Originally Posted by Duragrouch

I have a Dahon. Used to be a good deal. Their prices have *skyrocketed* during the pandemic. What used to be $450 is now $1000.
The racks that come with either Dahon or Zizzo are nearly useless, you can bungee a small load on top, they are too low and too far forward to hold full-size panniers. If you want that ability, buy and fit a standard height rear rack, and I recommend one with a "full width" top platform to hold a trunk bag, not a narrower "streamliner', and I also recommend one with a "2nd tier" to hold the panniers a bit below the top, this makes it a lot easier to put both panniers and trunk bag on and off; but you will need: a) A rack that hangs the panniers completely behind the rear axle, the front of the pannier being even with the axle, for sufficient pedaling heel clearance on a bike with chainstays this short, and b) Rack stays to connect the rack to the seatstay braze-ons, that are extra-super-long, much longer than come with racks; Jandd makes them, as well as another rack or accessory maker that I can't recall the name of right now.