r/bike

Hello everyone,

I am considering to get a folding bike from ZiZZO since they got a bunch of good quality folding bikes that are fairly priced and seem to have a good legit brand reputation. However, I would like to narrow down which ones would be the most suitable for me based on my needs and uses.

I will be using it mainly for short distance commutes and riding around my neighborhood for fun (not going off road/mountains or forest)

While I don’t live in a hilly area, there is a garage ramp from my house with a somewhat steep incline, so I’d like to be able to pedal my bike from there without any issues effortlessly

I would like it to have a highly comfortable seat that’s well padded/cushioned (while most of my rides will be short, I still would like it to be comfortable and have a good quality seat to maximize ride enjoyment)

I’d also like it to be lightweight and suitable for a slim young male under 6 ft tall to ride and maneuver around

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been really interested in understanding why some cyclists stay loyal to platforms like Zwift, while others are completely satisfied with free alternatives like MyWhoosh.

For some people it seems to be the community and events, for others the training structure, gamification, reliability, progression systems, or simply how polished the platform feels overall.

I’m currently conducting academic research for my Master’s dissertation at the Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi” of Iași (Innovation & Entrepreneurship program), focusing on how users perceive the quality and value of virtual cycling platforms.

The survey explores topics such as:
• platform quality and reliability
• social/community experience
• personalization and user experience
• long-term usage behavior
• and willingness to pay for virtual cycling services

If you actively use platforms like Zwift, MyWhoosh, TrainerRoad, or similar services, your perspective would genuinely help this research.

⏱ Takes around 5–7 minutes
🔒 Completely anonymous
🎓 Academic research only

Survey link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOAicaEbJviy42PZHJPkriUix-PlA4Xfglq7NBZxn\_fBJrRw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=106489178840976834568

I’d also genuinely love to hear your thoughts in the comments:
What makes a virtual cycling platform feel truly valuable to you?

I have a long bakfiets, NOT ELECTRIC, & I’m in Portland Oregon. Where to list? how much? Does/will anyone even buy this thing?

Only a homicidal person would tell a bicyclist to ride in the middle of the car lanes when riding in a street. And yet people just love to continue to tell cyclists to ride in the middle of the car lane instead of on the shoulder or on the outermost edge of the road, especially when it's a rural or country road without any sidewalks or bike trails. Riding in the middle of the car lane is the surest way to get rear ended by a car, thrown over 100+ feet through the air and into the pavement, and killed, or paralyzed. And getting rear ended by a car is like getting hit from behind by a steel wall. And if you get hit while in the middle of the road, you would end up there and keep getting run over again and again by more drivers, it's like getting run over by a freight train. And if you're riding with the flow of traffic, you can't see what's coming behind you and you have no time to move out of the way of cars coming up behind you. And when it's an 8 mph bicycle vs 30+ mph traffic, whether the impact comes from the front or from behind, it's a lose-lose scenario.

Therefore, any bicyclist that rides on a rural or country road that has high volumes of traffic and no sidewalks is safest riding on the outermost edge of the road. Also, cyclists that ride against the flow of traffic often also ride on the outermost edge of the road so that if they see any big vehicles (cars, pick up trucks, semis, 18 wheelers, and so forth) getting uncomfortably close to the edge of the road, the cyclist can simply pull off the road, let the heavy big vehicles pass, and then resume riding.