Originally Posted by
Numerozero
I'm not saying you have stability issues, I'm saying MY experience with my three folders was EVEN BETTER stability. The reason is physics. Traditional bikes have most of the weight over the back wheel - and that's with the rider somewhat hunched over. Most folding bikes have an upright riding position, which puts even more weight on the back wheel - probably 65% - so only 35% on the front wheel.
IIRC, the first time I read about this was by Dr. Yan Lyansky, owner (still?) of Downtube folding bikes.
That's also why I use about 10 psi lower pressure on my front tires.
Oh gotcha. Yeah I'm planning on figuring out a front luggage system of some kind for this bike. It has a very convenient front mounting point and I can either get a bracket that a proprietary basket can click into or a front rack that Tern makes, although I'm unsure of what kind of bags the tern front rack will actually support because it is quite small.