Originally Posted by
noteon
I've also noticed that my folder is much more prone to pitching up its back wheel in a panic stop than my road bike. There are reasons besides wheel size for this, but if you're on a small-wheeled bike, chances are good you're on a folder; and things like trail, wheelbase, and position of center of gravity relative to front axle are a little dicier than on your 700cm non-folder.
So maybe I can't blame the wheel size, but I can blame the nature of a small-wheeled bike.
You know the joke about the engineer and the guillotine, right?
Agree that potholes are a big problem. Disagree with the panic stop comment. That has to do with the amount of weight distributed on the front and rear wheel, wheel base, even the brakes themselves. In a panic stop, I would much rather be on my Birdy than a narrow wheelbase road bike. Better still, put me on a recumbant with disk brakes. But I'll take a road bike for a pothole any day.