Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Vancouver, Washington and Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2 - 2007 Custom Bike Fridays, 2 - 2009 Bike Friday Pocket 8's, Gravity 29'er SS, 2 - 8-spd Windsor City Bikes, 1973 Raleigh 20 & a 1964 Schwinn Tiger
As a one-time owners of D7's I can say that if you are going to do any long distance riding (or hilly riding) the D7 does NOT have enough gear range. I'd recommend the Speed TR. At 6'3" I found the D7 a bit awkward - mainly because the seat did not go high enough. I weigh 205-207 in clothes and that did not appear to be a problem.
As the wife likes to point out, the Dahon's fold nicely and pretty fast - better than our Fridays, but the ride isn't as good as the Fridays.
A BF tikit with a dual drive hub might be a good choice, depending on your budget.
Lou