Folding Bicycle Blog

Yesterday I'm working out with a kid that has some bicycle chain problems. He tells me he purchased a chain tool, and removed the pin, and was unable to reinstall it. I asked if he completely removed … read more

I wanted to have a shout out to Sheldon Brown, the developer of sheldonbrown.com He started his site around the same time I began work on Downtube, so we knew each other at the beginning of the i … read more

We are looking at 11-40, 11-42, and even 11-48 on our folding bikes. Microshift has a mid cage Advent rear derailleur system. The long cage almost works with 11-42 on our 20" folding bikes. We are res … read more

In my youth I was a MTB racer, my life revolved around racing. Everything I did was intended to go faster on a bike, this included food intake. I became a vegetarian because it was easier to digest li … read more

While cycling two days ago I saw a homeless man in a parking lot. I circled back to talk to him. I asked him if he was comfortable talking about his situation. He was agreeable, hence I asked him what … read more