Originally Posted by
rival85
But new folders are so much more expensive! Isn't there such a thing as budget folding bikes out there?
There are cheap chinese folders about. The build quality on them isn't great but they will work out of the box and if they have problems they require modern parts to fix. They also tend to fold better than older better quality folders. There was a thread about them recently.
Example would be something like
http://cgi.ebay.com/20-FOLDING-BICYC...item230b3c80f4
These type of bikes have a small risk as you tend to buy them over the internet and cannot try them out.
Cheaper Dahons are another option.