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Fear&Trembling
03-15-07, 03:26 AM
Welcome back maunakea, your tech advice has been missed.

Due to a change in personal circumstances a road-trip was what I had in mind! The itinerary you have suggested sounds very appealing, but I want to visit my overseas friends as much as possible. So far I have planned: Malmo, Munich and Boston, but if I could squeeze in a trip to Hong-Kong/China that would be the icing on the cake.

My current folding choices:

BF Tikit
MU XL
Swift
Pacific Reach
Brompton S-type - ss

I am afraid Downtube is not on my list, but that is because I have always been a sucker for "form over function". The bike will be modded for fixed ideally.

Dahon have mooted the idea of a new fixed/ss on their forum, but this is not definite and would not be available 'till 2008...

maunakea
03-15-07, 03:57 AM
F&T, thanks for remembering me. Swift ... that's my prediction. The Swift rides like no other 406 folder, no front end squirrelies when dancing.
spambait11
03-15-07, 11:08 AM
He's got the weak dollar in his favor. Problem probably will be taking them all back with him and not looking like some kind of dealer.

maunakea
03-15-07, 11:32 AM
I like the new office pool: what, and how many, folders will F&T buy on his circumnavigation. Personally, I wouldn't leave China with any money left.... but with several high-end Dahons. F&T, you could flip some when back in the UK and pay for the ones you keep. You could probably even find a new species and write a foldsoc report.