Land Rover City Lite Folding Bike

[fittock22]

I have read the previous posts about folding bikes and can see that Bromptons come out on top time & time again. BUT I am not prepared to spend that much.
I like the look of the LandRover City Lite bike: 20inch wheels, Aluminium, light, folds small, costs £200-£250.
Has anyone any experience of these? Or any recommendation for a similar bike - in the same price range?

My main criteria are: 20 inch wheels, light weight, preferably aluminium, folds small and easily, cost no more than £250.

 

[Blue5]

If its built by Land Rover you will get bubbling paint work due to bi metalic action and the drivers window will leak /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[arfa]

Have a look at the basic dahon which you could probably pick one up in a sale for your price bracket. I have used one for three years and have had no major issues with it after racking up a few thousand miles. Admittedly it now needs a bit of money spent on it but it's been reliable. I can't offer any opinion on the landrover bike though.

 

[gandy]

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If its built by Land Rover you will get bubbling paint work due to bi metalic action and the drivers window will leak /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[/ QUOTE ]But it will last for at least 60 years, during which time you'll get full manufacturer's support and parts availability.

 

[jema]

NDH, is that your landy by any chance that i park next to in Haslar then, Mines the silver one, full of junk that had 3 new gearboxes in its short life /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Oliveoyl]

And, if you are as forgetful as Dave-T25, you can lose your cat in it for 4 days.
Son n°1 has a cost-a-packet Brompton, and is happy
Popeye has a bought-in-sale Dahon, and is ecstatic

 

[Blue5]

I luv em really,

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But it will last for at least 60 years, during which time you'll get full manufacturer's support and parts availability.

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And in 60 years you would have thought they could have cured the door leaks, on my 4th defender now and everyone leaks in the same place

 

[Emjaytoo]

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on my 4th defender now

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Can't be that bad then. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I had a LWB Defender, that was bloody marvelous as a 3rd - recreational vehicle. That was until I wrote it off on a German Autobahn! Never been able to justfy a replacement since.

 

[RJD393]

Another vote for Dahon. You can some times get them through Halfords 'Bike hut' or google for the UK distributors.

 

[pvb]

But isn't the Land Rover folder just a rebranded Dahon? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[steve_cronin]

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... 3 new gearboxes in its short life /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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I thought that ALL Land Rovers had the gearbox replaced at regular intervals, just to maintain the male-bonding with the service staff and to get some miles onto the loan cars.

We have one Dahon (Compass24 version) and a Daewoo which is indestructible. Both live in sailbags either in a cockpit locker or on longer trips, on a quarter cabin berth. No problems with either and the 16in wheels are perfectly adequate for "Land tenders"

Steve Cronin