It may be the cheapest bike on our list, but is the Matex BFold 3 the most cheerful too? It’s certainly not a bad option for those of you that don’t wish to spend a fortune: it’s sensibly single speed meaning that the cheap components are less likely to let you down.

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Essentially: this bike knows it’s cheap, and has therefore gone for being simple. And we think that’s a really sound design decision to have been made. It also comes with a fantastic lifetime warranty for the frame, brackets and stem.