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IronLev has demonstrated the first-ever magnetic levitation test on regular train tracks
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Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies (gifted link)
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Mexico aims to compete with Panama Canal by using cargo trains
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Transport for London’s AI Tube station experiment
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The world’s first autonomous snowplows are in service
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BMW is a surprise winner in electric vehicles
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A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M
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New York governor sends national guard to subway in crime crackdown
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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls. In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical.
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Shipper groups sound alarm over Norfolk Southern proxy fight: say activist investors threaten US safety standards
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Diversity in the skies: US FAA’s controversial shift in air traffic controller hiring
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US seeks to revive idled shipyards with help of Japan, South Korea
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Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways
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UK requesting comments for updating ebike power laws
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Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California
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Elon Musk’s Vegas tunnel project has been racking up safety violations
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Apple to wind down electric car effort after decadelong odyssey
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Visualizing high speed rail from Chicago to Detroit
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All aboard the bureaucracy train
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New report from US Federal Aviation Administration: Boeing lacks key elements of safety culture
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Philadelphia SEPTA won a $317 million federal grant to help replace aging Market-Frankford Line cars
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Smallest folding bike suggestions
I am currently doing some research into small folding bikes and it is surprisingly difficult to find comparisons online. Reviews are not that great and it seems the folding bike world has...
I am currently doing some research into small folding bikes and it is surprisingly difficult to find comparisons online. Reviews are not that great and it seems the folding bike world has Brompton-mania.
My location
I live in Berlin. Traveling with train and bike would reduce my current commute time from 45 minutes to 25 and I also use car-sharing, often end up picking up friends to drop them off home and being able to go somewhere on the bike and return with a car would help reduce my costs even further. My apartment is tiny, bikes get stolen from the inner courtyard... so... I want to get a portable bicycle that I can just take with me.
Size
I am 192cm tall though. I tried a Tern Eclipse and the rid comfort was incredible for a folding bike, but it does not fold into a compact backpack-sized bundle. It Is cumbersome to carry up stairs to the train. I also tried a Brompton and even though comfort is reduced, it is still decent even with 16" wheels.
Price
I am currently deciding between the Tern BYB with 20" wheels for 1899EUR, the Brompton C Line for 1550EUR and a Dahon Curl i4 for 1080EUR. I don't see much difference between the Brompton and the Dahon, so I am leaning towards Dahon because of the price. There is a new one coming out this year with disc brakes though... I may wait for that if the price is within the range I listed above...
Comparisons
Bicycle Link Brompton C Line https://de.brompton.com/p/996/eu-c-line-urban Dahon Curl i4 https://dahon.com/bikes/curl-i4-3/ Tern BYB P8 https://www.ternbicycles.com/de/bikes/471/byb-p8 Any other folding-bike commuters out there? How the quality of Dahon? Brompton? I am actually surprised how small the folding bike review world is. The Dahon Curl and Tern BYB don't really seem to be on the map for most and the Brompton seems to be the only bike that has long-term reviews from real commuters... I am also willing to buy a used Brompton, but they do not seem to get much cheaper used... I found an older model for 900EUR though.
Thoughts?
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Norway is well on the way to achieving its target of 100% new electric vehicle registrations by 2025 – the situation is different for vans
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The right route to US rail decarbonization is electrification
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Air Force OKs autonomous cargo flights across California after successful test
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Climate change threatens Europe’s trains, but resilience is expensive
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Ethiopia becomes the first country to ban (importation of) internal combustion vehicles
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Waymo driverless car set on fire, destroyed by San Francisco crowd
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Finnair is now weighing passengers to update weight and balance calculations – identity of the volunteers remains anonymous
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The small Norwegian city of Bergen has a competent light rail system – let's take a look at the Bybanen in depth
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US rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster
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Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
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Pace of electric car adoption has markedly slowed in the US
39 votes