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 Folding Bicycles v2, Dahon, Tern, Java, Oribike, Bromptons

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Khairi Zainal
post Dec 10 2013, 12:29 PM

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Hi everyone. Just bought my second foldie and looking forward to make some friends here.
Khairi Zainal
post Dec 11 2013, 07:53 PM

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What is the best way to put out foldie in the trunk? Rd upside or downside?
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post Dec 11 2013, 09:03 PM

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QUOTE(etigge @ Dec 11 2013, 08:20 PM)
Better the RD on top !
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I'm just afraid the handlepost will get bengkok. Is it ok?
Khairi Zainal
post Dec 12 2013, 12:16 AM

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QUOTE(ecneret @ Dec 11 2013, 10:50 PM)
any idea where can I get the Biologic rack ?

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a bike shop told me it's not sell separately...  hmm.gif
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I have it. Never use because it come with my bike.

But it's in white
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post Dec 12 2013, 01:24 PM

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Went for light trail riding at frim yesterday on my week old link p9. It rides like dream. No more chain drop issues after sent it for tuning properly. Those guys at vans are really awesome.


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Khairi Zainal
post Dec 12 2013, 02:58 PM

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QUOTE(etigge @ Dec 12 2013, 02:39 PM)
Why is there a honeycomb beside your bike? Hehehe. You went off roading.
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Just found it on the trail. Yeah i love to explore with my bike.
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post Dec 14 2013, 01:48 PM

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QUOTE(melvintkw @ Dec 14 2013, 01:02 PM)
Dear sifus,I just bought a china brand 20" folding bike(Speedgear) with 7speed rear and single speed on the crank.Cycled a few rounds yesterday around the park and I find it hard to cycle uphill or slope. Any recommendation upgrades/mod to fix this problem?
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i'm not a sifu,
but we need to upgrade our leg first.
then upgrade the gears, slowly.


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post Dec 27 2013, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(angelgemini @ Dec 26 2013, 05:16 PM)
Still can't make up my mind to get which 1.
All of them have similar price range. What the different between them?
Pro & Con?
Dahon
Visc P18 - RM2399
Dash P18 - RM2499
Mu P27 - RM2599
NEW Vigor P9 - RM2399

Tern
Link P9 - RM2800
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I bought my tern link p9 for rm2300 after 500 discount at vans wangsa maju. Try to contact them if they still have stock.

The creaking handlepost is curable by applying a dab of grease at the joint. The chain drop happened to my p9, but after i bashed the chainguard with rubber hammer, seems like its no longer there. Whereas for the sliding seatpost, havent experienced it.

Whatever bike you choose, make sure you enjoy it. Hehe. P9's component are quite good too. Very satisfied.

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post Dec 27 2013, 06:21 PM

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QUOTE(etigge @ Dec 26 2013, 05:59 PM)

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How much approximately will it be if i want to upgrade my link p9 to 10 speed x7 or x9 ? And with 55t crank
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post Dec 27 2013, 09:56 PM

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QUOTE(etigge @ Dec 27 2013, 06:29 PM)
Congrats on your purchase. If you want to stick to single chainring, I suggest you look for a more sturdier bash guard. Something from Lite Pro should be good. You can try looking for 55T or 56T chain ring and just change it. The X7  modding to 10 speed will probably cost RM800 and the X9 RM1000 (approx. figures) but off course it will be much cheaper if you mixed the usage. Mainly there's 4 components that needs to be change. The 10 sp cassette, the chain, the RD and the shifters.
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That kind of price is something that should be expected from good components. It will be nice to see the link p9 upgraded to x10 specs or even better, than have the frame resprayed.

But since the improvement of the 10 speeds is almost insignificant to the already 9 speeds, maybe i'll just wait till the neos rd worn out eventhough the neos is not as smooth. And need tu kumpul duit lah. Haha

Thanks for the reply
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post Dec 27 2013, 11:09 PM

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QUOTE(etigge @ Dec 27 2013, 10:58 PM)
I think for a foldie, although it is good if we can put in top notch drive train components but it's not that critical as mountain bikes or road bikes. When you are in a race, gear shifts have to be precise and crisp but as for recreational foldies, as long as it doesn't break or rattle or jam, it should be fine. If you see expensive Birdy, they shod the 6K bike with only Shimano Alivio. rclxub.gif  But it functions perfectly. The problem with P9s Neos RD is the cage is really short and when you hit down to the highest 2 gears, ie. the 2 smallest, the RD springs are so sprung up that when you change gear, it releases the spring and the release of the spring flings the cage and in tandem the chain so strong that it flips out! The Dahon Dash and Visc has longer caged Neos. I wonder why they don't just use that? They only give that when there's multiple chainrings.

I have modded my Dahon Vigor to SRAM X5s and it cost me about RM600 and the rear shifting is good and acceptable although not as smooth as my other 2 Dahons which uses the classic old Shimano LX. Maybe it's OK if you don't ride much hilly areas but myself, I do a lot of Genting Perez and Sempah. Also I used to ride Fraser's Hill so gears are important to me. As long as it changes, it's fine. Even the Shimano Acera is better than the Neos.
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Maybe they wanted it to be as compact ad possible. I quite like the compactness but for the expense of smoothness. So thats why the chain jumped out from the chainring? In the lowest gear, it feels like the chain is rubbing on something, i think maybe the guide wheel from the neos rd contacted with the cassette (i dont know the real terms. Haha)

And yeah, changing gears while climbing hill is not that good.( i meant with the neos rd)

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post Jan 3 2014, 01:46 AM

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QUOTE(omisa @ Jan 2 2014, 08:32 PM)
is the tern link P9 already discontinued? i google to check for specs, but to no avail. even on the official website. can someone confirm this?
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For 2014, they are going to replace it with verge p9.
If i'm not mistaken
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post Feb 8 2014, 11:18 AM

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Just a ride in the morning bros.

Btw im not sure why the picture have turned upside down. It's ok when i preview it. Sorry guys. H

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