Originally Posted by
dogus
Thanks. You guys saved me a trip to look at junk. I thought the curved tube supporting the rear shock was kinda goofy looking, but didn't catch the backwards bars. I have an old Raleigh twenty hanging in the garage and can't decide whether I want to invest in bringing it back to life.

Unless you really need a compact fold go with the Twenty. I have sev...ah...quite a few. Even my most modified one is still under the price of a decent new folder.
I still want a Brompton for the compact fold, but that is still down the road a bit.
Aaron