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12-12-08, 06:38 AM
Well... For every one Dahon reccomendation, there are two Downtube fans.
Food for thought: That's because the bulk of the Dahon riders frequent the Dahon forums (http://www.dahon.com/forum)
... that said there are riders here who have tried both, or frequent both forums, but I find BF Folding Bikes is much more heavily weighted towards Downtube etc. And obviously the Dahon forum is more heavily weighted towards Dahon. Many non-Dahon brands are clearly good products, attested to by numerous users, but I wouldn't weigh the absence of Dahon fanboys in this forum as an indication of anything.
Do you think you could fit two 20s in the the Honda trunk?
We can fit two 20 Dahon's in our Acura EL (rebranded Honda Civic)
You asked what bike one would get if you could only get one folding bike, and my preference would be for the 20's... I think a smaller wheeled bike could be fun, but I'd rather have it as an extra bike. Like I wouldn't want a convertible for every day use, but once it while it might be fun on a sunny day. For the record we have two 20's Dahon's... and the only thing I might be interested in trying instead would be a mini-velo like a Dahon Hammerhead (impossible to get), some of the ultra expensive japanese mini-bikes like Tyrell ($$$) or perhaps a custom Swift (Xootr or the steel one). But these either aren't folders at all, or they have limited folding utility.
cheers.
Food for thought: That's because the bulk of the Dahon riders frequent the Dahon forums (http://www.dahon.com/forum)
... that said there are riders here who have tried both, or frequent both forums, but I find BF Folding Bikes is much more heavily weighted towards Downtube etc. And obviously the Dahon forum is more heavily weighted towards Dahon. Many non-Dahon brands are clearly good products, attested to by numerous users, but I wouldn't weigh the absence of Dahon fanboys in this forum as an indication of anything.
Do you think you could fit two 20s in the the Honda trunk?
We can fit two 20 Dahon's in our Acura EL (rebranded Honda Civic)
You asked what bike one would get if you could only get one folding bike, and my preference would be for the 20's... I think a smaller wheeled bike could be fun, but I'd rather have it as an extra bike. Like I wouldn't want a convertible for every day use, but once it while it might be fun on a sunny day. For the record we have two 20's Dahon's... and the only thing I might be interested in trying instead would be a mini-velo like a Dahon Hammerhead (impossible to get), some of the ultra expensive japanese mini-bikes like Tyrell ($$$) or perhaps a custom Swift (Xootr or the steel one). But these either aren't folders at all, or they have limited folding utility.
cheers.