Cross posted to uk.rec.cycling because people on there probably know a lot
more about folding bikes than do most caravanners. Follow-up set to
uk.rec.caravanning ...
"Capt T" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:48307153$1_1@mk-nntp-
2.news.uk.tiscali.com:
Quoted message said:Can anyone recommend a budget priced Folding Mountain Bike?
Depends what you want the MTB for, why you want a folder, and what you
consider to be "budget priced".
If the MTB is for more than the odd forestry gravel track, I wouldn't get a
cheap folder (because it might fold when I didn't want it to). Dahon do
some nice folders, but they are not what I expect you'd call "budget-
priced".
If you only want a folder to get it inside a caravan, and have ten minutes
assembly time once you're on site, you could take the wheels off, turn the
handlebars, collapse the seatpost, remove the pedals, and then cover the
transmission to protect the caravan furnishings. Of course, if you want to
carry the bike around (say, on a train), partial dismantling isn't an
option.
However, I'm hoping that someone on uk.rec.cycling can come up with much
better advice than I can give.
Geoff