Originally Posted by
vmaniqui
see it worked out ok for you. performancebike has good reputation as far as online matching price is concern. that's a nice bike. i have 2 dahon boardwalks (D6 and D7). although they are older and the cheapest of the dahons, i am loving it. the only problem is my boardwalks are both green in color. how i wish the other one is a red.........Congrats on your new bike....any other upgrades you're planning....
Yup, although I did have to tell the cashier. Originally he rung me up for like $240 after tax, I say, "there's online 15% off!" he quickly types it in and I get $212.
re: green bike: well you can have frame sandblasted and re-painted professionally in red
Won't be cheap (over $100), but will be good quality paint.
Other upgrades: DUH forgot to mention them!
Here's what I plan to have:
1. pedals with straps (they are 3/16)
2. (maybe) a bike computer, preferably cheap and wireless (and one for my road bike too)
3. (maybe) folding baskets or at least a cargo net
4. If 12t rear cog will be too slow (STILL) I'll upgrade whole crankset (though would like to keep stock cranks, I like them a lot - so I guess new "spider" and a chainring)
gear ratios with 170 mm cranks, 44T upfront, and 20 X 1.75 / 44-406 / BMX tire are:
14T - 59 GI
13T - 63 GI
12T - 69 GI