Would you recommend this folding bike?

June 6th, 2009

Ok, I have my eyes on this bike which sounds cool.

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Would you ever recommend such a bike to anyone? There is the more expensive folding bike (by Montague) used by US marines, but then, the Montague bike is too costly for me!

I wouldnt give anyone $4 for this bike. No one branch of the armed services would endorse any such thing – ever. Spend your money on a bike from a bike shop that has parts that will last for more than one day.
If you dont have enough money, then I highly recommend that you wait until you have enough! Know when you are given good advise (as most all other answers are the same) and TAKE IT. However if you do buy this one, then at least you will keep some bike shop somewhere in business…
Folding bikes are almost always junk (except Dahon) and this one isnt even worth the steel that its made of to recycle….sorry but that is the truth. As another one said the rear shock" is dead weight (as is most of this so called bike) leave this one alone! I have more $ invested in just two tires for one of my bikes!