From the Guardian ‘The Gear’ Section The Airnimal Joey Airnimal have only been around since 1999 but are one of the field leaders for fast, portable bikes. The spiel: “Airnimal developed the Joey in answer to the need for a versatile bike that has sporty performance, but is also easy to fit into a modern lifestyle where space and time are often at a premium. Every day we are confronted with transportation woes and the health and fitness problems of sedentary lives led in the shadow of pollution. [...]

. { border: solid 2px #000000; } . { } . { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mark Sanders, the designer of the Strida has developed an innovative folding mechanism suitable for large wheel bikes, called IF, Integrated Folding. Pacific, who builds frames for Birdy and Airnimal, will soon introduce the Reach and the Move (pictured above) with the IF fold. From the press release: The clean and striking MODE is aimed at commuters that may have not considered cycling or folding [...]

Airnimal has expanded the options available on the Joey, the foldable fast commuter that can be easily taken out for a 100k week-end ride. There are now four models: ‘Sport’ – The original. 8 speed Shimano Alivio derailleur. ‘Commute’ – The versatile commuter. Using Shimano’s 8 speed Nexus, the gear range is wider and lower at the top end than the ‘Sport’. The 24” (507) wheels give the bike a solid feel and increase the choice of wider profile tyres. RRP £750. ‘Explore’ – The all rounder. Using [...]