Dahon+bird!!

Suprisingly, the Dahon Qix is slightly bigger in dimension when folded compared to the Dahon Speed. It's a kilo lighter though than the Speed. But if you mod some road bike components on it, maybe you shed another kilo or so. I saw the Jifo before when it was ridden by another rider and was quite impress with the new vertical fold. It looks so simple without much protruding parts of the bike sticking out. Maybe this might make me building the flight case easier later on. Anyway, I have tried the Speed before and maybe I try another. When it hit the store later, I might not even like it, who knows? Then if the time comes, when the Curl is still hard to get, then I will settle for Bromptons from Hong Kong. Used ones that is! I think they are available there. But my dislike for 'B' is the limitation on the gearings. Only way out is the Rohloff but with that you need to change the whole rear triangle which is very costly.

You should see the ride contour of the bike lane in Jeju island, my destination after reaching Busan. A ferry over only. This is the bike lane in Jeju island. Anyway, the bike is not for Korea alone, still I need to ride around Malaysia. And the extra gears are really handy 

I'm also looking for a smaller foot print bicycle. Brompton does attract me the most but the price is too expensive. I was considering Dahon eezz because the foot print is almost similar to Brompton. However, 3 speed gear is too narrow for me. Now with this qix, it seems perfect but not sure how big is the foot print. Is 16" eezz too small? If I'm not mistaken, Brompton wheels are bigger than regular 16"