I've lost my mind and bought yet another folding bike
12-04-08, 12:55 AM
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I've lost my mind and bought yet another folding bike
2007 Dahon Jetstream XP. Went to meet the guy I bought it from and it was absolutely immaculate. VERY well cared for and he told me he thought he put a thousand kilometers on it but the tires still look brand new. Anyway I guess he bought it, rode it a bit and he said it's been put up for months. He bought it in February and it still has warranty left on it from a local store so simple math says it wasn't on the road much.
He's a bike nut like me with too many bikes and I guess his wife wanted him to liquidate. (same as mine).
I also have a Dahon Mu P8 and I love that bike. It's so much fun and this bike blows it away.
Took it for a ride and it shifts like a dream. The SRAM Dual Drive is remarkable. Braking is better and the latches are way better engineered than the Mu P8 I have. (My Mu P8 is in the shop because the frame latch is hosed).
My wife gave me a goofy look when I came home with another bike but I promised to buy her something of equal value and the goofy look disappeared.
John
He's a bike nut like me with too many bikes and I guess his wife wanted him to liquidate. (same as mine).
I also have a Dahon Mu P8 and I love that bike. It's so much fun and this bike blows it away.
Took it for a ride and it shifts like a dream. The SRAM Dual Drive is remarkable. Braking is better and the latches are way better engineered than the Mu P8 I have. (My Mu P8 is in the shop because the frame latch is hosed).
My wife gave me a goofy look when I came home with another bike but I promised to buy her something of equal value and the goofy look disappeared.
John
12-04-08, 04:22 AM
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If you had to placate your wife then whatever savings you got from buying has just disappeared. 
Regardless that is one fine looking folder you have managed to snag.
Regardless that is one fine looking folder you have managed to snag.
12-04-08, 09:03 AM
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), right?
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12-04-08, 09:14 AM
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Nice bike
I have a real nice bike for your wife.... lol
thor
I have a real nice bike for your wife.... lol
thor
12-04-08, 11:48 AM
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Yes, TrekJapan, you are nuts. But so are all the rest of us in this forum.
The jetstream is pretty sweet though--I tried one with a Rohloff on the SoCal folder ride and it is awesome.
12-04-08, 06:46 PM
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The perfect number of bikes to have is one more than you already own!
