Newbie looking for folder advice
10-28-13, 11:00 AM
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Newbie looking for folder advice
Hi all,
I have owned a mountain bike for years and really enjoy riding. I just moved outside Manhattan and now have a much longer commute. I am thinking of bringing a folding bike onto the LIRR and ride from Penn Station down to my office in Soho. My budget is flexible but probably on the low- to mid-range. Ideally something safe/sturdy and fairly compact; gears and speed aren't that important to me.
Location: Queens/Manhattan
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135lbs
Thanks for any advice!
Carrie
I have owned a mountain bike for years and really enjoy riding. I just moved outside Manhattan and now have a much longer commute. I am thinking of bringing a folding bike onto the LIRR and ride from Penn Station down to my office in Soho. My budget is flexible but probably on the low- to mid-range. Ideally something safe/sturdy and fairly compact; gears and speed aren't that important to me.
Location: Queens/Manhattan
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135lbs
Thanks for any advice!
Carrie
10-28-13, 02:10 PM
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1--Welcome to BF! 2--You might reach a wider audience with your question about folders if you re-ask it in the Folding Bike forum. Do some research there and talk with those folks and you'll be on your way. 3--Penn Station to SoHo… You're braver than me! I'm a NYC expat who migrated upstate many years ago and these days I view cycling in busy, traffic-intensive areas of the city as bordering on suicidal. Best of luck with it.
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1--Welcome to BF! 2--You might reach a wider audience with your question about folders if you re-ask it in the Folding Bike forum. Do some research there and talk with those folks and you'll be on your way. 3--Penn Station to SoHo… You're braver than me! I'm a NYC expat who migrated upstate many years ago and these days I view cycling in busy, traffic-intensive areas of the city as bordering on suicidal. Best of luck with it.
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If the area is as bad as you say I wouldn't ride anything nice, new and shiney whatever the bike cost.
If the ride is not too hilly and you want something sturdy, why not look out for something old with the scratches and the odd bit of rust.
Maybe an old Raleigh Twenty Stowaway or one of its many clones, you'll get a three speed hub too which will last for ever.
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If the ride is not too hilly and you want something sturdy, why not look out for something old with the scratches and the odd bit of rust.
Maybe an old Raleigh Twenty Stowaway or one of its many clones, you'll get a three speed hub too which will last for ever.
Beic.
