An essential site to visit is A to B Magazine, where you will find, amongst other things, a comprehensive list of folding bicycles and lots of information relating to their use.
There is a much more comprehensive list of folder manufacturers and models than we have here on Chop Rossiter's web site at http://www.long-john.com/pagefoldlinks.htm.
A new (late 2006) web site covering folding bikes is "Bikes That Fold - A Resource For Folding Bicycles And The Folding Bike Devotee".
Birdy folding bicycles - information in English for users of this German folder. Note that most of the information we post on Birdys appears on the main section of our web site.
Birdy friends is a site in German with a lot of information and news for Birdy enthusiasts - http://www.birdy-freunde.de
Die Bromptonauten, a German site with lots of information, news, tips and forum.
Bike Friday User Group UK - general information for owners in the UK, including technical tips and newsletter (now out of date as most of the material we post appears direct on the Folding Society web pages).
The Moulton Bicycle Club - lots of information for owners of all models of Moulton bicycle. Although Moultons do not fold, almost all the current models separate into two parts for storage and transport
Brompton-Talk emailing list - discussion between Brompton owners and enthusiasts. Try visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BromptonTalk/.
Strida Users Forum - a Singapore-based discussion group on the Strida, and several other folders.
A-bike - the ultra-light, ultra-compact 6 in-wheeled Sinclair A-bike.
A-bike Netherlands - Dutch distributor for the A-bike
Avon Valley Cyclery - UK distributors for Bike Friday. They also sell many other makes of folders, and also the entire Moulton range in the UK. Telephone: 01225 442442, email enquiries.avc@btconnect.com
Airnimal Designs - suppliers of the Chameleon, Joey and Rhino folders.
Alex Moulton - The AM and New Series Moulton separable bicycles.
Bike Friday - the site of Green Gear, covering all their folding bicycles, including the Bike Friday
Birdy - Riese und Muller, for the Birdy and other bicycles (in German)
Brompton - Brompton sets the standard against which other folders are judged!
Brompton - Danish distributors pedalkraft
Brompton USA - Channell Wasson's site covering all aspects of the Brompton in the USA.
France - those looking for a source of folders in France might like to try www.velo-pliant.com, CYCLES PLIANTS EXPANSION, 97 Rue de Montreuil, 75011 PARIS, Tel / Fax : 01 43 48 65 46
Clou - a rather unusual folder from Austria
Dahon - international web site for Dahon folders
Dahon UK - web site for Dahons in the UK, as available through the distributors Cyclemotion.
Di Blasi - UK web site
Di Blasi - Italian web site
Downtube - USA. Available in the UK from Velo Chocolate.
Gaerlan Custom Cycles - USA folder dealer and manufacturer
Mission
Cycles
- importers of the Space Genie and Space Invader; Mission
also handle the Di Blasi folding upright (ie not recumbent) tricycle.
Mission Cycles, Unit 3 The Alders, Seven Mile Lane, Mereworth,
Maidstone, Kent ME18 5JG
Tel 01622 815 615, Fax 01622 815 681
email: info@missioncycles.co.uk
Pashley Cycles - manufacturers of the Moulton APB and TSR separables and ex-Cresswell folders such as the Micro.
Radnabel - German manufacturer of a folding recumbent bicycle. The web site is in German.
Strida - a very striking-looking folder, now in the form of the 'Strida 3' - very similar in appearance to the original model, but with many detail improvements. In some parts of the world a Strida 5 is available, with a number of additional features.
A list of dealer sites of particular interest to those in the UK is in preparation. Inclusion of a dealer on this list does not constitute a recommendation - we are not able to visit and evaluate all the dealers around the country. Only those dealers with web sites are included in this list of links - there are other reputable dealers supplying folding and separable cycles who are not listed here because they do not currently have a web site to link to.
If you are a dealer, please let us know your URL, and if the contents seem suitable, we will include you on the list.
Bath:
Avon Valley Cyclery, Rear of Bath Spa Railway
Station, Dorchester Street, Bath BA1 1SX. Tel: 01225-461880/442442.
Fax: 01225 446267.
email: enquiries.avc@btconnect.com
Moulton APB, SSR, AM and NS models and spares. Moulton
NS custom built with drop handlebars and double chainring; NS custom
built with Mosquito bars and single chainring.
Airnimal, Birdy, Brompton, Strida, etc.
Web: http://www.foldingbikes.co.uk
Bridgwater
(Somerset): St John Street Cycles, 91-93 St
John Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 5HX. Tel: 01278-441501. Fax:
01278-431107.
Web: http://www.sjscycles.com
Moulton APB and AM models and spares. Brompton, (Cresswell) Micro,
Tactic Panache. St John Street can also apparently supply their own
brand Thorn conventional cycles built with S&S couplings, which
allow them to be separated (see their web pages for more information).
Glasgow: Kinetics, 15 Rannoch Drive, Glasgow G61 2JW, Tel: 0141 942 2552. Web: www.kinetics.org.uk . Bromptons, Brompton parts, including telescopic stems, suspension stems and seatposts, front derailleurs. Also electrically powered Bromptons - the Z-Brompton.
Edinburgh:
BikeTrax.co.uk, 11 Lochrin Place, Edinburgh,
Scotland EH3 9QX. Tel: 0131 228 6633
Web: http://www.biketrax.co.uk
London:
Bikefix, 48 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LJ.
Brompton and Birdy, and large stocks of spares.
Web: http://www.bikefix.co.uk
Manchester:
Bicycle Doctor, 68-70 Dickenson Road,
Rusholme, Manchester M14 5HF. Tel: 0161-224-1303.
email sales@bicycledoctor.co.uk
Web:
www.bicycledoctor.co.uk
Brompton, Airnimal and Birdy
York:
York Cycleworks, 14-16 Lawrence Street, York. Tel:
01904 626664
Web: http://www.york-cycleworks.co.uk
Brompton, Moulton, Tactic Panache.
York:
Cycle Heaven, 2 Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 1JJ Tel:
01904 651870
email: info@cycle-heaven.co.uk
Web: http://www.cycle-heaven.co.uk
Products: Airnimal (both flat and dropped bars), Brompton (full range),
Birdy (full range), Dahon, Tactic Panache, Ridgeback (new range)
World Wheels Folding Bicycles
email: sales@world-wheels.co.uk
Web: http://
www.world-wheels.co.uk
Products: Dahon specialist (official UK and EU Internet
Reseller).
www.bikerentalbarcelona.com Bike Rental Barcelona - rent folding bikes in Barcelona with delivery to the place of your choice. Price from 9,99 euros.
Yorkbikerental hires folders (Dahon) in the York area, with delivery direct to your hotel or accommodation. The operation is due to start in April 2005. You can contact them on the web at http://www.yorkbikerental.co.uk, email info@yorkbikerental.co.uk, or telephone +44 (0)790 337 6612.
Bikes That Fold - 'a resource for the folding bike community'
Brompton FAQs
- a link to lots of useful information elsewhere on the web
Cheshire Cycleway - Alec and Val Scaresbrook are Bike Friday enthusiasts, and provide the following link: http://www.cheshirecycleway.co.uk
Folding Trailers - We sometimes get enquiries about folding or collapsible trailers, or trailers which are suitable for use with small-wheeled bikes. If you are on the look-out for such a thing, take a look at the Carry Freedom range (http://www.carryfreedom.co.uk)
Forum for French-speaking folder enthusiasts - set up by Emmanuel Delannoy, and covering all makes and models of folder.
Marten Gerritsen - Delilah: a full suspension small wheeled racing bike which will fit in a Samsonite suitcase.
Tony Hadland - the well known author of books on Moultons, Sturmey-Archer gears and folding bicycles ("It's in the bag!"). Lots of useful information can be found at this site.
Photo pool - a photo pool of mainly retro folding bikes on the online photo site flickr (the group is called 'foldr')
Jane Thomas - Adjustment and maintenance of Sturmey-Archer hub gears; the intro page of Chris and Jane's page refers to a 1956 manual, but follow the link, and you will find some much more recent information as well.
Cycle Northumbria/Tynebikes - Lots of useful information regarding that part of the country, and also a very good site to visit for lots of links to other cycling related sites. Email info@tynebikes.org.uk.
The 'classic' Moulton - Paul Grogan's excellent new book is now available. It is a guide to the catalogue specifications (and known variations) for the UK Moultons of 1963-1974, and includes in appendices some useful service information in the form of reprints of the Masterclass articles which were originally published in The Moultoneer.
The
Creedy Vale Leisure Trail
Folder enthusiasts Mark & Celeste has sent us information about
their campaign to establish a cycle path from Crediton to
Exeter.
"We are trying to muster support for our proposed cycle path from
Crediton to Exeter. 5 miles along the valley floor. Following the river
and the railway line. As opposed to a dangerously narrow A road. At
this stage letters of support, especially if from out out of the area (
shows green tourism at work ) will increase our chances of funding. The
web address is http://www.creedytrail.org.uk/index.htm
and we hope to update at regular intervals."
A
Taste of the Peak District
A source of various information about a popular area for cycling.
Vaporum Bromptonauten - an owners observations, including details of one of the early 1983 models.
Folding trailers (for children) - Bicycle Trailers is-us is a company offering folding trailers for young children - the pictures on the site show it folds.
If you know of any other sites which should be included here, please contact us.