Folding Bicycle Blog

Family Cycling in Eastern Oregon

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on May 6th 2018

Family fun in La Grande, Oregon This year I was blessed with an opportunity to teach at  Eastern Oregon University. The University is in La Grande, a town with a population of 13,000, and it' … read more

Cycling in Ice

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Apr 28th 2018

Learning to ride on ice I have lived in the south for most of the past twenty years, so I forgot about cycling in snow and ice. This year I moved to the mountains of Eastern Oregon, which has plenty … read more

Kids bikes

Posted by Dyanella Lyansky on Apr 28th 2018

Hi I'm Dyanella, I'm 11 years old, and most of my childhood I road a super light micro mini race bike, which was fun to ride fast on roads. Then I was given a Downtube Kids Race bike and I learned how … read more

Best tires for different terrain

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Nov 11th 2017

The tires are the only component that touches the pavement, hence it is one of the most important. Customers sometimes ask if a kevlar beaded tire is better since they fold. Please understand wire bea … read more

Disc brakes on folding bikes: do they make sense?

Posted by Dr. Yan Lyansky on Nov 11th 2017

Folding bikes are more improved than they were a decade ago. In the retail market today, it is very difficult to purchase a ‘bad’ folding bicycle. For the purpose and intention of this article, we … read more