Originally Posted by
DFTR
I was close to getting a Tikit, but then realized I could buy a SpeedPRO TT AND a Brompton M6L for the same $$$.
Okay... WHAT?
Thor has Speed Pro TTs on closeout for $959.
Calhoun sells the Brompton M6L for $1325 plus shipping.
So if we want to be really generous and find rock-bottom prices in the US, the two together come to $2284.
That's one hell of a tikit.
The tikit Model T presently costs $1098. The "Just the Tikit" hyperfold costs $1295.
So I'm trying to figure out how to configure a tikit that costs $2284. Let's see. You could do a Speeding Tikit Gruppo with Shimano Road Groups, 18 speeds, drop bars with bar-end shifters, for about $1850. If we add $175 for a two-toned custom paint package with unusual colors (say, orange and stealth black), that's $2025. Bump this to a hyperfold will probably run $2225. Throw in, I dunno, a shower cover and a rear rack and we're good to go.
Holy cow.