Adventurer Folding Bicycles

very simple bike, never read my brief instruction sheet, you really don't need it. they are nice bikes

billyboy wrote:
very simple bike, never read my brief instruction sheet, you really don't need it. they are nice bikes

Mine, the brake pads were against the wheels so I had to play with them to get the wheels to turn freely ....

Bob,

Not having the instructions may have been a favor. They are pretty useless and parts of mine were just plain wrong. I could say that the assembly As-Ship left a little to be desired, but that would be a vast understatement. I really feel sorry for any non-wrench that brings one of these home in the box. The tires of our are also only good to hold air for about a week - at best.

Be cautious when first riding them, the back wheel is so far forward that they can become hard to handle at low speed. They are easy to get tangled in an fall over when that happens.

We have a very small A and seldom drag a toad, so we use ours a lot. They live under the dinette table when underway and get covered by a blue tarp if we are stopped in one place long enough to leave them outside.

DW and I are were both trail bike riders for a long time, so, the back brake goes on the right.

Matt

There are 20 or more manufacturers of folding bikes. They range from many thousands of dollars to a couple hundred dollars. The bikes Camping World sells are at the bottom of the range. Expecting a quality bike from Camping World is akin with expecting a quality bike from Walmart.

So other than the poor instructions are these bikes good or bad? Been considering these for the wife and I.

Define good. Do you like Walmart quality bikes or bikeshop quality bikes? There is a world of difference.

One thing about bicycles, anything sold at a big box store will be crap. There is a price difference for the models sold at a bike shop for a reason, and it will be obvious in details, such as welds, fit/finish, geometry, etc.

If I were getting a folding bike, I'd go for one of the "top tier" names (Brompton, Dahon, etc.) The main reason for this being the fact that the engineering of the bike can be the difference between a safe ride or an emergency room visit.

I have a pair of 6-speed Adventurer bikes. If you need instruction on the gear adjustments, go to Shimano websites.

The bikes are OK for the price. I used 3-speed Dahons but needed more gears. The 6-speed Adventurers don't fold as small, but are more pleasant to ride. Reliability of the gearing ain't great.

I still thought of going to the 12-speed Adventurer, but it has 22" tires that are nearly impossible to find if they need replaced.