Originally Posted by
keyven
So I finally collected enough balls to throw down the US$2,300 for a white/orange M6R + Schwalbe Marathons + EZ Wheels + C-bag. Like a proud new dad, I can't wait to gush about how cool the bike is, and how impressively small and portable it is even in a cramped city like Singapore.
I haven't ridden it over great distances, but I've done a fair bit of 'multi-terrain' transport with it - into fast-food restaurants, through malls, train stations, banks, onto trains and such. Especially in Singapore where space is at a MASSIVE premium and parking fees are mostly unavoidable except for residential side-roads, the bike is an absolute godsend.
The efficient island-wide network of trains and buses allows me to exercise and go everywhere, all the while enjoying sights I would never have noticed while driving.
I would not want to be dragging it downtown during rush hour, but at any other time the bike goes anywhere. I don't think there's many other folding bikes that can lay claim to that. My SS Dahon - one of the lightest Dahons besides the Curve - certainly can't.
Obviously, the downside is the constant paranoia of leaving it alone for even a minute. Thankfully I haven't had to use the bathroom while riding, as I'm not sure the minuscule stalls could accommodate even a tiny bike.
Congrats; now how did I know you were going to get the orange and white?
We don't get to see many pictures of people with their Brommies in Singapore, so would you oblige please. One of the beautiful features of the Brommie is that you don't have to leave it alone like you would with non-folding bikes., but I do wonder how it will fare inside one of those cramped bathroom stalls. Haven't had to worry about that myself -- yet. I hope you don't have to get to that point, but if you do, you will have no choice. I'm sure it will fit inside OK, but like you said, you will get people staring at you. But who cares -- right!