Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
Anyone on here into cycling? Asked psbr69
(Used to do) 80+ miles on my Moultons, though they don't fold.
(Used to do) 80+ miles on my Moultons, though they don't fold.
Basically, it is a good bike with some pretty serious design flaws...it etc etc.
The company is fine, in my experience. When I crashed last year, I took the bike into Evans and they told me I needed a new front wheel (rim was bent), and it would take 2 to 3 weeks. Rang the supplier myself, they said "2 to 3 days." Went back to Evans who said "2 to 3 days to our Gatwick warehouse, then 2 weeks to here"Enquired about one last year at a folding Bike shop in South Manchester who used to plug them once then suddenly stopped....They said the bike was ok but where having problems with the supplier whatever that means..communications & aftersales parts etc is my guess..Parts and repairs is something to consider when choosing a brand..Folding society does good reveiws on most brands ..
Mezzo and Ori lived side by side in different markets. I think mezzo is UK only. That ORI web page is dated 2010, so that's while mezzo definitely still existed. And it still doesn't list dealers in the UK.
http://www.mezzobikes.co.uk/models.html is still up, so are you sure it doesn't exist anymore?
I have been thinking of getting one for some time, and they generally seem to have good reviews. But they seem to be losing popularity. Evans used to stock them but doesn't any more. None of my LBS seem to have them. Is there something about them I don't know?
I have to have folders for storage reasons - at least for the next couple of years. I have a Brompton which is great, but the Mezzo is, apparently, more stable and more like a larger bike to ride. I need a rack and I need a bike free from the "bits dropping off and alarming creaks from the frame" syndrome I have experienced with Dahon (Vitesse).
So. How are Mezzos? Is there something wrong with the design or build, is it simply losing out against Brompton or is my perception that there are fewer of them simply incorrect?
Try taking the wheel off a mezzo. 99.9 per cent of bike wheels come off under a ' common sense principle' . Not the mezzo. You have to think about, otherwise life is just too simple. There are so many things wrong with the bike where do you start!I have been thinking of getting one for some time, and they generally seem to have good reviews. But they seem to be losing popularity. Evans used to stock them but doesn't any more. None of my LBS seem to have them. Is there something about them I don't know?
I have to have folders for storage reasons - at least for the next couple of years. I have a Brompton which is great, but the Mezzo is, apparently, more stable and more like a larger bike to ride. I need a rack and I need a bike free from the "bits dropping off and alarming creaks from the frame" syndrome I have experienced with Dahon (Vitesse).
So. How are Mezzos? Is there something wrong with the design or build, is it simply losing out against Brompton or is my perception that there are fewer of them simply incorrect?