Folding bikes?
[2007-03-16 02:00:06]

Q: I was thinking of buying a folding bike from Halfords - ВЈ139. Does anyone have any experience of them? Are they any good? I've bought 2 bikes in the past (non-folding), but neither have been comfortable. I can't afford to make a mistake. I only

A: folding bikes are mainly for commuters and travelers (I keep one in the trunk of my car)
if you want a bike for regular leisurely rides, get a standard bike (whatever style you are looking for)
you may need to go to a bike shop and get fitted


Avenir

Price: $5.90

Product Description

Avenir by Raleigh is the premier bicycle accessory line from legendary Raleigh Bicycles.

Customer Reviews

I like these.
I've tried several different kinds of tire levers and I like these- sort of. They have a sharp enough tip to get underneath most tire beads- many do NOT and are therefore useless for removing a tire. However, perhaps because of this they are prone to breakage when mounting tires, especially if you have a really stubborn tire/ rim combination. I had this problem with Michelin road tires on my Campy wheels. So I use this tire lever for removing the tire and then a Pedro's tire lever (yellow one, unbreakable but too blunt to get underneath the tire bead) for getting that last part of the tire bead onto the rim. Perfect combination! Note that with the right tire/ rim combo, these are the only levers you'll need as long as you're patient and know what you're doing.
terrible quality - DO NOT BUY
Tire levers are tire levers? right? WRONG.

I got this pack a few months ago and dutifully put all 3 of them in my camelback "just in case". I took them out of the cardboard packaging and just put the lot of them into one of the compartments (still connected to each other). Since then, I've ridden over 600 miles and actually (knock on wood) haven't had any flats.

Despite that, all 3 of my tire levers are broken! I noticed that after 2-3 weeks in my bag (which I only use once a week), one of the levers had snapped in the middle! It was just sitting there in the bag, NOT DOING ANYTHING, and it broke! "OK", I figure, "Maybe that's why they sell them in 3's, instead of in pairs -- no big deal, I only need 2 anyway".

Two weeks after that, then another one snapped, I decided that I was done. I would NOT RECOMMEND to a friend, and have been quite disappointed with the quality. I went and bought a 3-pack of some other brand of levers at REI for the same price and haven't had any issues (well, in all fairness, I haven't used those yet either -- but at least they didn't break while sitting in my bag, right?).
Excellent Tire Lever
I belong to a bike club and typically ride 1-2 thousands miles per year. So I get flats. I found the Avenir to be my favorite tire lever. Mostly because the tip of the tire lever is thinner than most other lever. So it make it much easier to get the tire lever between the tire and rim. The disavantage is because they are thinner they may break. But I found the fatter tire lever that don't break, are very hard to use to remove a tire.

M-Wave

List Price: $4.99
Price: $4.99

Product Details

  • Folding 2/3/4/5/6 allen keys
  • 1 flat screwdriver, 1 Phillips screwdriver

Product Description



Pedro's

List Price: $12.99
Price: $9.16
You Save: $3.83 (29%)

Product Details

  • Ergonomic folding hex wrenches w/T25
  • Weight: 115g
  • 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6mm hex wrenches, flat blade screwdriver and Torx T25

Product Description

Contains 2.5,3, 4,5,6,mm hex, flat blade screwdriver and Torx T-25

Avenir

List Price: $9.99
Price: $9.99

Product Details

  • Features 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6mm hex key wrenches; Phillips & flathead screwdrivers
  • Eight tools in one elegant wood-finished tool

Product Description

Avenir Woodsie 8 Folding Tool

Pedro's

List Price: $10.95

Product Description

The Pedros Folding Hex Wrench Set features a durable composite handle, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex wrechestake this tool out on the road with you for quick adjustments and quicker fixes. The Folding Hex Wrench Set's handle features a built in tool stop that allows the wrenches to be rotated 270 degreessay goodbye to bruised knuckles. This hex set weighs in at only 105-grams.

Product Features
  • Material: [Handle]Composite; [tools] heat-treated tool steel
  • Recommended Uses: Bike care, bike maintenance
  • Manufacturer Warranty: Lifetime

Gadget Reviews: A-Bike & Strida Folding Bikes Tested | Gadget ...

A-Bike and Strida3 go head to head on uk’s Gadget show TV. Strida now has several new versions Strida5 and Strida Mini, with improvements, gears, etc. The A-Bike has been improved to A-Bike Plus. More info see www.strida.com & www.a-bike.co.uk Originally screened on Channel5, UK. Content broadcast by North One TV (before they kept recordings and put on line themselves). For later Gadget Show/North One TV videos please see the new Youtube Gadget show channel .. www.youtube.com

Folding Bikes - News
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Fisher Expo 2010 preview
One of the newest brands set to pull in a crowd will be the new Kansi folding bike range, as will a number of other new brands to be launched at the event,

The Brompton: From geek chic to the bike every commuter wants
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