Originally Posted by
msincredible
I have a lot of traffic lights on my commute (25 miles one-way). On the road bike it is just under 2 hours, on the Birdy it is a bit longer, 2 hours and 10-15 minutes.
I will never complain about the one traffic light on my 2.5 kilometre commute (one way) again.
Originally Posted by veggie_lover
I am curious what the time differences are between the two bikes on your commute? Is the folder faster because of better acceleration?
I switched to a folder with 20" wheels this year from a mountain bicycle with 26" street tires with comparable inch gears that I normally and comfortably road in. I find it far easier to get up to speed and maintain my speed on my micro-commute with my folder than I did with my mountain bicycle. My comfortable cruising speeds were around 20 kph, now they are around 25 kph and the commuting time well below the 10 minutes of what it used to be.