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05-17-12 | 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by windmiller

Just because a bike costs say twice the price of another, it does'nt always follow that the bike is also twice as good.

Nobody is saying that... If I could buy a bike that would fit me, have the quality of build of the Brompton or Bike Friday and have the small fold I would certainly be interested. However IT DOESN'T EXIST!!!

However trying to even remotely compare an $85 folding bike with a $1600 Brompton is insane. The only similarity is that they are both bicycles. I do a lot of research before I put down my hard earned money for ANYTHING. I don't do impulse buying, if I want something I want what is going to the best job for what I have planned for it. I don't necessarily buy the most expensive just because it is the most expensive. I buy the best, quite often it will be the most expensive in initial price, but the pay off comes down the road when I don't have to replace it because it wore out too soon, or something breaks and I cannot buy replacement parts.

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