yes. a lot of people liked the downtube mini - rear suspension, long wheelbase, proper headset, ride quality, even aesthetics. what is currently being offered is a significant down grade. in my opinion, when you are buying a bike you are buying the platform not the "consumables". i suppose you could go full ultegra or sram red on a citizen tokyo, but the only circumstance in which i would consider buying it would be if the price for the bike was significantly lower than the retail price of the gruppo alone (i would want to be compensated for my time removing and installing it on a proper bike).

if you haven't read jur's blog about the mini, i would recommend it. it's well written and describes some very clever mods. reading it made me want one.



also, how did brompton ever "knock off" dahon?