{"id":813,"date":"2025-04-07T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:09:48","slug":"my-new-bike-solorock-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/07\/my-new-bike-solorock-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Bike &#8211; Solorock Hunter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was searching for an affordable minivelo with a step-through frame in Canada, but quickly realized it doesn\u2019t really exist\u2014or if it does, it\u2019s far too expensive. I specifically wanted a step-through frame for safety reasons. Swinging my leg over the back of the bike can be risky if I lose my balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, I decided to go with a 20-inch folding bike\u2014not for its folding feature, but because of its lower frame height. That\u2019s when I discovered Solorock, a budget-friendly folding bike brand based in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people debate whether it\u2019s truly made in Canada, since the parts are outsourced from China. I understand where they\u2019re coming from, but the bikes are assembled in a local bike shop here in Canada. I actually visited the shop myself and saw the assembly process and their small warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solorock is a relatively small brand compared to names like Dahon or Tern, but their designs resemble classic Dahon Speed and Dahon Mu models, which helped define standard folding bike geometry. I can\u2019t speak for long-term durability just yet, but so far, it feels solid and well-built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[4k] I bought a new bike, and it made me realize how much my trike with the Swytch has spoiled me.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAkz0iI4OVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was searching for an affordable minivelo with a step-through frame in Canada, but quickly realized it doesn\u2019t really exist\u2014or if it does, it\u2019s far too expensive. I specifically wanted a step-through frame for safety reasons. Swinging my leg over the back of the bike can be risky if I lose my balance. Eventually, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicycle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterloobae.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}