Originally Posted by
Mervic
I have a 6 spd Schwinn folder and it weighs at 32lbs with pump and bottle. High gear is good on hills, but lowest gear is a little slow. Still great for getting exercise and ease of transport.
Oh, that's great to hear, then. The websites have pretty divergent weight estimates. Glad to hear the weight from someone who has one. I have been happy with my Schwinn hybrid --- even though they're not supposed to be that great anymore, I think mine compares well with my Jamis citizen --- go glad to hear that their folders are also good. Maybe I will go with that. It's $75 less than the KHS Mocha, and a little less flashy. Unless I got something really light like a Carryme, I would want to lock it outside anyhow.
So, it looks like the somewhat reasonable sub-250 folders are, with all prices including shipping:
- Schwinn Hinge 1 speed, 20", 170 at Amazon
- Schwinn Loop 7 speed, 20" 180 at Strollers.com and BJs.com (out of stock at Amazon)
- Boardwalk 1 speed, 180 at Performance Bike but out of stock til 11/08
- KHS Mocha 6 speed 245 at Black Dog Bicycles
- Kent 6 speed, $174 at Walmart.
The Gekko, the only cheap one that rolls while folded and which looks like it could pass as medical equipment so I could roll it through a hospital, is apparently under some kind of intellectual property lawsuit, so they've been off the market for a year.