Originally Posted by
bhkyte
For me I have always been disappointed with brompton cockpit space, steering, gearing and slowness as a standard bike. It folds well and rides ok but its bearable in reality.
The mezzo has a weak rear brake and is undergeared as standard. Both of these are easy to sort. Cable ungrade and hub upgrade are easy and relatively cheap. Brompton is another story.
Well, that made me decide over the M10 (not sure about the Mezzo, but the M10 brakes pretty well)... I rode them both the same day (M10 and Brommie) when I was testing them, and the ORi always felt like the nicer ride, and the gearing system is way nicer as well. I preferred (and still do prefer) how the Brommie folds, though. I've yet to add the roller wheels to the M10 for better commuting, but so far; great bike.
One question for you all folding bike gurus: is the Kinetics Rohloff Brompton worth the plunge?