Originally Posted by
brakemeister
D8 add aone fenders and a carrier and you have a real solid bike with nothing fancy on it which can give you trouble in any foreign country
thor
p.s I have all of them in stock .... just if somebody thinks I am steering you cause of my inventory
Yup, you have the best deal on them anyway. I respect that even though I said my budget was 1k you recommend the $650 model. If only you had that white/orage one
Originally Posted by
Dynocoaster
What are you using the bike for?
No lie 99% of its life will be in town rides for getting around and workouts so 20-30 miles a day, few weekend trips, some trails. The main reason I am going folder this time though is travel. I take 3-4 trips a year to somewhere and I would like the bike to come with me. Once again around town mostly but maybe a day or two into the hills/villages.
There is no law (natural nor juridical) that forces you to use all the gears you have on a bike. If you decide on the P24 you have a wider range to choose from. Even if you end up using only 5, they will suit you better than if you instead had a 5 gear IGH.
True I had thought of this. My current bike is a 24 speed and I would say I only ever used 5 of them. I never could figured out the crosschaining problem so half of them were un-useable anyway. I don't think the folders have the cross chain problem but with the P24H I would still have a IGH. Unless IGH's are built like tanks and last 5-10 years no problem I am worried about that small chance of breaking down in Thailand and no one knowing how to fix it.
I do love the idea of IGH but I have never seen nor met anyone with one. I would be more fine with it if people just said they last forever with no extra work. But just looking around this isn't what ive seen, almost no one is advocating them on bikeforums.