Old 04-08-14 | 04:36 AM
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keyven
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Bikes: Fully customized 11-spd MTB built on 2014 Santa Cruz 5010 frame; Brompton S2E-X 2014; Brompton M3E 2014

Originally Posted by Shaunbee
Hi Keyven, from the posts above, there was mention of the Dahon Dove. I know a lady who bought one for about SGD300 here in SG. She sent a video of her 7-year-old folding and unfolding it. Cute was the first thing that came to mind. The lady in question who has made really long rides, happens to be in the height and weight of your wife. From the looks of it, it would be no problem getting it into/from the boot/trunk. However, it's a single speed bike, so this is something to consider if the missus wishes for gears to play around with. Its probably the same as the Dahon Curve the exception of being single speed. Moving up the ladder would be the Tern and more expensive Dahons. Again, there is the consideration as to whether the bike would be put to good use.
Yeah the Dove looks REALLY tiny and would be quite perfect - in terms of size, weight and portability - if it wasn't a SS. I definitely have a predilection for 2+ gears since there's a few small hills around the neighborhood in Melbourne.

The Curve is bigger and heavier and with at least 3 gears it will be sufficient to keep up with the 6-spd Brompton.
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