I've quite a collection of bikes, and spend a lot of time riding them and a lot of money buying and keeping them !

The current crop are:

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AIRNIMAL RHINO: A wonderful bike that is a folding mountain bike but with very little compromise in the ride quality. Its great attraction is that it breaks down in two phases, firstly to go in to a holdall for trains, cars etc., but a second fold gets it comfortably in to a hard suitcase that is normal size and will go as hold luggage, bike and case weighing 20 kgs which is just right (except for Ryanair which has a 15 kg limit, but I never fly them anyway even if they are the cheapest in price because I don't like being treated like I'm an inconvenience to them). It also has a Rohloff 14 speed internal hub which is fantastic. Nothing to break. Nothing to service. Nothing to clean. It just works. Don't think Sturmey Archer when you hear internal hub. This is German precision engineering. You can see more about Airnimal at www.airnimal.com

BIKE FRIDAY AIR GLIDE Another great bike, designed for travel. And when you get to the other end there it is in the Samsonite case to be quickly put together and off you go. Riding on a titanium boom with no down tube, it is a comfortable ride and does for tow paths, tracks and mild off road. Small 16 inch wheels. A real eye catcher. Weighs in at 16 kg with the case, and also has a towing system so that you can set off from home with your hand luggage in the case which is pulled behind on a trolley system, get to the airport, break the bike down and put into the case, it goes as hold luggage, take hand luggage on the plane, then repeat the process at the other end and cycle off from the airport - no taxis, no train, all done on bike. The way to go. See www.bikefriday.com

BROMPTON: A classic. Still one of the best folding bikes for getting around town and short commuting. It's not for long rides, but great for London, for travelling on the train, putting in to the car etc. I even took mine to Basrah and used it for getting around there. Easier to get off quickly and get down in to the ditch when the rockets came in than having to stop the Land Rover and struggle out. I've presently got a titanium light version, but other ones have been put around the family and friends - Patsy has a flamengo pink titanium, Nic a nice black three speed, and David a real easy rider with lots of gears. See www.brompton.co.uk

STRIDA: A quirky bike, feels like riding a Penny Farthing to begin with, but great for short distance stuff. Uses a Kevlar chain, very few exposed bits, and folds up easy for the car etc. See www.strida.com

SINCLAIR A BIKE: Strange and not really a good ride for anything over a few hundred yards. But the smallest of the folders. I can't say I ride it much, but it's a collectable thing. See www.a-bike.co.uk

I also have a Klein mountain bike and Richard currently has another Trek mountain bike on permanent loan to get him around the parish !

You can see a coverflow of bikes above.