Folding seat post

In our opinion, correctly adjusting the saddle position is absolutely basic to ergonomically correct riding. With a badly adjusted saddle, at the very least you use more energy – in the worst case, health problems, for instance, damage to the knees may be the result.

With a BERNDS you don't need to adjust the saddle height every time you unfold it, because its unique folding mechanism means that the saddle is automatically in the right position chosen by you. 

Up to the present day, there is only one folding bike that can do that - the BERNDS.

We have taken a lot of trouble to give you this benefit: 

the hinge is complex but precisely manufactured so that it moves easily and works perfectly. 

Just like the handlebar stem, the upper seatpost is a standard size so that very different lengths and saddle offsets can be used. 

On the plus side again: our hinge seals the seat pillar completely to water seeping in. Since there is no water entering from above, the bottom bracket does not need to be open at the bottom - unlike other bikes. As a result, even after years of intensive use, you can change the bottom bracket on a BERNDS without too much effort.

Tandem hinge

All BERNDS-Folding bikes stand out due to their hingeless frames. All of them?

Not quite: in order to be able to fold the BERNDS-Foldingtandem Lowstep to ultra-small size, we have built a very special hinge joint.

We have more than compensated for the basic disadvantages of a hinge by using a very solid, mechanically highly-resilient design with an array of interlocking blades.

On a tandem the necessary extra weight can just about be put up with. 

Because the result is: the BERNDS-Foldingtandem Lowstep becomes so compact that it fits in the boot of a VW Golf.

You don't even have to fold the rear seat down!

Mudguard stays

This is a topic not only for folding bikes – but for them in particular. Mudguard stays should provide a solid fixture but at the same time be flexible enough to withstand knocks.
In the case of a folded bike (without luggage rack), the weight is sitting on the rear mudguard. To keep it in lasting shape, we mount elegantly curved, especially flexible struts. And because it looks so good, we use this principle on all bikes.

Headset construction

Our headset ingeniously combines the advantages of the Ahead method of construction with those of a classic bolted headset. 

Thus the headset race –  as with the Ahead headset – can be simply and effectively clamped with no play; at the same time we use a commonly-available 1" stem with interior clamping. There are a multitude of different lengths and heights available in this size so that your BERNDS bike can always be adapted with little effort to your personal size. 

This way, BERNDS provides you with variety and ergonomic riding unbeaten on the folding bike market. Putting the dot on the i: using the BERNDS headset, you can raise or lower the height of the bike. 

Let us give you a tip: For the 1" size we use, you can get hold of stems which can be adjusted without tools so that even while out riding you can quickly change your sitting position.

Cabling

Particularly with folding bikes all cables are subject to special loads. The BERNDS frame possesses special strain-relieving attachments, and in addition, for years, BERNDS has been using - as far as we know we are the only manufacturer to do so - robust, 2-core cables with protective housing.

Front brake

• It doesn't squeak
• is easier to modulate
• is easier to adjust

Why do rear brakes squeak much less often than front brakes? Well, rear brakes are behind the forks, in other words fitted in a trailing position. When being applied, the brake pads are pressed between the forks and are held firmly in place – in contrast to traditionally-mounted front brakes.  When being applied, these have their brake pads forced outwards away from the rim and so tend to squeak. The long V-Brake pads make this phenomenon worse. BERNDS rim brakes thus have other benefits: they are easier to modulate and adjust.