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  1. Anybody here have a Fold Rush? I was thinking of a GRR, but the dealer
    has a FR in my size on the floor. And it would make it easier to fit in
    the bed of my truck. Could close the tailgate, which I like to do on
    longer distances. How does it compare to a GRR or TE? Can it be folded
    with a fender and/or rack on?

    thanks,

    rr

  2. Randy,
    BROL has a review in the archives. Any one who has ridden one has raved
    about the "feel" of the ride.

    No one has said it seemed slow, although it must be a bit heavier and
    therefore slower up hills.

    I would say that the fold capability eliminates the biggest bad about LWB,
    by making it easy to transport.

    Miles of Smiles,
    Tom

  3. Randy,

    My wife Terry and I each have a Fold Rush. I also have a GRR. I can tell
    no difference in speed between the FRR and the GRR. It seems (or maybe I
    want to believe) that the FRR is as fast or slightly faster than the FRR.
    There might be a slight difference in climbing ability favoring the GRR but
    I can't feel it. The FRR is a much smoother bike to ride with the elastomer
    in the back. It won't smooth out potholes but seems to eliminate those
    annoying cracks in the highway.

    You can fold the FRR with the rack attached, but then the rack is at the
    bottom of the wheel so you would have to make a small platform for the FRR's
    rear wheel to sit on if you were to carry the bike in the back of a pickup.
    Easy to do.

    I'm going to be selling my medium GRR and keep my FRR when my Split Easy
    Burro arrives in about 2 weeks. Terry's medium/small Fold Rush is for sale
    now that her Split Easy Burro has arrived.

    Enjoy,

    Perry B

    "Randy Rhine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Anybody here have a Fold Rush? I was thinking of a GRR, but the dealer
    has a FR in my size on the floor. And it would make it easier to fit in
    the bed of my truck. Could close the tailgate, which I like to do on
    longer distances. How does it compare to a GRR or TE? Can it be folded
    with a fender and/or rack on?

    thanks,

    rr

  4. Well, my split easy burro search produced no results.... can you tell me who
    makes it so I can take a look...

    --
    ..
    Arne, USA (member of the human tribe)
    ..
    "Perry Butler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    I'm going to be selling my medium GRR and keep my FRR when my Split Easy
    Burro arrives in about 2 weeks. Terry's medium/small Fold Rush is for


    sale

    Quoted message said:

    now that her Split Easy Burro has arrived.

  5. I might be worth posting this question on the easyracers.com forums.
    There might be more fold rush owners willing to answer these
    questions.

  6. Thanks to those that answered. I found the BROL review. And...I could
    alway ask the dealer when I go for a test ride in the next day or two.

    rr

    Alan Mushnick said:

    I might be worth posting this question on the easyracers.com forums.
    There might be more fold rush owners willing to answer these
    questions.

  7. Randy Rhine <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Anybody here have a Fold Rush? I was thinking of a GRR, but the dealer
    has a FR in my size on the floor. And it would make it easier to fit in
    the bed of my truck. Could close the tailgate, which I like to do on
    longer distances. How does it compare to a GRR or TE? Can it be folded
    with a fender and/or rack on?

    I don't have a Fold Rush, but a couple of my friends do. It will fold
    with a rack and fender in place. One disadvantage of the Fold is that
    it's not compatible with a kickstand- an annoyance or an
    inconvienence, depending.

    One local FR owner carries it on a hitch rack on the back of his
    Toyota Corolla along with his wife's Bikee. They're a couple weeks
    away from getting her a Fold Rush, too.

    Jeff

  8. I to am curious about what a "split easy burro" is.

    rr

    Arne said:

    Well, my split easy burro search produced no results.... can you tell me who
    makes it so I can take a look...

  9. c'mon folks, can some one tell us what a "split easy burro" is? I'm not
    sleeping at night.....
    ..
    Arne, USA (member of the human tribe)
    ..
    "Randy Rhine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I to am curious about what a "split easy burro" is.

    rr

    Arne said:

    Well, my split easy burro search produced no results.... can you tell me


    who

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    makes it so I can take a look...


  10. [email hidden] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Randy Rhine <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Anybody here have a Fold Rush? I was thinking of a GRR, but the dealer
    has a FR in my size on the floor. And it would make it easier to fit in
    the bed of my truck. Could close the tailgate, which I like to do on
    longer distances. How does it compare to a GRR or TE? Can it be folded
    with a fender and/or rack on?

    I don't have a Fold Rush, but a couple of my friends do. It will fold
    with a rack and fender in place. One disadvantage of the Fold is that
    it's not compatible with a kickstand- an annoyance or an
    inconvienence, depending.

    One local FR owner carries it on a hitch rack on the back of his
    Toyota Corolla along with his wife's Bikee. They're a couple weeks
    away from getting her a Fold Rush, too.

    Jeff

    Jeff,

    I have a kickstand on my Fold Rush. You can't use the one with two
    legs, that mounts to the bottom tubes, as the tire passes up between
    these two tubes when it folds, but a stay/side mounted Greenfield
    stand works adequately.
    Joe

  11. "Jeff Wills" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Randy Rhine <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    One disadvantage of the Fold is that
    it's not compatible with a kickstand- an annoyance or an
    inconvienence, depending.

    Quoted message said:

    Jeff

    Jeff

    The kickstand that Easy Racers put on our Fold Rush's works great.

    Perry B

  12. Perry discussed his Split Easy in a previous thread. IIRC, it is a Tour
    Easy with S&S couplers, and since it is a one-off, Gardner left the
    priveledge of naming to Perry.

    --
    David Luecke
    Ridin' a RANS Vivo (wahoo!)
    Titusville, Florida USA
    http://community.webshots.com/user/david_luecke

  13. Sounds like it might be a nice option to make available as a special
    order, semi-production bike. Anyway...I started this thread and want to
    thank those that answered. I ordered a Fold Rush the other day and am
    anxiously awaiting it arrival. The one at the LBS just barely fit, so I
    was able to get a decent test ride, but they convinced me that one size
    larger would be better. So...I wait. In the meantime, I'll make due with
    my EZ Sport...which is a pretty nice bike as well. Just not in the same
    class.

    rr
    http://www.randyrhine.com

    David Luecke said:

    Perry discussed his Split Easy in a previous thread. IIRC, it is a Tour
    Easy with S&S couplers, and since it is a one-off, Gardner left the
    priveledge of naming to Perry.

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