Dynocoaster 

Get two for the price of one https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/bik/1793437794.html

SesameCrunch

Wow, that's a smoking deal!!!

Folding-Bikes

I, like you, wrote in this forum asking for advice on a folding bike.. exactly the same people helped me out.

I have the Reach Racing, and couldn't recommend it enough, it really is as good as my racing bike (like jur and others promised!)

I am sure if you ask the manufacture they could do a deal on the frame.

You can find pictures & owners comments & even the Owner here: https://www.facebook.com/MyPacificReach

Best of luck, and hope you end up like I did thanks to this guys, with the perfect folding bike for me!

This is not my Reach, but it shows you to what extent the reach can be modded:

buck-50

So, went to the LBS that has folding bikes this weekend. Thay had some lower end Dahons, A couple Bromptons and a left-over trek f600. I took the F-600 for a test ride. Not too bad at all. It was stiff, reasonably light (right around 24 pounds with fenders, a kickstand and a big padded saddle) and a lot of fun to ride.

They wanted $850 for the F-600. Don't know if that's a good price or not. I figure that's just about what it would cost for me to get a frame, wheels and build up a swift. Also just a little less than an 08 or 09 Dahon Speed pro tt.

BruceMetras

Not sure, and not that it matters much, but I thought the F-600 is a 2006 and earlier bike ... does it come with a frame warranty? does Trek still support it? does it have the Sram Dual Drive?

buck-50

It's a leftover. Actually, it's pretty much convinced me that the Swift is the way I want to go for now- Figure the swift offers the greatest flexibility for setup for someone who likes to tinker with bikes. Looking at the Trek (made by Dahon), there were a lot of things that would make it hard to customize- weird stem/handlebar interface, weird seatpost, etc.

So at this point, baring any serious changes of heart, I think in August I'll be ordering a Swift frame and a set of wheels. Anyone got any good sources for light-ish 20" wheels?

invisiblehand

I think that the only factory wheelsets are by Velocity and HED. I don't know whether the Dahon wheelsets can be modded for 100 mm spacing in front. If you are going Capreo you generally have fewer options ... although Bike Friday is now offering 24-spoke lightweight Capreo hub ... https://store.bikefriday.com/product_...ducts_id=13748

Unless you are really heavy and/or doing loaded touring, you don't need high spoke count wheels. I would just find a set of 28 spoke hubs -- finding hubs/rim with less spokes is typically difficult -- and lace them to Velocity Aeroheat rims.

Here is the best price for short spokes that I found ...
https://www.danscomp.com/products.php...TS&show=Spokes

invisiblehand

Perhaps it was unclear, but basically what I am writing is get a traditional wheelset. If you want to order one, Bike Friday will sell wheelsets which -- I am told by some locals ... I just build my own -- are supposed to be reasonably priced. Jay Gaerlan is well known for folding bike stuff including wheelsets. Peter White will build small wheels too.

buck-50

So for anyone interested, here's how this story ends and a new one begins- Looked long and hard at the swift, was very close to pulling the trigger. Ended up taking invisiblehand's advice and found a used bike friday on ebay for about the same cost as the swift frame. I'll let y'all know what I think when it arrives.

I ended up going with the used bike friday partly for resaleability and flexibility- Used bike fridays seem to be fairly desireable and hold their value at about what I paid, so if I really don't like it, I'm not out a lot. And flexibility, they seem to take about as many standard components as the swift, so I should be able to tinker with it if I do like it.

Either way, I just got back from a family vacation in Michigan and I took my regular full-sized bike. Had to pull the fender off the front, re-assemble it when we got there (Honjo fenders are a pain in the @ss to remove. It took a week to get the fender perfectly adjusted when I got back.) and it took up a ton of space on the porch. I think a travel bike is going to be a good idea.