• Bev's Dad@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I’m the kind of person that needs a folding bike (travel by sailboat) but at 4300$ for a bike with basic components I’m not sold on this one.

    • T0RB1T@lemmy.ca
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      23 hours ago

      Absolutely. There are certain niches where you really do need to focus on portability.

      But like you said, a bike like this is extremely expensive, that’s because a ton of budget is going into trying to counteract the main downsides of a folding bicycle: They’re clunky, they’re inconvenient, and they’re heavy.

      But for anyone who is able to sacrifice the floor/wall space, a standard bicycle will be lighter, and specc’d with higher quality components at the same price point.

    • setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.caM
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      1 day ago

      Get a used one. Bikes are generally easy to maintain.

      Reduce - Reuse - Recycle, don’t go on a consumerism spree just to give the US the middle finger, use what already exists.