Originally Posted by
Diode100
Good to see Dahon stepping up to the plate with some new models, I just hope they get them out and onto the shop floor so people can see, ride and hopefully buy them. Folderwise all you see in London bike shops are Brompton, with a smattering of Terns in Evans, and Dahon as rare as hens teeth. It's only the likes of Velorution and Bike Fix, and W9 Fudges, niche outlets, who have anything rarified like Arnimal, Ori, Pacific Reach, or Moulton.
Just so. Out here in the sticks it's a rare day to see any kind of bicycle at all. Even the Post Office stopped using them about four years ago: 'too dangerous.'
Also the range of available folders is decreasing rapidly, it's hard here in the UK to find even the Mezzo D9 or the fast Dahons in the shops.
The Dahon Hammerhead was probably the fastest on the flat for the least effort, but for me, skinny tyres don't go with London potholes. It's now the folding Dash P18, somewhat de-tuned and made more sensible, sans front suspension.
I think that it would give most folders a good sprint.