26" MTB V2 Folding Dual Suspension 18sp Gears Mountain Bike Black

I have had mine for 18 months now with no problems whatsoever. I have used it on/off road fairly extensively, and even on muddy bridal paths proved to be be tough and rugged. ISince I am in my 60`s, I have changed the handlebars to give a more upright position, and the saddle for a wider one, and can honestly say its the most comfortable bike I have ever owned, (and I use 2/3 times a week or more).I have taken it on holiday in the car and if you remove the handlebars and saddle and bungee them to the sides of the frame it folds up very small. The only criticism is the weight, Its very heavy (especially if you put mudguards, racks, panniers, lights etc on, as I have)-.but I figure thats a minor point as is the smelly tyres, which disappears after a couple of months. All in all an excellent bike, which will fit anyone between 5-6 feet tall easily, is easy to maintain, has good brakes,suspension and gearing, and is easy to store. You wont be disappointed (unless you want a lightweight model!) Update. - OVER 2 YEARS RIDING AND NO PROBLEMS. BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT I HAVE MADE IS TO CHANGE THE TYRES FOR SLICKS. THIS HAS ENABLED ME TO DROP 2 GEARS AND INCREASE MY MAX SPEED BY 7 MPH AS WELL AS LESSEN THE EFFORT CONSIDERABLY. IF YOU DONT DO MUCH OFF ROADING ITS WORTHWHILE SPENDING AROUND £30 FOR A COUPLE OF SMOOTH TYRES, AND SAVE THE KNOBBLY ONES FOR WINTER/OFF ROAD RIDING.

An OK bike really. Strong frame but poor brakes, mediocre gear mechanism and a saddle that fell to bits after two years light use. Cheap bike but feels that way in the cycle parts.

The bike shop I went to for advice almost persuaded me the minimum I needed to spend on a bike was £500 for a hard-tail 'starter MTB' - I wasn't convinced that I wouldn't simply have it instantly nicked and so I took the cheapskate option - this Stowabike. I reckoned that if I didn't like cycling £135 wasn't too much to lose and if I did like cycling I could buy a better bike and keep this one for travelling, since it folds up. Well it's amazing value for money. It arrived early, took less time than advertised to assemble (about 20 minutes to unpack and stick the various bits on) is far sturdier than I thought it would be and rides better than I expected. It's a bit heavier than alloy and non-folding bikes but I bought it to keep fit not break speed records so who cares? It's rigid on the road and supple on the bumps thanks to the effective suspension and adjusts easily to meet my size (I am 6' & 95 kg). I don't know how long it will last but the product seems very well made with details like the welding and paintwork appearing of high enough quality to last at least a year or two. Rear brake is feeble but front brake OK and it stops in the wet which many bikes don't.

I was looking for a folding bike to use for about 20-30 days a year, primarily in France. My bike rack doesn't fit my new car well and creates visibility problems, so I started to look for a foldable. Unfortunately, they all seemed to be expensive and ugly and some of the reviews were none too encouraging. Then I saw this one. I had some reservations that the low price would mean low quality, but not a bit of it. The bike took about 45 minutes to build from the box, with no adjustment needed on either the gears or the brakes. The instructions seem to be for another bike entirely - but what the hell? If you can't do basic bike maintenance, you shouldn't be riding... The hinge works on a quick release lever and the mechanism slides up like a gate bolt, when it's properly in place the bike is absolutely rigid. Personally I don't like dual suspension or twist grip gears, but the rear shocker is easily adjusted to make it really firm and the twist grips are as positive as any I've tried. I got the riding position worked out in a couple of miles on the road, then took it through a wood, round a lake and along a towpath - it was great, and the brakes grip like a vice also has an anatomically profiled seat, which I didn't expect. Bad points? Don't think the pedals are going to last long, they're a little rough and even though this is a moot point, the tyres smell really bad and I wouldn't want to go too far off-road on them and er, that's it. A word too about The Sports HQ who sell this bike - it was dispatched a little quicker than I'd expected and my change of delivery intructions was acknowledged immediately and courteously. Even with standard delivery, the bike was delivered on a Saturday morning, having been ordered online very late on Thursday night - absolutely astonishing service. To sum up, you're not getting a Cannondale here, you're getting a well built, practical solution to a specific need at a great price. Buy with confidence and enjoy! UPDATE - After nearly six years of almost daily use, I'm retiring my bike to France where it'll just be used four or five times a year. It survived being run over by a van when it was parked and being shunted ten feet up a footpath when a bin lorry backed into it. It's covered thousands of miles in several countries, using three sets of tyres on the way, three saddles, three lots of brake blocks and finally a bottom bearing. The only improvement I would have made is for them to have used folding pedals for ease of packing away. One of my best buys ever. Now what am I going to replace it with? I'll give you three guesses...

Bought this bike 5 weeks ago and haven't had much chance to ride it due to adverse weather. Once I did I realized that The Sports HQ are having a laugh at my expense.It quickly developed a major fault in that the cog attached to the pedals became loose causing a jerking movement when pedaling and making the gears jump. Not good when traveling at speed. The gear grips have become stiff and you can quickly forget about using the first six gears as the left gear grip don't activate the chain to go on the cog. So steep banks are off limits too.Used contact seller and was ignored. Used raise a claim and was rejected as two days over the four week return period. I have took the bike to get fixed by a proper bike shop and they advised that it has been constructed using out of date cheap defective parts.So much that the bike company doing the repairs no longer sell bikes with grip shift gears as is a common thing for it to cause difficulty in changing gears and the pedaling mechanism is just plain nasty. By all means if you've got £140 to waste buy this cack and you should be able to freewheel to the local shops no problem.The stowaway part is clever and you will get a use out of it when you fold it and put it into the shed then forget about it. Learning curve for me as I now understand that for a decent bike ride I will have to buy quality and this product is not.AVOID.

I use this bike for two years. If you use it for commuting, it is still OK. Due to its heavy frame, it can not go fast as you might expect. You might need to spend all of your energy to climb a 20% hill. The gears are really stiff and hard to be changed. With UK weather, if you don't use it for around a couple of months its cable break can be rusty and stiff (in my case it cannot be used anymore). Anyway, its frame is strong enough.

this is the second folding mountain bike I've had, this is just as good as the last one and a better price, its great fold up mountain bike. The downside like most folding bike is the handle bar, Why have they still got Alan keys to unlock them and lock them. And what happen to the carrier bag for the folding mountain bike. taking them on the train is never a problem, but but have a folding one gives more space for other train user. Bus are normal ok when I've bagged it in the past. but if no bag I've called them. Normal its ok if your using them off peck and call them with the bus route that your going to use and fold the handle bar a good bike to start that commute to work with out killing yourself cycling both way.. Untill you get use to the commute one, than the do the other. UPDATE "Killed the bike" the bearing when after 9 month ( 4 days a week 18 miles a day ) Then bike shop tried to replace them the screw thread had been cross threaded so after that the pedal wobbled after been replace So got different folding one

I wanted a full size mountain bike but have limited storage space so I decided to purchase a stowabike mountain bike. It has proved a great decision. It folds easily into a cupboard and is fixed rigid in seconds with a quick release clip. The bike runs very smoothly and had extras such as reflectors, bell and stand already fitted. The instruction assembly manual was easy enough to follow although the illustrations were for a different type of bike! Within 45 minutes the bike was assembled and I was riding it, checking out the gears which worked very well. The bike is quite heavy to carry and I wouldn't like to carry it long distances. however it fits easily into the back of my car and has proved to be a good value for money purchase. If you want a bike that stows away then this is the one.

La bicicleta le faltaba un tornillo de sujeción de la rueda trasera. Como el otro lado se atornilla muy fuerte, no me di cuenta por unos días, pero luego la bici puse muy tambaleante y peligroso. Dicho esto yo estaba dentro del período de retorno y la he devuelto para un reembolso completo. Antes de que esta falta convirtió en un problema que estaba contento con mi compra y una vez que el polvo se ha asentado, probablemente voy a comprar otro.

Fácil de armar y desarmar con todas las ventajas de una mountain bike. Entra en maletero del coche ... P

En pocos meses de uso ya le he cambiado el pedal libre porque es de plástico malo y a poco que peses (80kg) te comes la tuerca y el núcleo de la rueda trasera, entre las dos reparaciones te puedes dejar 100 €. Si a esto le sumas que las maniquetas son malísimas (ya las tengo rotas por los extremos), y que las ruedas son de pésima calidad y huelen fatal (olvídate meter la bici en casa). Merece la pena gastarse un poco más en algo mejor.