Originally Posted by
dynaryder
Dahon Anniversary Replica(or older Speed Pro TT) or Tern Verge.
Really understand they're only going to be somewhat similar. You're just not going to get a small framed,small wheeled bike to exactly emulate a regular bike.
But they can replace the role of a fast road bike in my experience, at least for commuting.
Sold one 653 renuelds tubed road race bike, replaced with downtube with low profile bars and ultergra kit. Total cost less than £400 with used parts.
More compact Mezzo replaced downtube due to storage limitations. Upgraded mezzo slower , but not by much.
Dahon Speed tt is nice bike also look at terns in 20" wheel, else carbonfibre ori supra ?!?!
Problem with some dropped bars is getting road sti to work with v brakes. I found this ok on the downtube if v brakes set to very tight clearence and soft pads fitted. Wrists are stronger in a vertical postion anyway, so drops improve braking ability.