For whatever reason, there has been a lot in the press recently about folding bicycles.
Folding bikes fascinate me for two reasons; I love the engineering and I love the thought of traveling to some far off destination and peddling through the countryside on your own bike instead of some clunky rental–if you can find one at all.
Most recently I came across a review of four of the best folding bikes in the upcoming June edition of Wired Magazine. Apparently, we’re not quite in the George Jetson world of perfectly folding forms of transport yet because each, it seems, has its limitations; missing shocks, too heavy, chains coming off, etc.
Nonetheless, these bikes are still rather impressive. The highest rated one, the Dahon Mu SL (above), weighs a mere 19 pounds, folds in 15 seconds, has an aluminum frame, and 20-inch wheels. Not too bad!