Folders! Foldable bicycles, minivelos and demontables

[kingoffootball]

@kingoffootball

I had an MCL Micro (beautiful UK made frame) with a similar tendency toward wheelies thanks to the short wheelbase. The turning was also very .... responsive. Fun to ride, but you had to stay attentive.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I had an MCL Micro (beautiful UK made frame) with a similar tendency toward wheelies thanks to the short wheelbase. The turning was also very .... responsive. Fun to ride, but you had to stay attentive.

Iirc, MCL micro became Cresswell micro, some small improvements made, then absorbed by pashley, who dropped the micro and the brandname but offered some of their larger folders for a few years...
There must be a marque enthusiast around here somewhere?

 

[kingoffootball]

Iirc, MCL micro became Cresswell micro, some small improvements made, then absorbed by pashley, who dropped the micro and the brandname but offered some of their larger folders for a few years...
There must be a marque enthusiast around here somewhere?

Yep, but the "improvements" meant significantly increasing the wheelbase through a longer rear triangle. I prefer the original shorter version. I've not seen any of the later models to see if the brazing is as nice. I sadly sold mine at Sheffield Bike Jumble when I was rationalising before moving abroad. I only kept one folder, which was my R20 since that is heavily tweaked for me, whereas the Mirco was 100% original.

 

[Tsundere]

Looking at an older Dahon, are these any better in the head tube department?