Originally Posted by
bargainguy
You can do this apples to apples type of comparison and say, "Look here at this bike, then here at that bike" forever. But bikes don't work as parts alone. They work as a whole.
Very true - but how many craigslist, ebay and internet sellers will let you return a folding bike after a fair period of use if you find it doesn't work well as a whole? So...that gets the neophyte buyer down to reputation, history on the market, and comparing detail specifications.