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Forum: Folding Bikes
11-11-20, 09:33 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

I've owned and ridden one for over three years. ...

I've owned and ridden one for over three years. News to me.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-20, 08:58 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

$1110 delivered to USA? Okay. A US-market Dahon...

$1110 delivered to USA? Okay. A US-market Dahon Curl i8 is $1279 delivered.

Understood, we're in a special time. The only new retail Brompton I can find that's advertised in stock in the USA at...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-14, 01:07 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

In the USA bicycles are regulated as children's...

In the USA bicycles are regulated as children's toys by the CPSC rather than as vehicles by the DoT. The industry seems to be satisfied with that, and given the CPSC's lax oversight, why wouldn't...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-14, 01:01 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

...during the term of the patent. As we've...

...during the term of the patent. As we've discussed many times, the original Brompton U.S. patent was filed in 1977 and granted in 1980. It's now been expired for about as long as it was in...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-14, 07:06 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

I could imagine...

I could imagine Breezer/Citizen/Downtube/GreenZone/Melon/Mobic/Origami/Schwinn picking up some of the new and more innovative bikes from Chinese/Taiwanese manufacturers and folding - pardon the pun -...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-14, 09:48 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

In addition to overbyte's concise and well...

In addition to overbyte's concise and well written summary, there's the 'no frame protrusions' provison. That's the requirement that the Raleigh and Peugeot folders of ~40 years ago ran afoul of. A...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-14, 08:56 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

Well, new bikes sold at retail in the USA are...

Well, new bikes sold at retail in the USA are supposed to meet CPSC standards (http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Bicycle-Requirements/). There's no...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-14, 08:44 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

The folding fork is really very clever. Funny,...

The folding fork is really very clever. Funny, though, Anemos seems to have been flummoxed with what to do about the handlepost fold!
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-14, 12:43 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

You'd think that with Dahon's economies of scale...

You'd think that with Dahon's economies of scale they'd have a price advantage. So, has Dahon grown soft and fat or is Crius cutting corners on alloys, processes and tolerances? Or does Crius'...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-14, 12:38 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

Specifically, London, which must rank as one of...

Specifically, London, which must rank as one of the world's most expensive places to manufacture a product. They could trim quite a bit of cost by moving the operation to, say, Glasgow.



There...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-27-14, 09:24 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

2005 Eurobike award winner Dahon Ciao...

2005 Eurobike award winner Dahon Ciao (http://bicyclesnyc.com/images/library/large/dah_ciao_d5_11_m.jpg).
2012 Eurobike award winner Tern Swoop...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-27-14, 09:03 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

Write a catchy song or trashy novel and you can...

Write a catchy song or trashy novel and you can get copyright protection for over a century. Design something truly useful to humanity, and you currently get patent protection for ~20 years. ...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-25-14, 11:58 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 77,993
Posted By tcs

Well, after all, Brompton pioneered the curved...

Well, after all, Brompton pioneered the curved top tube frame...
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