Originally Posted by
mommus
have a look at the quality of the components. Dahon full size bikes tend to be average in terms of component quality, wheras some of the more expensive folders have very tasty gears, hubs, brakes etc. Plus some of them have structural parts made in exotic metals.
Yeah, I figure components would be some of the reasons why a full size would be cheaper than the 16's or 20's. But if it's the same Manufacturer like Dahon, I would assume the components would be the same quality as the smaller bikes. I wouldn't see the point of having good quality components for smaller bikes and skimping out on the larger bikes because they are still using their brand name and it wouldn't be good for their reputation.
The only reason why i brought up this question is because, I figure the bigger the parts (assuming same company and quality) the more expensive it would be.