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Old 01-07-17 | 11:08 PM
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I had the predecessor to the Expressway, the Halfway. I really wanted to like it but wound up selling it, for a bunch of reasons.

On the plus side, the fold was relatively quick, the monotube fork was cool, and it was reasonably priced.

On the minus side, the weight was centered so far over the rear wheel that I kept doing unintentional wheelies. Really. I'm a bike mechanic, and it's the only bike I've owned that did this. Sometimes I'd forget, and roll away from a stop sign with my front wheel in the air. Whoops.

Also, kinda heavy - 32 lb. give or take - and parts were relatively low-rent. Add to that, Giant doesn't have the best reputation for stocking proprietary parts on all of their bikes, much less folders - meaning if you need a proprietary part at some point, you might be out of luck. A friend had a Halfway and needed a chainguard - no luck there, Giant dealers couldn't help him, and he was chainguard-less last I heard.

I'm sure there are some folks here happy with their Giant folders, but honestly, I think there are better choices out there.
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