Zizzo Urbano

A little about me in order to put my review in context... I've been riding for almost 50 years and this is my 16th bike. I've ridden across the USA on a bicycle and I have a lot of experience with long hours in the saddle. I'm not a Sunday ride around the neighborhood kind of guy (not that there's anything wrong with that). I probably expect more from a bike than the average rider.I've had this folding bike for 4 months now and I've ridden distances up to 70 miles with it. The short version is that I'm impressed with this bike. The price is $10 less now than when I bought it. I don't think you can find a better bike at this price point.They say this bike is 24 lbs but mine weighs 26.2 lbs and I don't have anything on it, no racks, bottle cages, cycle computers, none of that. Just the bike. That part was disappointing. But that said, these bikes are still lighter weight than a lot of folding bikes on the market. Bikes and tents, for some reason, the manufacturers always fib about the weight.It is worth noting that after 70 miles on this thing, I was tired but not suffering terribly. It's not as comfortable as my 700C touring bike but it's one of the more comfortable folding bikes available. Because it's a folding bike, I can ride as far as I want and no further. I've collapsed it and brought it on trains and buses and I've thrown it into friend's cars. When a bus has a rack, it's easier to throw this on the front of the bus than it is to collapse it and drag it on board. But if the bike rack is already full of bikes, I can still get on the bus with this bike.This bike is smooth, solid, and stable. I've gone down some steep hills with it and I've exceeded 25-35 MPH and it's just fine. It climbs nicely (but if the hill is steep, it could use a smaller front chain ring). The twist grip shift works fine and the shifting is smooth. The magnet contraption that holds the bike together when folded broke off but that's no great loss because it doesn't really need it. That's really the only problem I've had with this bike.Let's face it, folding bikes look a bit dorky. I look silly on this thing and there's no avoiding that. But this is one of the "cooler" looking folding bikes. I just like the geometry of this bike more than most of the other ones. Since it has no rack, I carry a backpack and I've carried as much as 45 lbs in my pack. It's uncomfortable after a while but the riding position makes it possible -- there are a lot of bikes where you wouldn't even try this. I weigh 150 lbs so with the pack on, I'm approaching 200 lbs. The bike handles this just fine.Oh, another thing that gets talked about a lot... I unpacked this bike and there was no damage. I unfolded it and adjusted the seat height and handlebar height, unfolded the pedals, and then I pumped up the tires. I went for a 10 mile ride and the bike was perfect, right out of the box. I've worked on bikes all my life so it wouldn't have been any big deal if I'd had to adjust some stuff but I didn't have to. Brakes were fine, shifting was smooth. Somebody went through the bike before they shipped it and I appreciated that. I was riding within 5 or 10 minutes of cutting the box open.After some weeks and lots of miles, I did have to turn the barrel adjusters on the brakes because those cables did stretch a bit. Same for the rear derailleur cable. But this bike is not junk, it's got barrel adjusters and a monkey can turn those in order to tune the cable tension.The pedals seem kind of cheap but I've put nearly 800 miles on this bike and they've held up just fine so they can't be too bad.PROS:Solid & stableBeefy tires8 SpeedHighly adjustableComfortableNice paint job - bright red paintCONS:No fendersNo rackNot really 24 lbs (mine is 26.2 lbs)Only one front chain ringPedals seem a little flimsyI really can't come up with much for the "CONS" section.Bottom line, this is a nice bike for $339. I'd buy another one.

I bought this bike as a commuter bike. I usually ride about 1-1.5 each way to and from my office. i have done this for years. I have done this with multiple bikes. I used to have a minivan and I was able to set my Trek mountain bike right in the back. After I sold my minivan, I needed to get a foldable bike as I did not want to use a bike rack. I had a different model folding bike. I spent about $200 on it and had it for a year. It was not great. It was heavy and the gears did not shift well. So- when I made to decision to get a new bike, I figured it was worth spending more money on what I hoped would be a better bike. I had the bike for exactly two days. I liked how lightweight it was and how well the gears shifted. But the bike had less than six miles on it when the left pedal was stripped and pulled right out of the crank while I was standing and riding uphill. I fell hard on my knee and right into the traffic along the bike lane!!!! Thankfully I was wearing a helmet and I had on long sleeves and pants. My knee was banged up badly, I was bruised from my knee to my ankle bone and I ruined my nice work pants. I know I could have been hurt much worse. But I would not want someone else to have the same thing happen with a worse result. Let me be clear, the bike was fully assembled by the company. The only thing we had to do was to screw on the handles at the end of the handlebar. This issue was not due to any error on my part. I would also like to say that I am 5'4" and weight 135 pounds- well under the advertised weight limit. I contacted Amazon and as always- the customer service was great. I was given a return label, I shipped the bike back and was given a refund. We also contacted the bike company. The gentleman we spoke to was receptive to our issue. We sent pictures of the stripped pedal. We wanted to hear about what they would do about having provided me with a defective product. I also thought they should compensate us since I was hurt, ruined my Eddie Bauer trousers and now have no means of transportation to get to my office. He said he would talk to his manager and get back to us. After a couple of days we were contacted and told that they would give us a 10% discount on a new bike. They also offered to put a stronger pedal on the bike. I would also like to say that I am 5'4" and weight 135 pounds- well under the 220 pound weight limit! The issue that I had with the bike had nothing to do with my weight and everything to do with their faulty product. I was insulted. If they feel that the pedal they install on the bike is insufficient, they should not sell the bike with that pedal! We replied to the message that offering a 10% discount, which would barely cover the cost of shipping and hardly seemed a fair compensation for my situation. We NEVER got another reply. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

Awesome folding bike! The multi-gear makes a huge difference going up a small hill. I tried back-pedaling brakes before this purchase but I am so glad that I opted for the Euro Mini with the hand breaks. Makes riding so much easier and enjoyable. My main criteria for a folding bike was weight and so I put this bike on a scale and it registered at 24 lbs. Easy to fold and unfold. The vendors are super nice and helpful. Very happy with this bike.