Quote Originally Posted by laura* View Post
Because it is a folder, I have to climb sitting down. I've changed the gearing, so it was just lots of spinning - and zigzagging to make the hill less steep.
I have heard that people have broken the handlepost by climbing out of the saddle on Dahons, but I wonder if that applies to the new ones as well? My new Speed D7 has three different latching points on the handlepost, so it's a lot beefier than the old first-generation Da Bike I used in the video.

I haven't taken the bike on any long climbs yet, but it did great on the very, very short steep hills we have in one neighborhood here. I'm guessing that if I end up needing lower gearing I'll have to change the chainring, not the derailleur, due to the unique design of the rear derailleur. It wouldn't be as simple as buying a Shimano Deore long-cage mtb derailleur like I did with my road and hybrid bikes.