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Folding Bicycles

Folding Bicycles have the ability to be broken down into a more compact size. This can come in handy in many different ways. From someone who rides their bike to a bus stop, to someone who travels great distances in a car to ride a bike.

Folding Bicycles or folders are a type of bicycle that incorporates hinges or joints in the frame and handlebar stem that permit it to be broken down. Most folders have wheels of 20 inch diameter or less. Folding bikes can be taken on public transport and into apartment buildings or workplaces where conventional bicycles are not allowed.

Folding bicycles often cost more than non-folding bicycles with the same performance-related features, because they have more parts, to allow folding and to lock the frame when unfolded. This results in a more complicated design, which is more complex to manufacture. Because of this, there is a smaller market for this type of bike.

 

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