Hopefully my wife and kids are still sleeping, so that I can sneak out early on Sunday morning to go FRIM !!

Otherwise, I will have to chauffeur them around for breakfast and shopping ..

If I can get out, perhaps can see you there! Are you using your Tern Eclipse or Dahon ?

If you do go, the entrance fee to FRIM for small wheels foldable bike is RM1, just say "basikal kechil".

For bigger bikes its RM3

Yes, its about 3km from Kepong sentral.

This post has been edited by budgee: Aug 23 2013, 02:28 PM

Just today, someone posted where he got the big apples...


https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=62680651

from My Bicycle Shop in B. Utama

Something interesting to watch, a consulting manager at Oracle cycles to work .. to remedy his medical condition.
[ I can vouch for the weight loss by cycling to work .. ]

NOTE: video file in link below.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_...408239502733114

Great team riding !!

More rides will be coming up.
What about next Sunday morning? Where ah, next ??

Still trying to see if can join or not, cause Saturdays are like almost a working day for me. Being chauffeur to wife and/or kids - send them around.

From what theotheryun told me, if you wish to take your folding bike on the KTM, you must put it inside a bag, otherwise you will be charged RM10.

I use the Kelana Jaya LRT line but this one has no such regulation, so I don't put my bike inside a bag (maybe its becoz there are not many people taking bikes on board as yet) But for KTM, since it goes all over the country, maybe quite a lot of people would want to bring their bikes along.


Do make sure that your future folding bike can be easily folded AND put inside a bag. And that you can carry it easily.


I have seen how theotheryun does it, he sorts of put the bike halfway inside a bag but such that the wheels are still exposed so that he can just push /wheel the bike around. This way he will avoid the RM10 charge.

This post has been edited by budgee: Aug 26 2013, 11:34 AM

what do these agents do? So if I interested in some item, I just ask these agents to quote me and buy for me and arrange to deliver to me too? All I do is pay them, right?

Yes, once you folded the bike, the chain or cable lock will go through both wheels and the frame. So all secured.
One more cable lock to go through the rails underneath saddle and the frame, which should also go through your helmet. So now all locked up. Only thing left is your handlebars which can come off via QR, then got risk of this gone, but with brakes and gear cables connected, the thief must have the time to disconnect or cut the cables quickly. Can't see any use unless your handlebars are carbon fibre, or your handlebar grips are high end ones.

If you have the money, then get another high end D-lock to lock the frame to a metal fence or structure. foldies are quite light and can be carried off.

Wah, so many locks, i think will make your bike very heavy but secure lah. Spending money on expensive locks is not silly but practical. If you lose your bike, then you have to buy another one which costs a lot more money than the locks you spend on. If I calculate the locks to be just 20% of the value of the bike, then is RM200 for a RM1,000 bike
Just like buying insurance loh.

Thief see so well locked up also don't want and will want to go for other easier targets.

I understand where you are coming from, but foldies are not allowed in certain buildings / secure Office buldings / 5 star hotels / swimming pool facilities / and a quick visit to a public toilet, oh, with a bike in toilet would create quite a scene... etc.. as the original poster wanted to know..

Your current Front 2 cranksets got how many teeth?

Oh, but you are looking at FSA with 53/39 which is almost identical to your current 52/39t.

If you upgrade, there will only be just a slight difference in gear ratios unless you are looking at reducing the weight of the current crank, apart from the "garang" looks of the FSA..

Good idea, why not? but some owners got many, many bikes!

This post has been edited by budgee: Aug 27 2013, 08:55 PM

anyone with Bromptons? can try this at home..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G62gRmdIBY0

Will try to make it to Putrajaya this Sat morning.

All the foldies are really making use of the bikes to the max! Ride here, ride there. Every weekend oso got event.

Can bring on Train, bus, LRT, car boot, car seat, even can put my folded bike in my small MYVI's small tiny boot.

Its no wonder that foldables are getting popular.

This post has been edited by budgee: Sep 1 2013, 10:52 PM

I'm using this. Found out that mine is the smooth surface Dardo, very gel like when you press it down with your finger. So its very gentle on the butt. So far so good. I weigh about 68 kg, so it may be a different experience for heavier riders.

I think I saw another type of Dardo with a mesh like surface, so I dunno whether the surface is like mine or not, where it will gently mould its shape around your butt or your finger when you press it down.

Use my bike and park at the LRT.






Metal is quite rusty as its a bike bought in year 2000.




handlebars also rusty..




have been biking to LRT for more than a month now, so saved quite a bit on parking and petrol...


I use a motorcycle lock but still I hope no one steals it.


When I do cycle to work, I use a lighter bike and park it under a table. But only on days I feel fit as its about 13 to 15 km each way, and if the weather is good.




This post has been edited by budgee: Sep 3 2013, 10:27 AM

If he was using Big Apple tyres, then no need to crash, I think. Can just bounce over it or tyres just push it aside...

Ya man, got rain throughout the evening rush to go home. My bike is at LRT and I needed to cycle home in the rain. And its going to rain every day!!!

Luckily I had prepared enough for this and bought myself a Hi-Tec rain jacket, with 40% discount at Sogo sale.... kept dry throughout the ride. Second best thing I bought, heh heh..

Still can go nightly bike riding in the rain now.. my wife is starting to look at me with a strange look..