Folding bikes have become hugely popular over the last few years giving additional benefits over traditional bicycles in terms of ease of storage and integration with other transport mechanisms such as public transport and cars.

Recent technological advances have seen weights drop significantly, and frame manufacturing methods and materials give a ride quality much the same as a regular bicycle. Teamed with advances in gear systems you can rely on a quality folding bike as a proper means of transport, or a great leisure activity.

Depending upon who you ask it seems that the folding bike originated in england in 1878, designed by William Grout and resembling a penny-farthing, which had a folding front wheel and a frame that disassembled. Thankfully the folding bikes of today are much easier to use, and to fold for that matter, with many that can but folded in mere seconds.

If you're not sure whether a folding bike suits you, why not go to the collectINstore page on this site and see if we have a store near you where you can have a demonstration adn a test ride of one?