Looking for a bike for college
hello, I am going to be going back to college next year and I am looking to get a folding bike thats a little easier to carry around around with me
I have had a few different folding bikes; a dahon speed p8, a tern node D8, and currently im riding on some sort of zizzo (I forgot the model) and while I've enjoyed the ride on all of them, theyre not overly pleasant to carry around when folded up since I'm pretty short and not very strong. I think having a bike with a tighter fold and 16" wheels would be better
This will be my primary method of transportation, as I have a sensory disability that makes it dangerous to drive a car. I live in Colorado and the hills can get pretty rough so having a decent gear range will help, and durability is important to me as well. I've been curious about internal gear hubs, they seem convenient on paper but im worried theyre not as great in real life as it seems
my budget is set around $1000-$2000, affordability isnt the biggest concern so long as i know I'm getting a quality product
currently I had my eyes set on a bike friday pakit, brompton, and started looking at the dahon curl i8, but it seems like every time I lurk on this forum i discover another brand, and I'm open to suggestions, or input on the bikes I've been looking at already
while they all seem to have good reviews, its always hard to say if people still love them a few years later as much as they loved them out of the box
thank you for your input
I have had a few different folding bikes; a dahon speed p8, a tern node D8, and currently im riding on some sort of zizzo (I forgot the model) and while I've enjoyed the ride on all of them, theyre not overly pleasant to carry around when folded up since I'm pretty short and not very strong. I think having a bike with a tighter fold and 16" wheels would be better
This will be my primary method of transportation, as I have a sensory disability that makes it dangerous to drive a car. I live in Colorado and the hills can get pretty rough so having a decent gear range will help, and durability is important to me as well. I've been curious about internal gear hubs, they seem convenient on paper but im worried theyre not as great in real life as it seems
my budget is set around $1000-$2000, affordability isnt the biggest concern so long as i know I'm getting a quality product
currently I had my eyes set on a bike friday pakit, brompton, and started looking at the dahon curl i8, but it seems like every time I lurk on this forum i discover another brand, and I'm open to suggestions, or input on the bikes I've been looking at already
while they all seem to have good reviews, its always hard to say if people still love them a few years later as much as they loved them out of the box
thank you for your input