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Folding bike data/pics/etc

tywuff

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Long time reader, first time poster.. Just recently purchased a 2006 7A, exterior beauty, N431RP out of Lake City (Thanks Roy, if you're listening!). Wanted to briefly share some of my latest adventure with info/pics because it wasn't covered sufficiently in the forums previously (to my knowledge).
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A full-size folding Montague Navigator bike will squeak into the back(!), fitting only just and leaving little room for anything else. I'm told there's a protective bag you can add-on and proceed to throw it back there with more authority. It was a struggle getting it up the "stairs" to cabin level too, so there's that to think about. At nearly 30 lbs it wasn't easy with little to hold onto on the way up; I ended up carefully putting it up on the wing. And there's another wheel (not pictured) to go in as well!
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I didn't buy it though.. there are others. I eyed a slightly smaller Dahon Briza at the shop and compared the two. They weigh about the same but some inches are shaved at the cost of wheel size. There's just more to consider when eating up at least half of the baggage compartment, not to mention fishing the shoulder harnesses through/around/etc. The "canopy off" mod and the extension slider I've heard about would make the situation much more reasonable. I hope this helps someone at some point. Cheers.
 
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