Originally Posted by
SesameCrunch
It's completely illogical to think that a folding bike with suspension is faster than a racing oriented road bike. The additional weight of the folding mechanisms and suspension adds at least 5 pounds to a bike. The rear suspension sucks up energy when pedaling. There's no folding bike in the world that could match up with a 16lb racing rig.
Ya, but he likes his kool-aid and has been repeating this same basic message on every thread that's even remotely related. I think he's going to enter an A-bike in the TDF next year and clean up.