Folding Bicycle

New Dahon Mariner D7

My wife and I have been biking together for more than 40 years, in the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe. We presently reside in Yucatan, Mexico, own 12 different bicycles. Our Dahon 7 speed, 20 inch folding bikes, which we have owned for three years, have become our all-time favorites. City traffic, open road and bus, boat, air and train travel with these bikes that fold in twelve seconds has added a wonderfully new dimension to our lives. You can get rid of your car keys if you own one of these.
Why by from Amazon? They are reputable, dependable and stand behind their product. John Grimsrud, a happy and satisfied customer. -- If you only own one bike this is the one!

Great little lightweight bike, folds easy and looks nice. I've gotten numerous compliments on its looks. The ride is smooth and relatively comfortable, although I may trade out the saddle to improve comfort on longer rides. My only minor complaint is that the tires are a bit difficult to fill. Great bike for travel! -- Mariner D7

I use this bike on my daily commute from New Jersey to Connecticut. I think it would be fair to say that this makes the trip from NY Penn to Grand Central Station faster than any other form of transporation including taxi and subway. I honestly don't know if I could do my commute without this bike.

As a person who's rode their fair share of bikes, I can honestly say that this thing is built to last. I've hit quite a number of potholes and uneaven pavement and have never felt like it was too uncomfortable. I've also dropped it a number of times and the worst that has ever happened is the chain has come off the gears and i've had to reset it by hand. Nothing out of the ordinary.

If I HAD to gripe about soemthing, it would be the ease at which it can be rolled around while collapsed. You can leave the seat extended and roll it balanced on one tire, but if you try and roll it on both tires in this way it's off balance. It's also slightly heavy to carry around for long distances. It's fine to run up and down stairs or through a train station, but anything more than that and you might feel some fatigue. But hey, if it's a longer trip than that, you should be riding it anyway.

Pros:
Quick and easy folding system. (I'm down to about 20 seconds to break it down)
Comfortable ride.
Works great as a portable seat when folded up.
Fits perfectly under a standard desk.
Having the extra gears (compaired to a 3 gear models) really comes in handy going up and down hills
Great conversation starter. If you ride this daily, people WILL come right up to you and ask you about it.
It's a beautifully designed bike. Very pleasing to the eye.
Chicks dig it.

Cons:
Slightly heavy, but it's cheaper than the titanium models. So that's to be expected.
Could have better balanced when rolling it around while folded.
People WILL come up to you and ask you about it. Sometimes even waking you up while you're napping on the train.
Using it daily will require that you semi-frequetly top off the tires. Say twice a month.
-- Review from a daily NYC Commuter

I like this well made product.

The riding is OK for short distance travels. It is fun to ride it in the neighbor. You can't put a training wheel on it.
-- Good folding 20" bicycle

I ordered this bike on Aug 25, it was sitting on my porch at noon today, the 27th. I took it up the street to the bike shop to be put together since I have no clue about how to do that. For an extra $59 it was put together and all adjusted and ready to roll in 2 hours. It rides well. I would give it 5 stars but that seat is really hard. It is easy to fold and unfold although I have to look at the instructions still. I didn't realize that when it is folded you can raise the seat a bit and use it as a handle to roll it along so it will be easy to get on and off the bus. I need to get the carry bag for it. All in all, I am very impressed. -- Got my bike 2 days after I ordered it!