In the mean time, there's still no "Brompton killer" in Europe/North America, ie. a bike that passed certifications, folds like the Brompton, and provides a better transmission + brakes.
… or doesn't bring anything new but is available for €£$500-1,000 with the same gear range as the six-speed.
Originally Posted by
concreteone
I'm in Europe right now, and I'm having a heck of a time finding an easy way to buy one of those bikes listed.
Not surprising, since those bikes are copycats of the Brompton, so would be impounded the second they made it to European or North American stores, where there's something called
copyright/industrial property.
"All" they have to do is make their bikes look different enough so that they can't be mistaken for a Brompton, which is the case of the Dahon Curl… which Dahon seems to have put on pause (no longer available from the big german site
Faltradxxs).