That guy on a 20″ Folding Bike is kicking our A$$!!!

So andy and I were out at south mountain doing a little desert classic rip and we ran into this guy on a little folding bike. I rolled by him and said “cute bike”. We continued down the trail to get to that big up hill section by trail post fiftey, I look back and this guy is passing andy and catching up to me on this “mini” bike. We meet him at the top and start b.s.ing a little. We learn that he’s riding this Dahon Folding full suspension mountain bike. It has 3″ of travel on the front and 2″ in the rear. The plushness supplied by air shock. He was running a FSA/SRAM 1×9x3 drivetrain. 1 big ring, 9 out the back and a 3 speed hub. Now thats what I call sick. It was built super sturdy and weighed about 28lbs. He was running 20″ wheels with avid mechanical discs and maxxis tires. Here’s a video of him ripping down the valley up towards the helipad.

He cleaned most of both up hills, on flats with 5.10’s!!! Him and his wife Deb live in an RV full time and have been for some time. Both of them just travel around with their Dahon mountain bikes riding where they want when they want. They were just in moab and are heading to Tucson for some fun. Check out their website at www.debcar.com. All in all it was a great 10 mile evening with an incredible sunset and moonrise. Good to meet you Carey! Hope to roll with you again someday.