The Dahon Boardwalk arrives

May 11, 2008

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Everybody knows that walking is for suckers. But what if you’re a sucker that has to take BART into your job at a cool advertising agency down by Pier 23? And you often traveled during peak commuting times and couldn’t bring your trusty, non-dorky bike with you?

The answer: you get a totally cool single gear folding bike. The only one that doesn’t cost $1,600 is the Dahon Boardwalk. It rides like a BMX bike.

Pros:

• I can bring it on BART and only get a minimal look of annoyance from other commuters when the train is crowded.
• It shaves about 15 minutes off my travel time.
• Someday soon I will buff from carrying it up all the stairs that make up two BART stations.

Cons:

• I feel like an 80 year old man when I carry it up the BART stairs, since the bike seems to be made of lead.
• The feeling that it will, someday, fold when I am riding it.

My little friend does everything I need a bike to do, and even has a brake activated by back-pedaling. My hat is off to you, mighty Dahon Boardwalk engineers.