Originally Posted by
tds101
It was a Dahon Curve, which have a one piece handlepost. The good part is the handlebars are easy to remove, without needing to take off all the doodads. The bad part was no height customization for the height of the rider without swapping out for some sort of riser bar. It's a great little bike.
I'd personally love to do a trip like that. And I'd grab a Java Fit and bring it back with me. It's an amazing little folder IMO.
Yeah my old steel post does not have a "clamshell" handlbar clamp like the newer posts, it's more like an old road stem, so I would need to pull *everything* off to swap the bars; 2x(bar ends, grips, brake levers, shifters) + aero bars. I'd actually prefer a straight top post like typical threadless stems now, to be able to mount a suspension stem, and I know they make aftermarket posts like that.
I'm lucky, I like a high bar, and my fixed post is the same height as top position on the telescoping post, and more rigid.
Yeah, a new Curve D9 might be an even better option than a Brompton clone, but I doubt as cheap. I'm still impressed by the brilliant forward-right-blade mount of the front disc caliper, to obviate the need for a thru-axle. I wish other makers with QR fronts would do the same.
Oh and a friend who has toured Vietnam and Thailand says rooms and street food are cheap, reducing the need to heavy tour like I normally would do, so just a Brompnot would be enough.