Review on 🚲 Xspec 26" Folding Mountain Bike: The Perfect 21 Speed Trail Commuter for Adults by Dan Brickley

The bike rides pretty well and serves its purpose. Yes the chain jumps gears sometimes, but just shift to the next gear and it'll catch. For the price, I was expecting this. I only used it for short trips from the overflow lot at campus to my classes. Downhill this thing is fast and fun, uphill is a workout. The Chinese rubber tires on this smell absolutely terrible and I can still smell them now when I walk into my garage (it's been about 3 months now). If this was going inside of your home you would probably want to replace the tires.Portability: I have a 4 door Civic, and I can barely fit it in the truck, I usually have to fold the back seats down. The main problem is the length of the handlebars are just an inch too long to get the trunk lid down, and the wheels are so big that turning the handlebars isn't really possible. With a little practice I've been able to do it more effectively, but it's still heavy and awkward in a small car. Another issue is after about 10 uses, the locking lever has become extremely difficult to lock down, I'm not sure if this was user error cramming it into my car. Once it's locked down, the bike is good to go and no issues. It is nice only have a single fold, you unfold it, clamp the lock and go, you don't have a series of events like the 20" bikes. With that being said, I haven't tried one of the 20" folding bikes but that might be my next purchase for a bike that needs to be frequently folded and unfolded. For something you just need to transport occasionally, this probably rides better than a 20" bike, there are more gears, bigger wheels and shocks so you don't feel every tiny pebble and bump in the road.Assembly: there is one Youtube video of an employee assembling this; it's helpful but he leaves out a few details. They really should put out a better step by step installation video. I can't remember specifics, but don't throw anything out, a couple things that seemed like packing parts were actually parts you need to use.One helpful thing I do remember was the kickstand was too vertical to balance the bike up. If this happens, you just need to slightly loosen the bolts that hold it on, push the bike down on it or pull on it to bend it out a tiny bit, then tighten the bolts back down.