Originally Posted by
liverpoolfc
Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy my first folding bike, I want a 26", I'm looking to commute at least 15 mi back and forth to work, with hills, over pavement. (I want something that I can use to possible go perhaps 70 miles on the weekends as well for fun)
I've researched and read the forums/reviews and narrowed down my choice to a couple of bikes, My budget is under 700,
I don't want a 20" at the moment,
Tern D24
Tern C21
Montague Crosstown
Montague Paratrooper
I like the prices of the tern's but on NYCEbikes it says they stopped carrying it because "it wasn't up to our standards", can anyone verify if these bikes are not worth it?
Regarding the montages I haven't been able to try one out because there are no locations nearby.
Any thoughts and opinions would be welcomed
I've never actually seen a Tern in person, but the impression I've got being here and on other forums is that people are quite happy with them. I'm surprised by the comments from NYCEbikes.
I have both a bike with 26" wheels and 20" wheels. The latter, a folder, is actually faster (although the bikes are actually almost identical in terms of gearing, weight). If you want a 26" folding bike, then get a 26" wheel folding bike. But I've been riding my 20" bike almost exclusively since I finished it this year (last weekend I did 70 miles total including this
30 mile ride). People have ridden around the world on 20" (or smaller) wheels.
Good luck!
Charles