Quote Originally Posted by lunacycles View Post
Also, and maybe more importantly as far as your question goes, I do not recall that they are meant to be broken down (as is the point with S&S couplers), nor do I think it is even possible, as you need to top tube to separate as well, and that is not the case with that bike.
Hi Margo!
thanks for the info. This one I'm looking at is actually a folding bike - the top tube has a clamp where it connects to the seat tube, so between retracting the cable and loosening the clamp - the bicycle can be folded for transport.
My main question would be how reliable this system will be? Bikes with S&S couplers are pretty solid - but no clue about how this cable-downtube would work. It's just a frame so I cannot really test-ride it
Between buying the components to ft this frame and having my steel frame retrofitted and re-painted etc it comes pretty much down to the same price. So really I'd like to figure out which is the best thing to do. What do you think - do you build steel frames with S&S couplers too, and what would you choose between the two options?
Hopefully we will hear also from some people that have tried to ride one of those!
Thanks again!

E.