folding bicycles in finland

jpp · Post by **jpp** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:46 pm

hi,

are folding bicycles easy to get in finland please? i am looking to cycle to work and want to get one when i get there. what kind of prices are we looking at? are they available second hand? what companies sell them in finland?

james

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sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:13 pm

jpp wrote:hi,

are folding bicycles easy to get in finland please? i am looking to cycle to work and want to get one when i get there. what kind of prices are we looking at? are they available second hand? what companies sell them in finland?

james

I haven't seen folding bikes here. They make those sort of city bikes with the tiny wheels, but they don't fold.

Finland is very cyclist friendly, the cities I've visited have excellent cyclepaths (cyclists mix with pedestrians here not with the cars).

Most apartment blocks and workplaces have nice covered bike storage so I just wonder why you want one that folds?

jpp · Post by **jpp** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:41 pm

i want to be able to take the bicycle to work. thought it might be easier taking it around with me.

cmichiel · Post by **cmichiel** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:57 pm

Sotka sell a rudimentary folding bike (it only folds double) for €99.

korppu · Post by **korppu** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:20 pm

http://workspace1.smilehouse.com/worksp ... roupID=228 Helkama Jekku
http://www.bikeplanet.fi/planet/planet. ... =116&tid=2 Trek F600
http://www.aparts.fi/html/20__taitettava.html A motor!

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:54 am

jpp wrote:i want to be able to take the bicycle to work. thought it might be easier taking it around with me.

As sinikala mentioned most workplaces (in fact nearly all) and a lot of shops have places to store bicycles. a folding one is generally not necessary.

Cheers

Jussi

ajdias · Post by **ajdias** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:50 pm

I think you're allowed to take "normall" bikes in trains - there's a fee though.
I haven't tried any folding one but I'd imagine it to be slightly harder to cycle around town - yes, there's loads of paths but also quite a few hills. Prhaps that is the reason why I haven't seen that many of them?

And those "kicking bikes" have to be the most ridiculous fashion trend to come around in years.

haahatus · Post by **haahatus** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:14 pm

Be careful not to leave your bike unattented in bad places because some scum like to steal them or just vandalize them only because they can. I don't know if there's cameras there now but a few years ago I heard it happening more than once about parking it next to Kiasma.

I don't know about the place but I have got suspicious Trust your feeling where and how to park it.

My bike is a cheap ps with many many kilometers cycled but I like it so I never would leave it anywhere like that so I haven't got real experience of parking it like that. Also bad bikes get stolen though

jpp · Post by **jpp** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:47 pm

thanks a lot everyone. i have a regular bicycle but have been in love with the british brompton bikes. bu i guess if i bring one with me, i have to worry about getting spare parts etc. will pass on that.

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