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Does anybody here ride a folding bike? If so, what kind do you ride and how's your experience been? (slrpnk.net)

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A common frustration in my part of the world is that transit does not run very often, and there are only 2 spots for bikes on the front of buses. There have been many times when I've had to wait an extra hour just to see if the next bus happens to have a spot for my bike.

Every time this happens, I promise myself that I'm going to someday spend the money to buy a folding bike (which can be taken on the bus if it's folded).

In my head, riding a folding bike is a joyous experience, partly because of Dr Sharon riding a Brompton in Ted Lasso, but I'm curious what it's actually like.

My dream folding bikes are any model of Brompton, a RadExpand 5, or a Tern Link D7i.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have this bike called Nanoo. It is designed for multi modal commuting, so it folds not to the tiniest shape, but it is very easy to take with you by hand while it rolls on its wheel (like a trolley). It is also slim so it is easy to keep with you while on the metro.

Riding it is... so and so. It si very stable (even with the small wheels) and not difficoult to handle, but the efficency is pretty low, and the cruius speed takes a (at least) 1/3 it over a full bike, so it's difficoult to ride it for more than a few kms