Originally Posted by
wilfried
Thanks for your reply. I see you have a Link Uno. Have you tried a Verge? I wonder what the differences are between the Verge and Link lines. I gather the Verge is supposed to be lighter, stiffer, and faster (and more expensive), but I wonder how that plays in the real world.
As another aside, I considered, and have mostly rejected, the
Tern Link P24h. It's loaded with features, some which interest me, and some which don't, and it's even slightly cheaper than the
P20. It has an even wider gear range, with a hybrid drivetrain, with an 8 cog cassette on a three speed internal gear hub. I like the idea of the internal gear hub, as I ride one now and find it very useful for urban riding. It also has an adjustable stem, so you can switch from riding upright to low and sporty. However, it weighs in at over 30 lbs, which might make it feel like riding a tank, and I have to schlep the thing up four flights of stairs. Also, I have yet to test ride, or even see it first hand at either folding bike shop in town. One doesn't stock it, and the other didn't have it in the store. Neither seemed eager to sell it to me.
Thanks for any input.
When I was shopping around for the Tern Link I was only testing out Dahons, Bromptons and the Terns, The Verge model I tested out was the DUO since I was mainly looking for simplicity and the Link and Verge Frames are pretty much similar in stiffness, also they are the stiffest frame I've rode when I was riding them compared to the other two brands very little flex. between the Link and Verge it's not really lighter on the frame only because of those massive OCL joints the difference in frames alone is alot on asthetics like cleaner weld joints that are ground smooth and funky designed paint jobs, also the verge is hydroformed to get that sexy bike look vs the straight drawn aluminum on the link. The weight difference you see is mostly in the components that comes with it which the verge is the upline. Reason I chose my Link line because that was more suited for a daily commuter that has heavier spoked wheels and the trolley rack add on that lets me drag the bike around the office instead of lugging it, my streets are pothole strewn and those 10 spoke wheels would definitely go out of true in very short order! The P24 you where looking at is a very heavy touring bike which might not fit your purpose if you want to go fast but they would be great if you are cycling up the french alps with big heavy panniers on it!