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Leg Stretchers CYCLESENSE wanted to have a bicycle with you, no mat- exceptionally wide tires give great stability. prises winner was Scholz, who won a silver WOODSTOCK for SMALL WHEELS ter what you’re doing.” To make this irre- The tiny tires give maneuverability no medal in the 1971 USCF national champi- sistible for all sorts of travelers, he now has large-wheel mountain bike can match, and onships and hasn’t gained an ounce since. At Mike McGettigan’s festival for folding and small wheel bikes, everybody showed up. 17 “formats” of the Bike Friday. Prices the resultant package allows you to ride dif- There was a folding tour: riders took the by John Schubert range from $600 to about $3800. ficult trails with ease. commuter train from Philadelphia to Scholz was upstaged by his marketing The list of interesting designs contin- Valley Forge and rode back. Finally, there dynamo Lynette Chiang, who wowed the ues: British designer Grahame Herbert was dinner at a restaurant, where all the Adventure Cyclist reader Bob Elgroth recently reminded us in our letters crowd with a slide show of touring in showed up after a 350-mile test tour on his folders fit in a corner of the room rather column that the Bike Friday is a viable and popular choice for touring and, Cuba. She didn’t talk about her bike: she lightweight aluminum Airframe. Broo-k neatly. talked about the experiences the bike made lyn’s Peter Reich displayed his Swift folder. Overwhelmed? I sure was. If you’re thus, touring cyclists can think out of the “regular bike” box and find possible, which is what it’s all about. Montague’s large-wheel folding Para troop- interested in any of these bikes, trailers or bikes that may be very well suited to their needs. But I’m getting ahead of myself. If I could DaHon, which has sold more than a er made an appearance. Peregrine Bicycle people, you can go to the manufacturers’ million folding bikes, sent several models Works, from Washington State, offers a web sites or contact Trophy Bikes in summarize the state of the folding bike market, I’d put it this way: nowhere else in the bike for the museum. Their mid-line (sub- Bike Friday-like package with some techni- Philadelphia, at 215/625-7999, or trophy business do you find so many great designs so thoroughly hidden from the buying public. $400) model is now an elegant welded alu- cal differences, notably more liberal use of bikes.com. McGettigan ([email protected]) minum piece and they also have upscale suspension. may host another Round Up next year. Philadelphian Mike McGettigan, There are other folders that badly models to challenge Moulton and Friday There was also a folding competition. Don’t miss it. It really is a Woodstock for owner of a shop named Trophy Bikes, need greater visibility and availability. on their own turf. You had to ride the bike 60 feet, fold it, cool bikes and ways to use them. decided to do something about this. In Another of my favorites is the exquisite The Burro Bike is an eye-catching use carry it 60 feet, unfold it and ride it again. May, McGettigan hosted a weekend but seldom-seen British Brompton fold- of small wheels. With 3x19 tires, it’s the The upset winner was a big strong guy Technical Editor John Schubert loves fold-ups and small wheel/folding bike festival with a er, one of the few bikes you can fold non-competitive mountain bike rider’s with a heavy 20-year-old Ross. There was welcomes your opinions at [email protected]. variety of events, inviting industry rep- while you are walking down the con- ideal mount. The frame geometry and an eight-mile time trial race. The no-sur- resentatives and the public to an eclec- course. When partially folded, the tic mix of activities. Brompton sits on the floor, and can be When I first heard of rolled along on its caster wheels until McGettigan’s plans for the “Round Up you find the time to finish folding it. It’s USA Small Wheel and Folder Bike the design of choice for multi-modal Fest,” subtitled “Three days to explore commuters who rush to catch the train. T the compact bike universe,” I imagined The new Breezer folders, sold by three or four vendors and a couple Marin County mountain bike pioneer CHUBER dozen local customers. But Joe Breeze, bear a delightful resem- JOHN S McGettigan touched a nerve, and drew Len Rubin’s folding bike combines ride qualities, blance to the Brompton. And if you’d a much more impressive crowd than light weight and sheer mechanical elegance. like the Brompton’s great design fea- that. Consumers came from England, tures in a cost-no-object package, folder California, Virginia, Washington State, New York, Maryland, fanatic Len Rubin unveiled a titanium Brompton-like folder with North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and Michigan, and other a bevy of wonderful features and a sub-20-pound weight. places. Two vendors came from England, two from Taiwan, two The Moulton, whose first iteration was designed in 1957 and from Oregon, and one each from Scotland, California, North sold in 1962, has always had a fiercely loyal following. As importer Carolina and New York. Gilbert Anderson explained, small wheels are lighter and stronger What attendees got was the chance to hear from people who than large wheels, which is why wheels on many vehicles – trains, design and sell folders and small wheel bikes. The Round Up was trucks, et cetera – are getting smaller, and Moulton was an early also a catalyst for change. Once you get past DaHon and Bike adopter of this principle. He combined small wheels, full suspen- Friday, most of these brands have a low profile and limited distri- sion, wide-range gearing, and suspended saddlebags for touring at bution. McGettigan is working behind the scenes to change that. a time when the rest of us were just learning to spell “derailleur.” I certainly hope the Round Up brings new visibility for the Alex Moulton “has a vision and doesn’t like to be swayed by mar- Birdy, the very worthwhile Taiwan-built full-suspension folder. ket forces,” Anderson said. Translation: Fine British engineering The mechanism by which the Birdy absolutely eliminates front and craftsmanship come at a price, and cost-engineering isn’t his suspension dive when the brake is applied is divine genius. With top priority. Bike Friday recently sold its 10,000th bike – an some luck, they’ll find a arrangement for distribution in the U.S. impressive statistic for a company that makes each bike to order. Designer/founder Hans Scholz said, “My thought was you always 38 ADVENTURE CYCLIST JULY 2003 ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG ADVENTURE CYCLIST JULY 2003 ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG 39.
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