Originally Posted by
coolio
Kinda disappointed that they're 25 lbs. I have an aluminum folding bike and it weighs around 25lbs. I thought the folding hinge added about a 1lb to the overall weight.
I don't personally feel that the weight is bad for the price on the BD mini velos. They're not really anywhere near high end, so you get what you pay for.
The Hooligan is a modded mountain bike frame with heavy duty wheels, thick fork, discs and other little things that pack on the pounds, it being 25lbs is pretty much exactly what I would expect something like that to weigh.
I have a Dahon Mu P8 (24lbs, $650) and have owned a Dahon Mu SL (19lbs, $1500), but neither of which are anywhere as cheap - and either one would have simply fallen apart if used for what I used the hooligan for.