Originally Posted by
tudorowen1
I have had a dahon Speed TR..Have a Brommie..S6L..and a Bike Friday New World Tourist..Forget the Dahon..cheap..poorly made..apart from the Sram 3x8 hub..I had nothing but trouble with mine..Sold it after 6 months..The NWT is not a compromise..They are truly wonderful bikes..You will get one on Ebay if you pay enough..Brommies are also wonderful..well built and best of all fun to ride..and I mean fun..bring a smile to your face..get a Brommie or a NWT..You can sell a Brommie in a few years time and get most of your money back..You will have to pay someone to take your Dahon away..
Well, I have wanted a NWT for a long time, and have a brommie. The speed TR is, as I have said, a slow trundler, but its not cheap or poorly made (but cheaper than a NWT significantly) - so long as you get a kosher model not a fake or made for a cheaper market and imported. If you can live with tortoise rather than hare, consider the TR