polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard) (09/20/84)
<Yum, yum! Love them tires in black bean and pepper sauce!> I wouyld like to buy a bicycle I can put in the back of my car, and have been thinking of buying a folding bike. Has anyone out there used one? Are they any good? Thanks. -- Henry Polard (You bring the flames - I'll bring the marshmallows.) {ihnp4,cbosgd,amd}!fortune!polard N.B: The words in this posting do not necessarily express the opinions of me, my employer, or any AI project.
lizh@athena.UUCP (Liz Heller) (11/06/84)
Does anyone know of a good quality folding bicycle? We're moving onto a boat and won't have room for conventional bicycles. Thanks. Liz Heller
reid@Glacier.ARPA (11/08/84)
> Does anyone know of a good quality folding bicycle? We're moving onto > a boat and won't have room for conventional bicycles. Thanks. > Liz Heller My wife and I each own Bickerton folding bicycles. We have had them for 6 years and are very happy with them. Most folding bicycle companies go out of business after a few years, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Bickerton had gone under. Bickertons are made in England by Harry Bickerton Ltd, Tewin Water, Hertsfordshire. They have Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hubs, weigh 19 pounds, fold up small enough to fit in a Samsonite suitcase, and hold my 250-pound bulk. My chief problem with them is that the front innertubes are very hard to find (14-inch front wheels). They are not very rigid; the frame flexes all over the place when you pedal up a hill, but they don't break. I have seen a Hon folding bicycle that belongs to a friend. He wouldn't let me ride it because of how much I weigh, but it looked like a good sturdy machine. It is a bit heavier than the Bickerton and doesn't fold up as small, but it is American-made and likely to be more available. Hon is being very widely advertised right now in the high-tech catalogs like Sharper Image and Markline.