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Anyone ever ridden a high end folding bike? Something like a Dahon Mu SL or similar. Whay are they like, in isolation and compared with, say, a hybrid on the road?
compromised still. I've ridden a birdy and they're pretty expensive, still not as good as a proper bike though.
do they still come with shopping basket?
the wife reckons her airnimal is pretty good in comparison to her proper road bike
Had a Dahon Speed Pro. It was an old one and a bit flexy, new ones are a lot better. It was suprisingly comfortable and very quick. rode it round london and had no problems doing 30+mph down the hill from Brixton to London. It didn't fold up that small though, not as much as a brompton. however, i only bought it so i could carry my bike into the office. i thought the SRAM 3 geared hub with 9 speed cassette was superb. Instant "front chainring" changes, even when stationary.
it was a bit compromised though. calling in at tescos was annoying as i couldn't leave it locked up (fear of getting nicked)> Going to the pub was a problem too as it was too big to just stash under the table.
in the end i replaced it with an old MTB that i could lock up without fear of getting it nicked as it looks rubbish and didn't cost much.
oh and the other thing is, i didn't like standing up on the pedals (maybe just unjustified paranoia about it snapping!)
still not as good as a proper bike though
Ah, but show me a "proper" bike where you can do Whitty's new stunt of wheelieing it by standing on the rack... 🙂
i met a chap doing LEJOG on his airnimal by choice since it was more comfortable over long distances - he loved it