I just found a Dahon Mariner at a local thrift store for $75. Not bad, eh. Not being in a commuter friendly city or neighborhood I feel as if I need large shoes and a red nose.

This one is in VG shape but only has one folding pedal on the drive side. I doubt I'll go as far as adding SPD's although some folding ones would be cool.

My understanding is the Mariner is for boat holds getting back to OP.

Come see us in Alabama...

~jg

I don't think so. You would have to get the standard SPD/Platform combo and live with the additional protrusion...

IndyGal, MKS makes a separable platform pedal and clipless pedal. They are different pedals, but I believe they use the same mechanics to connect and disconnect from the bike. If you bought a pair of each, you could just decide which pedal you want for a ride and attach them. The only thing is, you would end up paying about the same price for the pedals that you paid for the whole bike:eek:. That's what has kept me from going with this set up myself,

Juan

Clowning supplies
 

Tmax1.I think you will get over your embarassment of riding the mariner.If you truly feel the need for a red nose and big shoes , clowning suplies are readily available on the web.:rolleyes:

magnesium bike question
 

FOLDING BIKE EZ STEP THRU MAGNESIUM DAHON BAG EXTRA
there s a sale with /no shipping for this buy it now item on ebay that ends today
the bike sounds like it has nice specs, anybody have one or advise against or reccomendations to the quality of a ride as measured against a higher priced bike or similar ,
any advise pro or con is greatly appreciated.
my dream bike of course is on the swift folder, or dahon style helios, light aluminum high performance but low budget!
maybe a good 1st begginer folding bike for the new novice
(i just need a 1.5 mile one way commute to work on something i dont have to shlep down one flight of mandatory steps on a regular bike) thank you!