Originally Posted by FInish4Finn

One should note that upgrading a bike or buying a less expensive bike doesn't mean more maintenance. Every rider should know how to replace a chain, grease the barrings and clean the bike after a ride. I wonder how many actually do that and go as far as hitting it with a few gusts from the compressor with the final wipe down. After a 40 mile commute to and from college I don't see any difference in maintaining one's bike whether it be my folding bike or road bike. It would be no difference between a higher price folding bike and a inexpensive one. Simply take care of your bike and you will get what you put into it. Never have I ever gone into a sale of a bike and said, "I'm going to buy this $5000 30th Anniversary Dahon bicycle because it will require less maintenance over that guy's entry level." It's obsurd. It will still rust if you leave it out in the rain.