Folding Bikes

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Folding Bikes are great -- I've had mine, a Dahon, for about a year. They do fold up as quickly as advertised. They do better on gentle hill -- steep hills -- not that great. But then I don't do well on steep hills either.

Monday, January 24, 2005

Unfolding pedals: Bikes let travelers and commuters carry on with ease

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

What Walkmans did for music and laptops have done for computers, folding bicycles may be poised to do for cycling.

That is, if they can shed their ill-deserved image as novelty items.

The bikes, which look like BMX bikes with extra-tall handlebars and seats, collapse into a bundle small enough to be carried on a bus, stowed under a desk or packed into a suitcase.

They are common in Europe, Japan and China, but have been slow to catch on in this country, despite design advances that have made them lighter, more compact and easier to ride.

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The latest models, which sell for about the same price as regular bikes, come with multispeed transmissions, aluminum frames and quick-release clamps that allow the bikes to be folded or extended in under a minute, without tools. It's usually a two- or three-step process.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/208909_foldingbikes.html