Dahon folding bicycles (or at least the old ones, I bought mine used).
They are mediocre but perfectly good bicycles, I mean yes the wheels are too small, they are fairly heavy for their size and you aren't going to feel locked in at high speed like you would with a nice normal road or mountain bike.
On the other hand, they still function as a pretty good bicycle which can be folded up and put in literally any car or taken on mass transit as a carry on without anyone batting an eye.
The advantage of being able to use a dahon/folding bicycle as transportation somewhere with the comfort of knowing that you can get home either by bicycling, taking a bus or having someone give you a ride (without them needing a bike rack or awkwardly asking if you can shove your bicycle in their car) makes the dahon bicycle just categorically superior to normal bicycles as an actual transportation device.
They also make a great extra bicycle for visiting friends that can be stored.
@Alonealastalovedalongthe Have you done any maintenance on this bike before? What part requires the most attention? I'll try to search for compatible parts to add to the catalog.
I haven't done much maintenance on mine because it hasn't needed it really, but really the only parts on a dahon that differentiate it from a normal bicycle is the hinge (well hinges technically, the handlebar has a hinge to fold down too) and the smaller wheels.
I suppose extra brake lines and those little brake cap things where the braking mechanism grips the brake line would be useful as it is easy to get the brake lines tangled while folding if you are new to owning one.
@enobacon Are there are lot of compatibility issues with accessories like these? Happy to add them. But I suspect many of these are designed to fit multiple specs. Examples would be great.
@kleb racks mounting lugs and max fender width and/or tire width would be good fork and frame-specific intel if you can get it. A larger tire may fit without fenders (cyclocross) or by cutting the fender around the fork. The rest are more like things you forget to buy/pack before the ride, or e.g. legally required to have a bell. Looking at your brakes section, a list of compatible replacement pads would be cool.
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