Originally Posted by
linberl
Amt -Is there a reason you didn't consider a bike friday? you can get whatever gearing you want and flex is not an issue. I like the fact that I can easily change out my gears as my needs change. Was it the fold that was the reason (price is on par with brompton or even less)?
I mainly use the Dahon for an 8km daily commute, going around town, and sporading longer rides when travelling. It's a short commute, but I live in a hilly area and my commute includes a 1.5km steep climb when going back home, so a DualDrive was a must for me, especially considering than in summer we can reach 35ºC here and I don't like arriving home soaked in sweat.
For my intended use I simply couldn't justify the price of a BF when a Dahon met and exceeded all my needs for 630€ + a new set of brakes (stock ones were crap and I replaced with Magura's HS11 for an extra 100€).