Originally Posted by
pacificcyclist
I had toured on both the Bike Friday New World Tourist as well as on my current Dahon Mu SL towing a Burley trailer. My experience with touring on a folder is that you are going to get a lot of looks. The key to choosing a brand is fit and then purpose. Bike Friday is the best in terms of fitting. Others aren't as bad. Also, you neglected to tell us why you want a folding bike?
Thanks for that. How díd you like touríng with these bíkes? Any further suggestions on selecting a folder?
Why a folder? One aspect is multi-modal travel. They make it easier to bring the bike on a plane, train, car, etc.
Another is security. What jogged my interest was reading a post by a guy in SF who had left his bike locked in a seemingly safe and guarded indoor parking garage, only to return soon afterwards to find nothing left but a cut lock.
The idea of being able to bring it wíth you inside is very appealíng. Whether it is shoping, a movie, a museum, a líbrary, a gallery, it's so much better to have it with you. Plus you can relax and enjoy what you are doing more.
(The guy in SF mentioned above swítched to a folder, and was very happy with it. Folders really seem to work well for solving this.)