Originally Posted by
coasting
How does the gearing and small wheels compare with regular size road bikes?
Depends on how it's set up. My '94 Bike Friday came with a high gear of a 60t chain ring and an 11t cog which gives it a gear ratio equivalent to a 52t/13t combination on my Cannondale. If I wanted a higher gear I could switch to a Caprio cassette with a 9t cog, so it's easy to get gearing equivalent to a 53t/11t combination on a 700c bike. Many BFs (incl. the one in the OP) come with internal gear hubs, either by themselves or in combination with a cassette, which also allow a wide choice of gear ranges depending on the chosen chainring and cog sizes.