Originally Posted by fuji_owner

Hi all,

I've never had a folding bike, but recently I've been tempted to get one, as I see it might have advantages for commuting or traveling with bike.

I've only had regular size road bikes with 700x25c or 700x32c tires.

Are folding bikes with their really small wheels, much slower than regular bikes with 700c wheels?

<No, the chain ring is bigger so the wheel turns more frequently per mile>

I've heard of Brompton, seems quite famous, and it has tiny wheels. So I'm not sure if a folding bike is going to be much slower.

<you still put in some effort>

Also, what other differences are there between a regular road bike with 700c wheels, and a folding bike with small wheels (apart from the obvious visual differences.... like ride quality, speed, etc).