HP Grasshopper - any view on this bike (folding version mainly)?

[Recycle]

If you can get to London then you can test ride my bike. I'll need to remove some chain so I can shorten the boom to your height but that's no big deal. I bought the bike 2nd hand off someone who was quite short so the chain tubes have already been shortened. The bike has full suspension.

 

[ufkacbln]

Drop the wheels from a Gekko and you would have a similar size package as tha Azub, and the advantage woud be that the seat remains integral to the fold makingthe package easier to handle

 

[jorgemartin]

Any view on this bike, I am interested in the folding version mainly

I have a folding Grasshopper (FX), which I'm also going to put up for sale this weekend. It's a great all- rounder/touring bike. I'm based in Hackney, London.

 

[Falco Frank]

Wonderful to see that someone has tourer so widely on a 'bent.

 

[Dwarfman]

FYI
A really big thanks to jorgemartin I am now the proud owner! of one Grasshopper Fx!

I can also tell you that rushing across London town to catch a booked train (dear Great Western....) Was a hot and sweaty experience. No problems with 'er you were do you think your going with that' just the sheer physical effort. On the bright side I lost 4lb (didn't keep it off though) The man was 6 2 so shrinking it to fit 5 6 was not done at the hand over,shame I was looking forward weaving back to Paddington on it :-) I will post some pics of the passing countryside once I have tamed it down

 

[FrankCrank]

...hey Dwarfman - good story there, hope it all bodes well for you and the new Grasshopper.

I'm around the same height as you, and plan to build my own SWB at some time, but gotta lower the design as much as I can so my feet can be placed on the floor comfortably, will need a bit of jiggery-pokery methinks......