Originally Posted by makeinu
The College Park shop doesn't even have any bromptons to show, so I doubt they will have any of these to show either. However, College Park is much easier for me to get to than Mt Airy. Perhaps if they know we both want to see one in College Park they'll send one over. If not, maybe we can carpool to Mt Airy?
First of all, how many people on this forum are in the DC area?
I have not been to College Park Bicycles in a bit; but they still had a Brompton with a P-bar (the one sort of like a pretzel) the last time I stopped by.
Originally Posted by makeinu
I'm a little skeptical that hub gears will be following fairly quickly. It takes up to 8 weeks just to get a bike in Bike Friday's current lineup! Also, fixed and dualdrives seem to be earmarked before hub gears. I really hope I'm wrong because I need a folder soon, but I have a feeling that I wouldn't be able to get one with hub gears this year if I decided to get one.
If you are really interested in an internal hub, you should ask the BF guys. They have always been willing to accommodate customers.
Originally Posted by makeinu
To me its not a matter of shaving off seconds when rushing, but a matter of convenience. Would you want to wear pants that you had to remove to go to the bathroom? Probably not, even though it probably takes less than 30 seconds and you don't go to the bathroom more than a few times a day and you could probably wait an extra 30 seconds. It's just a hassle. With something as quick folding as the tikit, you don't even have to think about whether or not you should leave home without it. Unless you're taking out the trash, there's really no reason not to take it with you. These are all the same advantages that the strida has, except the tikit "Rides as good as your best bike" (if you believe BFs boasting) and uses standard parts. Of course, it's double the price.
Hopefully it packs like the other Bike Fridays. The only situation where I think the difference in folded size between the tikit and the brompton would really be a problem for me is when flying.
Makeinu ... regarding the pants ... that is one of the funniest yet illustrative examples I have read. I hope you don't mind, but I am going to use elsewhere.
