That's right. If I wanted a Brompton, Birdy, etc. I would have bought one. They are easily available here and can easily afford them. I simply choose not to buy those cultist, overpriced, highly proprietary items with features that I don't need.

The thread was about a product for the Dahon front block and Tern Luggage Truss (TLT). On a recent thread someone asked what I attached to the TLT so I thought this might be useful to him and others. But he apparently felt threatened by the Other that he needed to turn it into a Brompton vs. the Other comparison. Quite tone deaf.

In the six years that I've been using the Dahon front block and the luggage truss, even on extended tours abroad, I have never found myself needing higher weight capacity. I tour light, Credit-card touring. This is what I carried on the TLT when I toured the entire length of South Korea.
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On tour in Taiwan
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On tour in Bali

It's a common theme with these folks. They don't question in the first place whether, for example, the smallest fold or a higher capacity front block are actually needed. I myself use what I actually need, not what brings me prestige, a sense of belonging to an elite group, inducts me into a cult or provides me a lifestyle.