brakemeister

Lummox .. aboy the spokes count.... keep the wheels nice and tight, have them retrued after 200 miles from a good shop and even the lower count wheels , which happen to usually have much better rims and spokes will be fine .... lower end spokes have a really fast fatique cycle, they lengthen and get loose and than break, usually at the bend ...

I dont compare Dahon and Tern and say whats better, in general. Just that the handlepost ( non adjustable) is stiffer with a larger surface area same as the main hinge .... that doesnt mean that Dahons are weak ... just that the Terns are stiffer. In honesty however I cannot feel the difference while normal riding. And again for a shop to say that they are lesser than brand D is ludicrous and makes you wonder what the reasoning is.

thor