. Unfortunately it folded at inappropriate times and was a danger to myself and other road users – I asked my mum and dad to take it back to the shop and get me a chopper instead. But they didn’t. I will NEVER buy a folding bike again.

]]> By: Kennedy http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-197747 Kennedy Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:15:01 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-197747 If the Brommie at 600 of your eenglish pounds is too dear, howzabout the new folding bike from The Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op. A re-badged Dahon it retails for 229 of them Scots pounds. See http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_Keyword=8992&bGOkeyword=Search&f_SortOrderID=0 Kennedy If the Brommie at 600 of your eenglish pounds is too dear, howzabout the new folding bike from The Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op. A re-badged Dahon it retails for 229 of them Scots pounds. See

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_Keyword=8992&bGOkeyword=Search&f_SortOrderID=0

Kennedy

]]> By: Russ http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-197596 Russ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:40:04 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-197596 Dave, I think you should volunteer for the Government's new Personal Travel Adviser scheme - where bods turn up at your front door and 'advise' you on how to use your car less, and instead walk, bike or go on public transport. You might be able to offload your folding bike on someone - perhaps a practioner of origami, or someone with a large boot. As a lapsed cyclist (I spent five years cycling to work at one point. Maybe I should have asked for directions) I fully support any initiatives to get people into greener modes of transport, but I think the Government could do rather more in terms of cycle lanes and better/cheaper buses and trains before they try to make everyone feel guilty for using the car. Anyone live in an area where they have trialled this ... Darlington, Worcester and Peterborough, so I recall? Dave, I think you should volunteer for the Government’s new Personal Travel Adviser scheme – where bods turn up at your front door and ‘advise’ you on how to use your car less, and instead walk, bike or go on public transport.
You might be able to offload your folding bike on someone – perhaps a practioner of origami, or someone with a large boot.
As a lapsed cyclist (I spent five years cycling to work at one point. Maybe I should have asked for directions) I fully support any initiatives to get people into greener modes of transport, but I think the Government could do rather more in terms of cycle lanes and better/cheaper buses and trains before they try to make everyone feel guilty for using the car.
Anyone live in an area where they have trialled this … Darlington, Worcester and Peterborough, so I recall?

]]> By: Sam http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-197572 Sam Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:47:58 +0000 http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/2007/10/31/folding-bikes-continued/#comment-197572 Accidentally buying a not very good folding-bike is the sort of thing I could imagine mysef doing in a similar sort of way. So you have my sympathy! If no-one wants to buy it, you could try Freecycle? (No pun intended.) Accidentally buying a not very good folding-bike is the sort of thing I could imagine mysef doing in a similar sort of way. So you have my sympathy!

If no-one wants to buy it, you could try Freecycle? (No pun intended.)

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