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The Best Folding Bikes Under $700

The best folding bikes are designed for the consumer on the go who needs as much space as possible on their adventures. The best folding bikes are convenient for travel because they take up much less space and provide owners with more cargo room to pile in whatever’s needed on long trips. Some of the [...]

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Efficient Urban Bikes: Felt X-City 1 & Dahon Jack

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Versatile urban travel: the Felt X-City 1 bike, and the folding Dahon Jack bike for under $600.

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Efficient: Inexpensive, Folding, Full-Size Bikes

The Dahon Jack folding bike. It weighs 28.4 pounds (or 12.9 kg). I’ve treated this bike harshly for a year now, and I haven’t had any problems with it. It costs $459. The Dahon Espresso. It has 21 gears instead of 8. It weighs 13.3 kg (or 29.3 lb). I’m currently testing this bike — [...]

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Dahon Jack: An Inexpensive Folding Commuter Bike

I’ve been testing a folding commuter bike, the Dahon Jack. This is a good quality bike that feels solid when riding. I like the ergonomic grips on the handlebars and the full-size 26 inch wheels. I get a lot of flats, so the bike’s Schwalbe Big Apple tires were a welcome inclusion. Dahon says that [...]

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Electric Folding Bikes: Ultra-Efficient City Travel

Folding bikes are particularly efficient when used in conjunction with public transit. Unlike regular bikes, they can be taken easily on buses, trains or ferries. In fact, some transit systems will only allow folding bikes to be taken on board. I recently reviewed the Best Folding Bikes of 2008. An efficient addition to these bikes [...]

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Folding Bike Reviews

Folding bikes have all the efficiencies of normal bikes but they can also be folded and stored in cars, buses, trains and even carried on air flights. A recent review by Consumer Reports gave top rating to the Brompton C3-E. It was the lightest bike tested and it sells for $675. It is easy to [...]

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