New to folding bikes
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New to folding bikes
My wife and I have decided on folding bikes, mainly to take caravanning. I want to have them accessible whenever we go out in the car.
My wife is no problem but I am 6'5" tall, inside leg 35/36". I have measured my MTB saddle to pedal distance which is 94cm(ish).
I found several possible Dahons on the internet - Mu P27, Mu P8, Visc P18, Ios S9, Jetstream P8, Briza D8 - which are for 6'5" or 6'6", but can't find anywhere to try them.
I have tried a Dahon Speed D7 (6'4" I think, although newest are 6'2") - just too small - and Dahon Vitesse ?? which was just about OK.
I had thought I might get a longer seatpost as 1" or so would make a difference, but can only increase from the standard 580mm to 610mm buying direct from China.
My latest idea is a 26" folder from Dahon, all 6'4" maximum, but fit a longer seatpost which should be easier as the standard one is shorter (350cm?, anybody know?)
Tern all seem to have a maximum of 6'3", and I can't find reliable information for other suppliers.
I would be quite happy, in fact probably prefer a used bike, as the other possibility is one from bicycles4u.com which claim to be ok for 6'7", but do not know about the quality. Ideally I don't want to spend much more than £200.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
My wife is no problem but I am 6'5" tall, inside leg 35/36". I have measured my MTB saddle to pedal distance which is 94cm(ish).
I found several possible Dahons on the internet - Mu P27, Mu P8, Visc P18, Ios S9, Jetstream P8, Briza D8 - which are for 6'5" or 6'6", but can't find anywhere to try them.
I have tried a Dahon Speed D7 (6'4" I think, although newest are 6'2") - just too small - and Dahon Vitesse ?? which was just about OK.
I had thought I might get a longer seatpost as 1" or so would make a difference, but can only increase from the standard 580mm to 610mm buying direct from China.
My latest idea is a 26" folder from Dahon, all 6'4" maximum, but fit a longer seatpost which should be easier as the standard one is shorter (350cm?, anybody know?)
Tern all seem to have a maximum of 6'3", and I can't find reliable information for other suppliers.
I would be quite happy, in fact probably prefer a used bike, as the other possibility is one from bicycles4u.com which claim to be ok for 6'7", but do not know about the quality. Ideally I don't want to spend much more than £200.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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ok... lets start with the premise that no matter who is selling a Dahon or Tern ...he or she will not be able to miracoulously make it bigger for you.
Second... You are on the top mark, well knowing that you are, despite the fact that the bike might work satisfactory, you will always doubt that... Its a folding bike after all, and you are not entering the tour de france, and although proper seat height is important as for every normal ( did I say that ? ) bike, it just might be ok as you are sitting more upright and rrather enjoying a leisure ride, than racing and clocking miles.
Now we offer our custom longer seatpost which is 25 inches or 640 mm long, freight to outside the US is a problem as it is a big box ... but its not completely out of the world.
Those will fit terns or dahons ..
200 pounds is roughly 360 dlr ... Thats the very low end of Dahon ....
In order to get anything nice, you will be better off looking for used bikes, which are available and can be a real money saver ...
New it will be roughly double your budget to get into anything nice
I didnt post a link to your specific question, or my homepage, as I got in trouble for doing so in the past. so a little careful reading and a search will get you there as well
Folding bikes are great, you gonna love it
thor
Second... You are on the top mark, well knowing that you are, despite the fact that the bike might work satisfactory, you will always doubt that... Its a folding bike after all, and you are not entering the tour de france, and although proper seat height is important as for every normal ( did I say that ? ) bike, it just might be ok as you are sitting more upright and rrather enjoying a leisure ride, than racing and clocking miles.
Now we offer our custom longer seatpost which is 25 inches or 640 mm long, freight to outside the US is a problem as it is a big box ... but its not completely out of the world.
Those will fit terns or dahons ..
200 pounds is roughly 360 dlr ... Thats the very low end of Dahon ....
In order to get anything nice, you will be better off looking for used bikes, which are available and can be a real money saver ...
New it will be roughly double your budget to get into anything nice
I didnt post a link to your specific question, or my homepage, as I got in trouble for doing so in the past. so a little careful reading and a search will get you there as well
Folding bikes are great, you gonna love it
thor
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