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Old 03-02-11 | 06:36 PM
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Michael, can I ask which store did you get your Dahon from? I'm also in Toronto.

If you decide on another bike, make sure to do some research to make sure the bike fits your needs. Folks here are very knowledgeable, and helped me get my New World Tourist last spring.
I bought it as a touring bike and it's great for it. I tried to commute on it, and it wasn't so great. I was taking it upstairs to the office, but the bike doesn't roll and it's too heavy to carry with one hand, while carrying bag, opening doors and pushing elevator buttons with the other. The folding and unfolding is not as quick and easy as I was imagining, and the folded bike is not tiny. It worked great when we were touring and were taking the bike up to hotel room at the end of the day, and it allowed us to take them up to the room in the first place. But for commuting with folding and unfolding multiple times a day, it's just not that kind of a bike. I'm telling you this, because I expect the Llama to be somewhat the same.
Really, Tikit is the commuter bike and I'm thinking about getting one myself. Maybe.

Kegoguinness, how flexy/creaky is the Tikit? I found the stem on my NWT creaky with the handlebar bag on, I wonder if it's more creaky than that?
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