Kyle Aikman
New Member
Hi guys!
I debated wether this should go in the general newbie section or here. I decided the need for the opinion of the experienced folding bike enthusiast out weighed the newbian nature of the question at hand. Mega apologies if wrong.
As the title suggests, I'm considering buying my first folding bike. I've recently gotten a job that's 8 - 10 miles cycle from my current home, a distance I feel comfortable in cycling, but I'd need something that can handle that sort of distance every day there and back and hopefully some leisure riding too. I would rather a folding bike for commuting ease (in case the weather turns nasty and I want to use the bus, so I don't have to leave it outside etc). I'm a 6'0 tall man, and have a budget maximum of £400, but I would like to get a new helmet out of that if I can too. Don't worry if not, making sure the bike is spot on is the important thing. I'm thinking of shopping the Christmas and January sales for this too.
Halfords seem to have a good few bikes, the Carrera Transport and the Dahon Vitesse are current contenders. I also like the look for the Dahon Jetstream (despite it's cost).
Any suggestions welcome. Thanks very much!
I debated wether this should go in the general newbie section or here. I decided the need for the opinion of the experienced folding bike enthusiast out weighed the newbian nature of the question at hand. Mega apologies if wrong.
As the title suggests, I'm considering buying my first folding bike. I've recently gotten a job that's 8 - 10 miles cycle from my current home, a distance I feel comfortable in cycling, but I'd need something that can handle that sort of distance every day there and back and hopefully some leisure riding too. I would rather a folding bike for commuting ease (in case the weather turns nasty and I want to use the bus, so I don't have to leave it outside etc). I'm a 6'0 tall man, and have a budget maximum of £400, but I would like to get a new helmet out of that if I can too. Don't worry if not, making sure the bike is spot on is the important thing. I'm thinking of shopping the Christmas and January sales for this too.
Halfords seem to have a good few bikes, the Carrera Transport and the Dahon Vitesse are current contenders. I also like the look for the Dahon Jetstream (despite it's cost).
Any suggestions welcome. Thanks very much!