Love+Sprockets | NYC Cycling Info

Montague makes some excellent looking full-sized folding bikes. Perfect for the urban commuter that doesn't want to give up on wheel size.

All Montague folding bikes are designed to ride as well as, if not better than, comparable non-folding bikes. During the design process, we focus on perfecting ride quality, handling, and comfort. We believe you shouldn't have to sacrifice any of these crucial components even if the bike does fold to fit in the trunk. Each Montague folding bicycle goes from full size to completely folded in under 20 seconds. Simply pop the front wheel off and open the frame quick release to fold the bike. No tools, no complicated instructions. This isn't about origami, it's about folding your bike in a flash to catch the bus or train.

The DBC are a Somerville, MA company that hand builds some solid looking Dutch city bikes. They look like a great upright commuter for leisurely rides in the city.

Bertelli is a fine bike builder in New York City that assembles unique, lustworthy bikes by hand from new and vintage components.

Republic Bike is a Florida shop that builds an inexpensive single speed/fixed gear bikes in 3 frame sizes, listing at $399. They let you customize the component colors--rims, saddle, grips, stem/crank/seatpost, chain, and frame. It's like the iPod of fixed gear bikes.

Mission Bicycle Company is a San Francisco fixed gear/single speed bike builder. From their About page:

"We started Mission Bicycle because we weren't satisfied with the bicycles sold in bike stores. The best bicycles on the streets of San Francisco are the custom built fixed gear bikes those with the know-how are building up for themselves and friends. It didn't make sense to us that these bikes were not available to everyone else so we set out to change that."

Moyer Cycles is the frame building shop of Whitney Moyer, who makes beautiful steel lugged road and track bikes.