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Old 12-22-15 | 12:51 PM
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Bikes: 2X dualdrive Mezzo folder,plus others

Originally Posted by linberl
It's really pretty. Here's a stupid question though. Do bromptons really crack? I've a bike friday that's 12 years old and the frame is in perfect condition. Do bromptons have a shorter life span for some reason? Or was that really just a joke?
All folding bikes can crack. Especially ones with out double top tubes. Very old Bromptons can rust badly on rear stays causing fatique or break near seat post. Older birdies also break here. Dahons tend to break near hinge. Mezzo are tough frames and I have only head of one failure which owner admits he had seat post way too high. Mezzo tend to have more issues with proprietary components rather than the frame.

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