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Dahon Speed TR 2008
List Price:  $1,059.95
Price: $657.77
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Dahon Speed TR If your idea of a vacation is heading to places like Croatia, Costa Rica, or Vietnam to tour the local back roads, the Speed TR is your bike. With your trusty Speed TR, there isn't a back alley that can't be explored. It's a fullfeatured touring bike that packs in seconds into a suitcase for convenient travel. The robust 4130 chromoly steel frame and custom Tour racks can be loaded with luggage.

? Folding Size: 36 x 67 x 84 cm (14" x 26.5" x 33")
? Speeds: 24
? Folding Time: 15 seconds
? Frame: K Series, SuperLite 4130 chromoly, custom-drawn double-butted Sonus tubing, forged Lattice hinge, patented ViseGripTM technology, forged drop outs
? Fork: Integrated, patented Fusion technology

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Customer Reviews
GREAT CHOICE FOR TOURING
THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME PURCHASING A FOLDING BICYCLE, SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO COMPARE DIFFERENT BRANDS, MODELS, AND SPECIFICATIONS. I FINALLY DECIDED ON THE DAHON SPEED TR AND AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT AFTER ALMOST TWO MONTHS OF USE. WHETHER THIS IS THE BICYCLE FOR YOU WILL DEPEND A GREAT DEAL ON WHAT YOU WANT TO USE IT FOR. I HAD A VERY SPECIFIC REASON FOR WANTING A FOLDING BICYCLE, NAMELY I WANTED TO USE IT FOR COMBINED BIKING/KAYAKING/CANOEING TRIPS. IT FOLDS VERY EASILY AND I CAN PACK IT INTO MY PAKBOAT FOLDING KAYAK. THEN AFTER PADDLING DOWNSTREAM, I CAN UNFOLD THE BIKE, FOLD UP THE KAYAK, AND RIDE HOME WITH MY KAYAK PACKED IN A BURLEY BIKE TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE BIKE. THERE IS NO ONE BIKE THAT WILL FIT THE BILL FOR ALL PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU WANT A BIKE TO TAKE TOURING, OR CAR-CAMPING, OR EVEN FOR GENERAL USE, THAT YOU NEED TO FOLD UP ON OCCASION TO TRANSPORT BY CAR, BUS, BOAT, TRAIN, OR PLANE, ETC., I THINK THE SPEED TR IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. IF YOU DO A LOT OF REGULAR COMMUTING AND YOU OFTEN HAVE TO CARRY AROUND THE BIKE FOLDED UP IN A BIKE BAG, YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING LIGHTER AND PERHAPS MORE COMPACT. ALSO WHILE THE SPEED TR WILL HANDLE GRAVEL ROADS AND DIRT TRAILS THAT DON'T HAVE TOO MANY RUTS WELL ENOUGH, IF YOU ARE REALLY INTO OFF-ROAD BIKING YOU SHOULD LOOK AT GETTING A MOUNTAIN BIKE, ALTHOUGH THERE AREN'T TOO MANY CHOICES FOR MOUNTAIN BIKES IN THE FOLDING BIKE CATEGORY. AND IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO SPEED OR RACING YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT MODEL. NEVERTHELESS, THE BIKE HAS A GEAR RANGE WITH SUFFICIENT CRUISING SPEED AND CLIMBING POWER FOR MOST PEOPLE'S NEEDS. WHEN I FIRST CONSIDERED GETTING A FOLDING BIKE, I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH HOW THE SMALLER DIAMETER WHEELS (GENERALLY 16" OR 2O") TYPICAL ON MOST FOLDING BIKES WOULD HANDLE COMPARED TO THE 26" WHEELS COMMON ON MOST ADULT BICYCLES. INTUITIVELY I THINK WE TEND TO ASSOCIATE THE SMALLER WHEELS WITH KIDS BIKES, WHICH ARE GENERALLY SLOWER AND NOT EASY FOR ADULTS TO RIDE. SO I WAS ALMOST TEMPTED TO GO WITH A 26" MODEL FOLDING BIKE, WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS COMPACT FOR PACKING INTO MY KAYAK. I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE MORE COMPACT 20" DAHON SPEED TR, BECAUSE IT HANDLES NEARLY THE SAME AS MY NON-FOLDING 26" DIAMONDBACK HYBRID WHICH ALSO HAS 24 SPEEDS. THE ONE DIFFERENCE IN HANDLING WITH THE SMALLER WHEELS IS THAT THE BIKE TURNS MORE SHARPLY AND QUICKLY THAN ONE MIGHT BE USED TO ON A LARGER WHEELED BIKE, BUT WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE ONE CAN EASILY ADJUST FOR THAT DIFFERENCE. MY ONLY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DAHON SPEED TR IS THAT THE SADDLE/SEAT THAT CAME WITH THE BIKE WAS NOT TOO COMFORTABLE FOR ME, BUT IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT SADDLE. OVERALL THE DAHON SPEED TR SEEMS TO BE STURDY AND RELIABLE AND WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO, WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF BEING ABLE TO FOLD IT UP WHEN YOU WANT TO TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING BY OTHER MEANS. PLUS IT WAS A RELATIVE BARGAIN WHEN I FOUND AN UNUSED 2008 MODEL STILL AVAILABLE FOR A MUCH LOWER PRICE THAN THE CURRENT 2010 MODELS.

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26" Alloy Double Suspension Folding Bike with Shimano 18 Speed Blue Color
Price: $229.99
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Brand new, 98% factory assembled. Riding with style and convenience. This light weight bike can be easily folded within 10 seconds, for easy storage and transportation. It can fit in a compact car's rear trunk, like 2000 Honda Civic. People can use the bike for commuting to work, riding in parks, in camping ground, or on mountain trails. Recommended for rider's height 5'3"-6'. Supporting rider's max weight up to 200 lbs. Net weight 36 lbs. Shipping weight 45 lbs. Folded dimensions 38"x14"x29". Blue, Black, Yellow and Silver color available. *We offer longer seat post to whose height is more than 6' and less than 6'2". Please place your bike order with longer seat post (Columba_RJ26A 12" Seat Post) order together. We'll not charge you extra shipping fee for the seat post.

26" wheels, folding alloy frame & suspension fork.
Shimano 18 speed shifter and derailleur.
Zoom tracker 327v front suspension, and rear alloy body spring suspension.
alloy front and rear V-brake. Kenda 26"x1.95" tire. alloy rim, foldable bearing pedals.
quick removable front handle stem. with alloy silver color cap & PVC black bell. front/rear steel hub. steel kick stand.

Customer Reviews
A nice bike!
This is the first folding bike we have had, and it was purchased for my teenager son about 1.5 months ago. Since I found that most other folding bikes have smaller wheels, we had concern about the 26" wheels this bike uses. It turned out to be a nicely designed and built product! We could easily fold it and put it in the trunk of my Acura TL sedan wherever we go. It is light weight, rides great, as steady as my non-folding bike because of the double suspension. My son loves it. I enjoy riding it so much that I want to get one for myself too. The costomer service was excellent. The seller always answered my inquiries extremely politely, promptly, and professionally.

Highly recommend.

like this bike
We bought this bike for our teenager daughter. The bike arrived faster than we expected and it looks better than the picture. It is also very easy to assemble. Our daughter loves the color, the sturdiness and the folding feature.

And the price is great. We have searched around for a while and this has the best value.

Also I agree with the previous reviewer, the seller always answered my inquiries extremely politely, promptly, and professionally.


the best bikes i have ever had
I am a bike fan since i was a kid, and have been riding bike for more than 35 years. i bought this one a few weeks ago and i have to admit this one is the best bike i have ever had. I used to ride non-folding one, before i decided to buy this one, i shared the same concerns as the other reviewers about the steadiness of the folding bike, but it turned out that the folding bike rides the same as the non-folding one. It is much lighter than my previous one and easy for family travel (i can easily put it in the small trunk for my Honda accord). I strongly recommend this bike to anyone one who commutes or travels