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09-25-08 | 08:17 AM

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timo888

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From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by joseff

I'm going to vote against the Mobiky on this one. The OP wants a light bike, and the Carryme is a much lighter and cheaper alternative to the Mobiky. Makeinu already pointed out he has a 15lbs Carryme.

CarryMe versus Mobiky has clear weight/performance trade-offs. The CarryMe (8.5kg) is a single-speed with an 8" wheel (8 x 1.25" tires according to Pacific-Cycle) and the Mobiky is a 3-speed with a 12" wheel and 2.1" tire (and a model with a 16" wheel is on the way). Mobiky does much better on hills, and some reviews of the CarryMe say that cracks in the sidewalk can give its tiny wheels trouble. Braking on the CarryMe is not stellar. Mobiky offers disc-brakes for sure-stopping. The CarryMe is carried, the Mobiky can be rolled and carried. The extra weight does get you something.

They're in roughly the same street-price range.

Regards
T

Last edited by timo888; 09-25-08 at 09:32 AM.

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