I saw this before, can't recall if on another thread. Looks good, questions are:
- brakes; cable or hydro, quality, and whether offset inboard 15mm, or gone back to "standard" mounting, so easy to replace calipers.
- if they went 10 speed, IMO they should have done a wider range cassette, at least 400% range, however that should be an easy swap if the RD can handle it.
- like you said, price, current list price of current/old Mariner is $949, that's too high versus Zizzo.
- and, whether it will be available in the USA. Dahon USA is showing 71 of the old design still in stock, and they haven't been moving quick.
- rack looks improved, able to mount panniers further aft and a bit higher, for heel clearance.