Originally Posted by juan162

Costello,
I own my own Twenty and love it. Its my favorite ride, even though I have a "go fast" bike with Shimano 105 and Ultegra components that weighs easily 10-12 pounds lighter than the Twenty.You will have no issue with (your) weight. The biggest problem I see for you is the fact that Raleigh Twenty's don't really fold up all that small. I would not want to take my Twenty on the local train to NYC during rush hour. I shudder at the thought of it. It's a great, solidly built bike whose fold makes it a great space saver. You can even throw it in your car trunk. I would say it's a little too big for general mass transit.

If I were you, I would still pick it up, though. By using it for a couple of weeks, you will figure out exactly what you really want out of a folding bike. If the Raleigh doesn't fit the bill, you can easily sell it on Ebay for at least $125-$150, not including the price of shipping! That's right, you'll make money on it that you can put towards the folder you really want or need. Of course, you might fall in love with it and throw vast amounts of money at it, like so many of us have!

my 2 cents,

Juan