Burke 20 Folding Bike
02-01-18, 08:31 AM
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Burke 20 Folding Bike
https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/burke-20-folding-city-bike
02-01-18, 03:27 PM
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With their skills, what's the point of making a so-so* $5,500 folding bike in titanium that will sell a handful… when they could make a much more successsful Better Brompton™ in steel with disk brakes + Alfine11 for $2,000?
https://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/fol...ikes/brompton/
Grrr…
* Why doesn't the front wheel fold over the chain à la Brompton?
https://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/fol...ikes/brompton/
Grrr…
* Why doesn't the front wheel fold over the chain à la Brompton?
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Bicycling mag links hit a pay wall , so I don't go there , paste the picture, here, for non subscribers...
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It's weird but the Burke 20 looks great but the smaller Burke 16 looks wrong. It is pretty much the same bike but scaled down but visually it doesn't work for me.
I'd rather have a 2-3kg heavier bike and $5000 extra in my pocket.
I'd rather have a 2-3kg heavier bike and $5000 extra in my pocket.
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With their skills, what's the point of making a so-so* $5,500 folding bike in titanium that will sell a handful… when they could make a much more successsful Better Brompton™ in steel with disk brakes + Alfine11 for $2,000?
Brompton ? Kinetics
Grrr…
* Why doesn't the front wheel fold over the chain à la Brompton?
Brompton ? Kinetics
Grrr…
* Why doesn't the front wheel fold over the chain à la Brompton?
The Burke is just a bit too plain for the price, lacking the wow factor.
02-20-18, 03:03 PM
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It costs more than my car
At $10-$15K, beautiful though the UFB is, it is beyond the average folder owner (or wannabe) justification window. You’ve entered a niche market within a niche market.
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I'd rather save my $$$ and get a Mezzo, or my personal favorite,...the Dahon Clinch.
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One the great regrets of my bicycle life was passing up on a used Mezzo last year. I was too stupid to realize how rare and good they are. I’ve saved the e-mail correspondence with the guy as a reminder to just how dumb I was and to trust my instincts and buy.
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