Helix is the new standard in folding bikes. Helix is more compact, lighter, safer and easier to use than any other folding bike in the world. Helix has an all titanium frame and is made in Canada with a state of the art manufacturing process.
Absolutely. There are certain niches where you really do need to focus on portability.
But like you said, a bike like this is extremely expensive, that’s because a ton of budget is going into trying to counteract the main downsides of a folding bicycle: They’re clunky, they’re inconvenient, and they’re heavy.
But for anyone who is able to sacrifice the floor/wall space, a standard bicycle will be lighter, and specc’d with higher quality components at the same price point.
Neat, but I’d never buy a folding bike (and neither should you, unless you truly desperately need it to take up as little space as possible.)
I’m the kind of person that needs a folding bike (travel by sailboat) but at 4300$ for a bike with basic components I’m not sold on this one.
Absolutely. There are certain niches where you really do need to focus on portability.
But like you said, a bike like this is extremely expensive, that’s because a ton of budget is going into trying to counteract the main downsides of a folding bicycle: They’re clunky, they’re inconvenient, and they’re heavy.
But for anyone who is able to sacrifice the floor/wall space, a standard bicycle will be lighter, and specc’d with higher quality components at the same price point.
Get a used one. Bikes are generally easy to maintain.
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle, don’t go on a consumerism spree just to give the US the middle finger, use what already exists.