This exceeds my usual standards in poor bike porn photography so I don’t know if you can tell from looking, but that’s a Bike Friday Tikit folding bike built up with Gates Carbon belt drive and a Shimano Alfine 11 speed hub.
Tern has their folding bikes at the Opportunity Green business conference in Los Angeles today and tomorrow.
I had a good long conversation at the Tern Bikes booth. They’re the new folding bike company based in Southern California. They also sell bike accessories under the BioLogic brand.
I have a friend who wants a bike so he can bike to work from the train station.
He’s considering a full sized folding bike, like those available from Montague with 26″ wheels.
Are full sized folders at all practical for multimodal commutes? Can you haul these into a bus or train?
Caltrain’s folding bike rules say a folded bike must fit under a seat (as if) or in a luggage rack. I’m don’t know uf Montague’s folders fit the bill and I don’t want to give any bad advice.
If you have real world experience with 26″ folding bikes on public transportation I’d love to hear from you.