Originally Posted by
Corsaire
I felt too cramped being too upright and close to the steering
+1
Originally Posted by
Lalato
The one I tried, however, had the old style hyperfold mechanism so the steering was a bit loose and flexy.
+1
Originally Posted by
Lalato
I also test drove a Brompton. These things are well built. My only complaint was that the ride was a little bouncy. I would say between the two bikes, Tikit or Brompton, it's a virtual tie. It really just comes down to rider preference there.
+1
I have a medium and large Tikit. I'm at the low end of the size range for the large, but prefer it a lot more than the medium. I think the longer wheelbase and being further behind the front wheel make a considerable difference. I can ride the medium, but I feel cramped and frankly it feels like folding bike [a bit small!]. OTOH on my large Tikit I feel like I'm riding a full size bike and really enjoy the more stretched out position.
If you can test ride a large Tikit I'd definitely recommend you do so.
Hopefully I'll be able to say +1 to that one day too, but I'm in no rush to test a large tikit because tikit development seems to be proceeding at a breakneck pace.