FOLDED FANCY
Walking on land is not as effortless as sliding splendidly along under sail, or sitting at ease on your launch’s skipper’s chair. So it’s a good idea for cruising yachts and launches to have a pair (or two) of wheels aboard. But how to stow them while at sea? Where to find good models?
Though folding bikes have become a common part of a cruising yacht’s inventory, they haven’t always been efficient or handy. For one thing, just about every bicycle I’ve seen on boats was rusted. Badly. Rust-dust and boat interiors don’t go well together. Also, bikes on boats have tended to be tricky to unfold, or awkward to ride, with their small wheels providing less gyroscopic stability.
The new generation of folding bikes addresses these concerns. And what’s more, there’s a
