If you’d like to cycle to work and not have the worry of where to leave your bike securely, or if you want a means of exercise and transport that doesn’t take up lots of space at home, fold up bikes could just be perfect for you.

If you have to use public transport regularly as part of your journey fold up bikes make perfect sense. As train companies reduce the number of bikes allowed on trains a fold up bike gets around the problem. The weight of folding bikes is is being reduced and the folding action is getting simpler all the time. It is also possible to store a fold up bike discreetly under a desk at work.

Fold up bikes aren’t a very good idea for long distances or touring but they are great if your journey is quite short. Many fold up bikes now have gears and they are comfortable and convenient to ride, as well as being easy and quick to fold down when you get to where you’re going. They also deal with the issue of storage in small houses and flats without garages or a shed.

When summer gets nearer and the weather gets warmer most of us start to try and spend more and more time outside. Our thoughts also turn to exercise and fitness as we worry about our bodies being more on display in the summer!

Cycling is an excellent way to exercise outside, as well as a useful mode of environmentally friendly transport. However, plans of cycling everywhere possible are sometimes made difficult by thoughts of where to leave your bike on arrival. This is where fold up bikes have the advantage over ordinary non-folding bikes.

Storing a fold up bike is no problem at all, as you can just fold it up and take it with you. You never have to worry about finding a place to leave it safely, or think about how secure it will be if you leave it outside unwatched. You just have to fold it up into it’s compact form and take it in with you.

Fold up bike manufacturers have recently dealt with the image of fold up bikes being uncool and there are now lots of funky new designs from leading names available.

Since their initial design fold up bikes have come a very long way and now use innovative and funky designs, and trendy colours alongside their original practical usage and storage advantages. Fold up bikes are now a credible alternative to conventional bikes with the benefits of being able to take them anywhere and store them safely.