Jon, this is Amuro's thread about the comparison of three bikes
so I would go too much off topic if I talked a lot about my current bike.
I don't want to be un-polite to Amuro. He is super in providing info
and helpsome with knowledge and a friendly guy so me not sure
how to handle this.
No I have not tested any Dahon cause all of them fold in the old Minibike
styly of 1960 while Strida came up with a new kind of folding. Umbrella
type of folding. Small foot print and tall instead of Dahon who have low
height when folded.
A-bike managed to make both so they are unique that way. JZ88 is also
both. You could roll it behind or in front of you as a Strida or Carryme
also allow. My Microbike are also the Umbrella folding type with kevlar belt
drive.
Here is a small picture of the Microbike me use. Unfortunately the interest
here in Sweden was too small for it so it didn't sell as well as the designers
wanted so they stopped production of it.
Wheels 12" plastic rim and sprockets like Strida III but more strong
sprockets. The wheelbase almost same. 95cm It allow riders of 195cm tall
and 110kg heavy so that is why I use it. I'm that tall and heavy.
I think it rides better than a Strida III .I have only tested Strida for two
minutes but many claim that one get used to a Strida within 10 seconds to
two minutes so I tested the max amount but didn't get used to it.
While the Microbike there was no adjusting time as I remember.
Just to sit up on it and ride. No problems. And I have problem with
balance so I should have remembered if I hadany problems with it.
Had Strida behaved like my Microbike do then I would have bought it
right away. Cause I like how one can roll it in front of me when I have
to go on board a bus or train.
I wanted to buy a Carryme but that one have a too small wheelbase. The
wheels are smaller than the Strida and Microbike too but bigger than the
A-bike. 8" instead of 6". But it has the wheelbase of some 70 to 75? I don't
know but the pictures Amuro provided show it is slightly bigger than a
A-bike who has 65cm wheelbase IIRC.
I tested to set my Microbike to as close dimension as the Carryme.
I lowered the handle bar as low as I could. Just 5 cm or 2" above
Carryme highest and it was obvious my knee would hit the handle bar
every time me had to turn at a curve in street making the bike prone to
get jolted out of course. Too dangerous so me has to rethink my love for
Carryme.
It is too small for my big body.