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Dahon Curve folding bike?
On Oct 2, 4:44 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Per : folder for commuting to work Has anybody used a brand that I *think* is "Zoot" or "Xoot"? Saw one in a Philly LBS and one of the wrenches there said it was his favorite handling-wise among folders for commuting. -- PeteCresswell Funny, I was just talking to a guy about this yesterday on the subway. He had a Swift Folder. He said it's the same bike. /s |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
On Oct 2, 11:32 am, wrote:
Anyone have one and can share some comments abt it? I'm VERY limited on money right now but want/need a folder for commuting to work I bought one for my father a few years back, a cromo "Boardwalk" with 6 or 7 (external) gears in the back. I think it was under $300. It's a nice design and very well made for the ducats. It folds up conveniently small and with impressive ease, and put back together very securely and intuitively. If my father can fold/unfold it without so much as losing a finger, then Dahon has really done their homework -- his mechanical ineptitude would be comical if he wasn't my pops. Included a small rear rack, which was a nice throw-in. The carrying weight is probably closer to 30lbs than 20. I don't know how that compares with a similarly equipped bike from another manufacturer. I have taken a few toodles on it. I'm 6'2 and 215lbs, so I'm already on the outside of the cycling spectrum. There was _just_ enough seatpost to give me an acceptable leg extension. The steering was almost all-hands -- it was too upright for me to really lean in much, but it wasn't scary-squirrely either. (I could probably help that with some bar ends if it was my bike.) As far as stiffness goes, you won't confuse it with an 80s Cannondale. I wouldn't want to race a crit on it, but it, you know, got the job done. I'd assume that most of the flex comes from the looong seatpost and the pillar that leads up to the stem. (FWIW, it's roughly a million times stiffer than the cute old 70's Bianchi folding boat anchors I've had, but much less of a chick magnet.) For my father's leisurely, 2 mile excursions to the store or down the promenade, it's perfect. Your enjoyment may be largely based on how far your commute is, and how fast you need to get there. I think it's a very good value. As I'm starting to do more travelling, I've been poking around craigslist here and there for a used one. And I definitely wouldn't go any cheaper than a Dahon. There are a lot of very crappy looking designs out there. Scott |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
The bike friday Tikit is small, but not as well designed as the Brompton
in terms of folded size. Yeah I'm aware of the Tikit and Brompton but they are too pricey for me at this moment However you definitely STILL give the edge to the Brompton over the Tikit? If yes, why? |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
Make sure you really need a folder, and not just a bike with small wheels.
I thought I would need a folder for my intermodal commute (bike/city bus/train), so I bought a Bike Friday with 20" wheels. Daily folding / unfolding became tedious. OK My small-wheeled bike is less obtrusive on the train, and much easier on stairs and escalators (compared with a full-sized bike). Am confused....what bike is your bike with "small wheels"? is it NOT a folder but just a reg bike with say 20" wheels on it? Or.... did you mean that your Bike Friday IS your bike with small wheels Confused |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
I bought a Bike Friday with 20" wheels. Daily folding /
unfolding became tedious. Was the Bike Friday THAT much of a hassle to fold/unfold daily? |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
Per Scott Gordo:
Has anybody used a brand that I *think* is "Zoot" or "Xoot"? PeteCresswell Funny, I was just talking to a guy about this yesterday on the subway. He had a Swift Folder. He said it's the same bike. That's the one. I has fixated on "Xooter", which looks tb the model name and not the brand. It folded *really* quickly and easily. Although there's no "official" place to put the handlebar stem it lays on top quite nicely and a couple pieces of bungee would hold it just fine. Dunno about the folded size - as far as getting on/off trains is concerned... but just sitting on it and riding it a few feet, if felt much more like a "real bike" than the other folders I've tried. -- PeteCresswell |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
Per (PeteCresswell):
I has fixated on "Xooter" SHB "I had fixated on "Xootr"... -- PeteCresswell |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
Per Scott Gordo:
Swift Folder. Not to go on-and-on... but another thing that impressed about the bike was it's form factor when folded. The main frame member was right *there* where my hand hung down when standing next to it, it was a comfortable grip, and the whole thing was perfectly balanced. i.e. It's conspicuously easy to carry when folded. -- PeteCresswell |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:11:38 -0500, in rec.bicycles.tech
wrote: I'm VERY limited on money right now but want/need a folder for commuting to work I had a friend who had one and liked it. what brand and model folder did he have? Sorry, dunno. I haven't heard from me old pard in a coon's age. I'm gonna email him tonight and see if he's about. I'll just *ask* him, I will!!! Jones |
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Dahon Curve folding bike?
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