| The Jack of Two Trades: Road/Touring Bike meets | | | | stylish but it's tough and well-put-together too. |
| Folding Commuter Bike | | | | Strengths: |
| Summary: | | | | There are so many, where do I start: |
| I'm stoked about this bike. There's a reason this | | | | - This folding commuter bike is tough, robust and |
| folding commuter bike is in such high demand, it's | | | | handles city riding without a fuss |
| good at what it does. This little beauty is Dahon's | | | | - It's stylish, hey why shouldn't I look good when I |
| more economic answer to their popular Dahon Matrix | | | | ride |
| Folding Mountain Bike. | | | | - Quick folding, five seconds as good as advertised |
| You know I'm working an office job in the city these | | | | - Reasonable size, as a road/touring bicycle it fits |
| days and need to commute from the suburbs until I | | | | comfortably in my buddy's car |
| can score my own place downtown so this gem of a | | | | - Safety, sharing a pad with 3 dudes, locks up safe in |
| folder is right up my alley. I can burn over to my local | | | | our apt and secure in my room |
| train station from my house in 15 minutes and at 26 | | | | Weaknesses: |
| lbs it's easily light enough to throw under my arm and | | | | I'm scratching my head over this one and the only |
| hop on board. Next stop, my cubicle, (luckily for me | | | | thing I can come up with is the handle bars. I prefer |
| my boss let's me keep it in my cube, she's cool if the | | | | the bars to fold down like on the 2004 espresso |
| job's not) and when the wheels are folded together | | | | rather than having to slacken them off with an Allen |
| it's small and discreet enough to not attract much | | | | key then rotate them around to line up with the |
| attention and safe enough to keep thieves at bay. | | | | frame. Only a minor |
| To be honest I'm looking to escape cubicle city asap | | | | Recommended: Go for it! Get jacked about riding |
| so when I weave through traffic from train station | | | | your bike and living your life. |
| to office, I realize not only is this rocking little number | | | | |