Puma Glow Rider Review

We like:

It looks quite cool

We don't like:

Puma's ethics; bike practicality throughout; ill-thought-out design touches; the price

SmartPlanet judgement:

Puma is hardly headed for ethical sainthood as a company, but even putting that aside, the Glow Rider simply doesn't perform. It's too heavy, too expensive, too slow. And too many of its unique design touches turn out to be less useful than a stolen bicycle saddle. The glow-in-the-dark coating doesn't work when you want it to (near cars with their lights on), and the cable downtube/lock won't stop thieves trashing or stealing your bike.

Puma was found in 2006, by the National Labor Committee, to be using child labour in brutal conditions in Bangladesh. Now the sports 'n' fashion brand known for its lurid colours has turned its hand to folding bicycles with a barely better result. Continue reading...