Originally Posted by kgibbs51
DaFriMon: Hum, the red color is the selling point IMO. After I saw 14R's photoshop pics I was nearly sold. He should sell those to Dahon's Marketing Dept. I'm not so much a fan of the white stripe on the D3 and I didn't notice it until I saw it in the showroom. I suppose that's a testiment to its small size.
Yes, it's a matter of personal taste. The red is not bad, but I generally don't care for bright colors. A dark, green, brown, or black would be better as far as I'm concerned, but you don't get custom colors at this price level.
Originally Posted by kgibbs51
Oh, and what do you suppose is the range of the Curve D3 in miles? I plan to use it as a commuter to get across the Chicago Loop but if I wanted to would I be comfortable with a longer ride say 3 hours at a leasurely pace?
Depends on you. Longest ride I've taken on mine was 15.7 miles, and I only know because I've done the same little loop on other bikes. I don't have a bike computer on this one. If I want to do a longer ride, I'd usually pick one of my other bikes, but I'm sure the Curve would work out too, if I didn't mind averaging a bit slower. It's comfortable enough, although I might want bar-ends for a longer ride, so I could change my hand position occasionally.