those folding 20" bikes just don't cut it...

Our Travel Bikes aren't compromised.....

Why should I let Bilenky do it?

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Travel a lot?

Ever wish you could take your bike along without the hassle?  

What are the solutions?

You can purchase a full sized bike case, or go with the standard cardboard bike box, but you will have to pay an excess baggage fee in order to fly on most airlines.  In addition, you will be lugging a pretty big item of luggage around for at least part of your trip.

Or, you can go with one of the more usual types of ingenious folding bikes presently available. Some fold up to be very small and some are tolerably light weight. But do any of these small-wheeled bikes really ride like a 700c road bike or a 26" wheel ATB? We don't think so, despite some manufacturers claims. Road handling is harsher with 20" wheels, rolling resistance is higher, and the smaller tires and rims are usually harder to locate than more conventional sizes. When it comes to off-road there is no comparison. 20" wheels just don't cut it. With Bilenky Travel Bikes, there's no compromise...

Two men have changed my vision of my next dream vacation. They are Steve Smilanick of S&S Machine and Steve Bilenky of Bilenky Cycle Works, and the vision now looks like this: Mrs. Schubert and I will fly to some exotic location.(Nominations are welcome; I was loosely thinking of the Rhine Valley or Nova Scotia). When we get off the plane, we'll collect our luggage: a lumpy duffle bag and a medium-size suitcase.

We'll find the best restaurant at the airport, relax over a nice lunch, and return to our luggage. We'll open the suitcase (it's 26" x 26" x 10", to be exact ) and, to the amazement of all onlookers, start pulling out bike parts. In about 10 minutes, we'll mount all the panniers and ride off on our full-size 700c Bilenky Tinker tandem. And the tandem will perform identically to a top-quality non-collapsing tandem. John Schubert

(excerpt from the August '95 issue of Adventure Cycling)

      

      
      Retrofit your existing frame? 

             Hack your bike

S & S Retrofit Prices and Accessories

At Bilenky Cycle Works, we can do the same thing with your bicycle frame. Using the Bicycle Torque Coupling system developed by S&S Machine Company of Roseville, CA., almost any steel bicycle frame (tandem or single) can be converted into a travel bike that will fit into a 26" square suitcase.

 

 last updated February 02, 2007                                          spindept@bilenky.com