Quote Originally Posted by uforgot View Post
Actually Emily, I hold you and Vickie responsible for this purchase. I wanted a folder, but didn't want to spend a fortune and I didn't remember which one Vickie had when we met up in St. Louis so I did a search. Your thread came up, also with the link to BikeForums. After lots of reading it seems it was the best bang for my buck. I had a Dahon Boardwalk a few years ago, liked it but could tell it was a folder by the way it rode, but I was still set to buy a Dahon. After getting your lead, I ordered this. I've only had the chance to ride to school one day, but I could tell the difference. It rides great! My students were fascinated with it and couldn't believe that a bicycle could fold up. I plan to tour with it, so maybe someday I'll go ahead and get the Bike Friday, or upgrade these components but for now this is perfect. It's the 8H with the Sturmey-Archer hub and front suspension since I want to take it on the Katy Trail also.
Hey cool! Yes, I inquired on Bikeforums about Downtubes (hadn't even heard of them til I checked out the folding bike forum over there). That's very neat that my post led you to them! There's a dealer right on Ocracoke Island here in NC we can zip over to and test ride them at some point. So glad you like yours!

Emily