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(More customer reviews)THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME PURCHASING A FOLDING BICYCLE, SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO COMPARE DIFFERENT BRANDS, MODELS, AND SPECIFICATIONS. I FINALLY DECIDED ON THE DAHON SPEED TR AND AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT AFTER ALMOST TWO MONTHS OF USE. WHETHER THIS IS THE BICYCLE FOR YOU WILL DEPEND A GREAT DEAL ON WHAT YOU WANT TO USE IT FOR. I HAD A VERY SPECIFIC REASON FOR WANTING A FOLDING BICYCLE, NAMELY I WANTED TO USE IT FOR COMBINED BIKING/KAYAKING/CANOEING TRIPS. IT FOLDS VERY EASILY AND I CAN PACK IT INTO MY PAKBOAT FOLDING KAYAK. THEN AFTER PADDLING DOWNSTREAM, I CAN UNFOLD THE BIKE, FOLD UP THE KAYAK, AND RIDE HOME WITH MY KAYAK PACKED IN A BURLEY BIKE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE BIKE. THERE IS NO ONE BIKE THAT WILL FIT THE BILL FOR ALL PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU WANT A BIKE TO TAKE TOURING, OR CAR-CAMPING, OR EVEN FOR GENERAL USE, THAT YOU NEED TO FOLD UP ON OCCASION TO TRANSPORT BY CAR, BUS, BOAT, TRAIN, OR PLANE, ETC., I THINK THE SPEED TR IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. IF YOU DO A LOT OF REGULAR COMMUTING AND YOU OFTEN HAVE TO CARRY AROUND THE BIKE FOLDED UP IN A BIKE BAG, YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING LIGHTER AND PERHAPS MORE COMPACT. ALSO WHILE THE SPEED TR WILL HANDLE GRAVEL ROADS AND DIRT TRAILS THAT DON'T HAVE TOO MANY RUTS WELL ENOUGH, IF YOU ARE REALLY INTO OFF-ROAD BIKING YOU SHOULD LOOK AT GETTING A MOUNTAIN BIKE, ALTHOUGH THERE AREN'T TOO MANY CHOICES FOR MOUNTAIN BIKES IN THE FOLDING BIKE CATEGORY. AND IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO SPEED OR RACING YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT MODEL. NEVERTHELESS, THE BIKE HAS A GEAR RANGE WITH SUFFICIENT CRUISING SPEED AND CLIMBING POWER FOR MOST PEOPLE'S NEEDS. WHEN I FIRST CONSIDERED GETTING A FOLDING BIKE, I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH HOW THE SMALLER DIAMETER WHEELS (GENERALLY 16" OR 2O") TYPICAL ON MOST FOLDING BIKES WOULD HANDLE COMPARED TO THE 26" WHEELS COMMON ON MOST ADULT BICYCLES. INTUITIVELY I THINK WE TEND TO ASSOCIATE THE SMALLER WHEELS WITH KIDS BIKES, WHICH ARE GENERALLY SLOWER AND NOT EASY FOR ADULTS TO RIDE. SO I WAS ALMOST TEMPTED TO GO WITH A 26" MODEL FOLDING BIKE, WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS COMPACT FOR PACKING INTO MY KAYAK. I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE MORE COMPACT 20" DAHON SPEED TR, BECAUSE IT HANDLES NEARLY THE SAME AS MY NON-FOLDING 26" DIAMONDBACK HYBRID WHICH ALSO HAS 24 SPEEDS. THE ONE DIFFERENCE IN HANDLING WITH THE SMALLER WHEELS IS THAT THE BIKE TURNS MORE SHARPLY AND QUICKLY THAN ONE MIGHT BE USED TO ON A LARGER WHEELED BIKE, BUT WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE ONE CAN EASILY ADJUST FOR THAT DIFFERENCE. MY ONLY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DAHON SPEED TR IS THAT THE SADDLE/SEAT THAT CAME WITH THE BIKE WAS NOT TOO COMFORTABLE FOR ME, BUT IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT SADDLE. OVERALL THE DAHON SPEED TR SEEMS TO BE STURDY AND RELIABLE AND WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO, WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF BEING ABLE TO FOLD IT UP WHEN YOU WANT TO TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING BY OTHER MEANS. PLUS IT WAS A RELATIVE BARGAIN WHEN I FOUND AN UNUSED 2008 MODEL STILL AVAILABLE FOR A MUCH LOWER PRICE THAN THE CURRENT 2010 MODELS.
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Dahon Speed TRIf your idea of a vacation is heading to places like Croatia, Costa Rica, or Vietnam to tour the local back roads, the Speed TR is your bike. With your trusty Speed TR, there isn't a back alley that can't be explored. It's a fullfeatured touring bike that packs in seconds into a suitcase for convenient travel. The robust 4130 chromoly steel frame and custom Tour racks can be loaded with luggage.
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