Folding bikes with upright ride position
TReg
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Dear all,
A friend has asked for help choosing a folding bike so I am asking for YOUR help! She has arthritic hands which means it's painful to put weight on them, so the ride position needs to be very upright (even for a 5'1" munchkin) and it mustn't require much hand strength to fold and unfold. What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
A friend has asked for help choosing a folding bike so I am asking for YOUR help! She has arthritic hands which means it's painful to put weight on them, so the ride position needs to be very upright (even for a 5'1" munchkin) and it mustn't require much hand strength to fold and unfold. What do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
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Well it depends what the other usage is? If going on busy trains I'd choose a Brompton all day and you have a choice of three different bar styles, two of which look very upright.0
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I find the Dahons we have at work to be quite difficult to fold - I certainly use more hand strength on those than should be necessary. I would expect a Brompton to be better.Faster than a tent.......0
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In my opinion, having owned two Dahons and now a Brompton (and three years of daily use) I'd have to say that the Brompton is a far superior bike. The M-Type or H-Type should be upright enough for your friend. I use the S-Type which has a much lower front.0
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Thanks for replies everyone - will have a look at the M-type and H-type0
