Originally Posted by
brakemeister
By the time you add pedals put on puncture resistant tires and possibly change the seat, the difference in weight to a Birdy or a Tikit will be much less.
seems to me that any other bikes would need the same highly sought after accessories like pedals and a seat as well .... meaning the difference in weight would be quite the same ...
Thor
The weight difference will only stay the same if the base weight of the other bikes is also quoted without pedals and you are making the same changes to tire and seat weight.
I'm not knocking the MU SL, Dahon have obviously optimized the tires and seat for minimum weight which is great if that's what is most important to you. You can of course fit out other bikes with similar tires and a seat and reduce their weight below that of the base bike
In this case the original poster appears to be wanting to maximize puncture resistance and would probably want to change out the tires. For comfort, he may also want a larger tire cross section and / or a different seat.
David