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The latest range of Dahons seem to be getting good reviews now. The Folding Society now have a new
Speical Interest Group dedicated to them. Maybe worth checking it out first at:
www.foldsoc.co.uk
Regards
TB
AndyK wrote:
> >> You're not making this easy for me, Pete!
> >>
> >> I'll just have to toss a coin, or sell a kidney and buy one of each!
> >
> >Just sell your liver too and get a Birdy Grey. "Only" £1500, but it does have a Rohloff Speed Hub
> >as standard...
> >
> >Pete.
> >
>
> Wow - didn't know they did one of those - probably a third of that price is the hub. Come to
> mention it, probably a third of the WEIGHT is the hub...
>
> So I think I'm nearly persuaded to start with a Brompton L3, strip off everything that's not
> strictly needed to make it go, fit SPD's and a lighter saddle, etc. I had considered the C3 but
> with the extra cost of improving the brakes, chainset, spokes... The lightest Dahons (8-9 Kg they
> claim) seem a bit of an unknown at the moment.
>
> (I live in a 1st floor flat and am fed up of dragging my otherwiuse wonderful tourer up stairs for
> those 1-2 hour rides.)
>
> As for the luxury stuff in the future... well, what we save by not running a car... : )
>
> AndyK
>
> ps - can't sell my liver. "It's my second most favourite organ" as someone once said.
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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> The latest range of Dahons
seem to be getting good reviews now. The Folding Society now have a new Speical Interest Group
dedicated to them. Maybe worth checking it out first at:
<p><a href="
http://www.foldsoc.co.uk">www.foldsoc.co.uk</a>
<q>Regards
<r>TB
<s>AndyK wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>>> You're not making this easy for me, Pete! <br>>> <br>>>
I'll just have to toss a coin, or sell a kidney and buy one of each! <br>> <br>>Just sell your
liver too and get a Birdy Grey. "Only" £1500, but it <br>>does have a Rohloff Speed
Hub as standard... <br>> <br>>Pete. <br>>
<t>Wow - didn't know they did one of those - probably a third of that price is <br>the hub. Come to
mention it, probably a third of the WEIGHT is the hub...
<u>So I think I'm nearly persuaded to start with a Brompton L3, strip off <br>everything that's not
strictly needed to make it go, fit SPD's and a lighter <br>saddle, etc. I had considered
the C3 but with the extra cost of improving <br>the brakes, chainset, spokes... The
lightest Dahons (8-9 Kg they claim) <br>seem a bit of an unknown at the moment.
<v>(I live in a 1st floor flat and am fed up of dragging my otherwiuse <br>wonderful tourer up
stairs for those 1-2 hour rides.)
<w>As for the luxury stuff in the future... well, what we save by not running a <br>car... : )
<x>AndyK
<y>ps - can't sell my liver. "It's my second most favourite organ" as someone <br>once
said.</blockquote> </html>
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