Lastest Aldi offering includes a folding bike for a mere $129.
The ad states:
6 Speed Shimano rear derailleur
Shimano Revo twist shift
Alloy rims
Comes 98% assembled
Heavy duty carry/storage bag included
Check out the comments from the last time Aldi offered a similar (identical?) bike for $169.
Perhaps not as good a deal as this recent, but expired, deal.
I’ve never tried them, but some seem to like these kind of things.
Where'd you get a replacement tyre?
Bike shop? :P Even though its a foldup bike the tyres should still be similar to kids bikes
Yeah they look like standard 16" tyres. They will be crap tyres as stock, but you can actually get some pretty good tyres in that size as they are used for the small version BMX bikes.
You could totally pimp out the bike & make it awesome :D
it was just the inner tubing. . so not the tyre itself. .i got a new tubing from kmart for….$10 i think?
Where'd you get a replacement tyre?
At the butcher.
it got a slight hole in the inner tubing…
a puncture?
not quite sure..it was so slight that i could pump up the tyre and ride with it…and it would last until the next morning…so for a while i just kept pumping it up each day until i got round to replacing it.
a slow leak. very easily repairable. buy a ~$3 tube repair kit from bigw and put on patch on the hole in the tube (you have got to take the tyre off the wheel)
lets hope it doesn't fold up while your riding it lol
could be great for tight corners
I picture it disassembling itself like a Transformer as I ride along LOL…..
I wanted this but it got vetoed by the missus.
Reckons it looks too "awkward".
Cool and awkward at the same time. I owned a Dahon Boardwalk for several years, and they're a far cry from the sleek "briefcase" bikes one might have envisioned after seeing something like it on Beyond 2000. While useful for certain situations, they can actually be more unwieldy folded than not.
20" folding bikes are a good compromise. They fit in a car boot, coach luggage bay, or as standard-size airline luggage, but are still OK on rough ground. The "briefcase" bikes can be taken on a suburban bus, but are only good on level, smooth paths.
"Comes 98% assembled"
2% = the owner? :)
The rest of 2% maybe is just pedal or something small.
The frame is assembled, the other 2% of the bike is actually in a thousand pieces.
How big and heavy is it?
According to the review in OP "Some" link above, 15kg (Guess steel is heavy! But it wouldn't be as cheap if it was alu-carbon-thoric-tonium")
does anyone know the max weight it can hold?
big fella are ya?
mAX 100KG i'D SUGGEST - FEATHERWEIGHTS…
:)
I've just been starting to think about getting a bike after new job is now outside walking distance. Anyone heard of Reid Cycles? Proportedly quality kit for reasonable dollars. Entry level bike only $250. Would be in front after 8 weeks instead of on the train.
http://www.reidcycles.com.au/bicycles/flat-bar-road-bikes/20…
And be really buff, or dead, as there are a lot of hills, so was also thinking of this: http://panaebike.com.au/
Any thoughts anyone?
Depending on how far you have too ride better off spending a few more dollars and picking up a good road bike. I ride 60k a day return trip and well worth having good bike. previous job was only 20k round trip but still easier on decent bike.
These ones are good for a few k to the train station or the shops
I've taken a Dahon on holiday and ridden many km in a day, no worries.
The big difference between this and a road bike is that this has an upright riding position, aka "sit up and beg". More comfortable for gentle riding or beginners, but a pain if you get a bad headwind.
better off spending a few more dollars and picking up a good road bike
a road bike won't fit in your car boot.
Wife went to buy one this morning. Door opens at 8:30m and by 8:32 all gone. Scored a black one so will have a play with it today.
It was going pretty quickly at Aldi Canterbury. But when I picked up at 9am still 10 left yesterday.
Weighed it on the scale, it's about 16.5 kg approx. But seems to be pretty good value at $129. Rims and hubs are terrible though… a bit wonky and the hubs don't spin freely enough. Folds up easily in 30 seconds or less.
Think this bike can be upgraded quite easily with new pedals, wheels, tyres to make it lighter. Take out the pannier rack and mudguards and I think this bike can potentially drop to 13kg.
Folds up easily in 30 seconds or less.
That's the good part. Then it takes me another 10 minutes to fit into the bag that comes with it. I probably won't bother.
Here are some photos I took:
bought this bike about 2 years ago and still use it today. (i believe it was the same price back then)
I use it about 3x a week to commute to work which is a 10 min ride. . also use it for quick grocery runs.
The fold up mechanism is great. . means on the days when weather gets bad, i can leave my bike at work and come back with the car and put it in.
I'm not an avid cyclist so cant comment on how good it is compared to others, but my rear tire didnt last long (6 months?) before it got a slight hole in the inner tubing…
the chain slips a little bit on 3rd gear - but i compensate by skipping it.
it's not perfect by any means, but given the price and what i use it for, it's great ;)