Folding Bike Brands and Links

Folding bike buyer's guides

ConsumerSearch offers a number of reports on different types of bikes, including comfort bikes, mountain bikes and road bikes. All of these bikes can be good options for commuters, depending on your riding style and route to work.

VeloVision magazine has an excellent buyer's guide on folding bikes, including a breakdown of the various manufacturers and how to choose the right foldable bike for you.

Bicycle Times magazine has buying advice and a list of benefits for foldable bikes.

Transportation Alternatives includes summaries of some of the largest folding-bike manufacturers.

The U.K.'s Folding Society discusses how to evaluate a folding bike.

BikeForums.net offers a folding-bike forum where you can get more owner feedback on popular folding bikes.

It's a good idea to check current bicycle recalls at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Although no folding bikes have been recalled recently, bicycles are routinely recalled for various safety issues.

You can also get lots of good information and detailed specs on each folding bike from manufacturer websites:

Abio 

Airnimal

Bike Friday

Birdy

Brompton

Citizen

Dahon

Downtube

Giant

Montague

Schwinn

Strida

Xootr