Folding Bikes - I've lost my mind and bought yet another folding bike

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TrekJapan
12-03-08, 11:55 PM
2007 Dahon Jetstream XP. Went to meet the guy I bought it from and it was absolutely immaculate. VERY well cared for and he told me he thought he put a thousand kilometers on it but the tires still look brand new. Anyway I guess he bought it, rode it a bit and he said it's been put up for months. He bought it in February and it still has warranty left on it from a local store so simple math says it wasn't on the road much.

He's a bike nut like me with too many bikes and I guess his wife wanted him to liquidate. (same as mine).

I also have a Dahon Mu P8 and I love that bike. It's so much fun and this bike blows it away.

Took it for a ride and it shifts like a dream. The SRAM Dual Drive is remarkable. Braking is better and the latches are way better engineered than the Mu P8 I have. (My Mu P8 is in the shop because the frame latch is hosed).

My wife gave me a goofy look when I came home with another bike but I promised to buy her something of equal value and the goofy look disappeared.

John

http://homepage.mac.com/hagensieker/.Public/jetstream.jpg


macross1984
12-04-08, 03:22 AM
If you had to placate your wife then whatever savings you got from buying has just disappeared. :D

Regardless that is one fine looking folder you have managed to snag.

edwong3
12-04-08, 04:02 AM
That's a really nice bike! Enjoy!

Edward


caotropheus
12-04-08, 08:03 AM
He's a bike nut like me with too many bikes and I guess his wife wanted him to liquidate. (same as mine).

My wife gave me a goofy look when I came home with another bike but I promised to buy her something of equal value and the goofy look disappeared.


So I suppose that we all agree in this point. The problem of our bicycles is caused by our wives (:love:), right?

brakemeister
12-04-08, 08:14 AM
Nice bike
I have a real nice bike for your wife.... lol

thor

nekohime
12-04-08, 10:48 AM
So I suppose that we all agree in this point. The problem of our bicycles is caused by our wives (:love:), right?

Naw, teh bf does not care if i buy a million bikes as long as I don't break the bank.

Yes, TrekJapan, you are nuts. But so are all the rest of us in this forum.:lol: The jetstream is pretty sweet though--I tried one with a Rohloff on the SoCal folder ride and it is awesome.

jur
12-04-08, 01:21 PM
Folding bikes are like chocolates...

...you can't have just one.

...they often have nuts on top. (makeinu)

nekohime
12-04-08, 02:03 PM
Folding bikes are like chocolates...

...you can't have just one.

...they often have nuts on top. (makeinu)

:roflmao2::roflmao::roflmao2:

Paul Braithwait
12-04-08, 05:46 PM
The perfect number of bikes to have is one more than you already own!