anyone posted about this before?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/330901...ject_faq_146528

Go get it, then do a review for us. Hahaha

Titanium usually last a lifetime, in fact it can outlast us.  That's one of the reasons why titanium is choosen as the material. The manufacturing and material cost is the main reason why it is expensive. Considering it is a folding bike, I would consider it cheap already, seriously. A Van Nicholas or Litespeed mountain bike frame ALONE cost 7K already.

You can't compare a 16 inch (Yes, Bromptons are classified as 16inch, 349 to be exact) with a 24 inch. My guess is, this 24 inch is even lighter than the Brompton.   Bromptons has become a status symbol already so functionality is in the bin! Yes, it is functional as a commuter bike but no rider uses it as one yet in Malaysia.   Looking at the "wow!" factor that you mentioned, I can guess where your inclinations are. heheheee. 

Only have five days and the 10 speed no longer available. Only have 11 speed or 2 10 speed bike 😍😍😍😍

No you can't.. I actually tried to key in to see how much would be the freight cost and end up only allowed to pledge 11 speed or two 10 speed bike. Two 10 speed is cheaper, though

I tried again just now and I'm able to get in. Funny that the other day I'm unable to get in. Anyway, do we pay first and wait for the bike or we just book until they ready to ship the bike, then only we start paying.

I also spend quite a bit of time on the comment section and it seems the fee charge are not charge. They just want to know if your card is working. No charges whatsoever will be bill in your card.
However, I'm not sure when they will start charging the whole price. Is it on 1st October when the project take off or when they start delivering the bike.
It's tempting to get this bike. I've actually pledge to buy a 10 speedster yesterday after reading the whole project. 😄😄😄

What about the tax? One the terms and conditions, it's not inclusive of tax in Malaysia. Normally how much will they tax? Kind of worried about that.

Any bike with smaller than 26 inch wheels cannot be considered as sports equipment ( non taxable ) , so it is taxable. But many has avoided, how I don't know. Some send it to Singapore and ride in but the tax is not much, 10 to 15 percent, I think.

Yes.. Just found out the tax is @25%. And on top of that with gst of 6%...... Hmm... It's not cheap anymore 😥😥😥

They did mention in their site, they will consider selling the frame only after the Kickstarter project ends and the Helix goes into production. I was studying the geometry and the trail length seems very narrow. The fork is straight and head tube angle makes the trail length ( in their sizing and geometry page, labelled 'K' ) very narrow. I think the bike will be more twitchy compared to other bikes. The longer the trail length, the more stable the bike is, that's why many forks are curved out. Either that or the head tube angle is more. Anyway, they already have prototype ready and the road doing testing. Maybe, it's OK but still one needs to ride one to actually experience it. There's a compromise between compactness after folding to geometry in this case.

Normally kickstarter will charge when 1st October (end date of the kickstarter I guess?). It's a platform for supporting development/manufacturing, so you pay super up front. Some projects just fail to deliver, may or may not get refund also.

I do buy kickstarters, but its not as 'reliable' as actually purchasing from a company, normally.

exploring some historical and hidden path at alor setar

The possibility of selling it off one day............ most definitely goes to a Dahon. Giant folding bikes doesn't command a following as popular as Dahons. Most definitely will be easier to sell off later. Giants are not really folding bikes specialist anyway. They are more into roadbikes and mountain bikes unlike Dahons which specializes in folding bikes only. Why not look into MIT as well for KL commuting. It folds smaller and easier to carry into LRTs. In fact it is even lighter than a B. Just a thought.

he wana bring bike frm oz to kl la, not kl to oz....

the cheaper the bike the better it sells... lol

Haiz... The bill come out as RM 320. It's RM 80 each set of clip. It seems I must have heard wrongly. Haiz

Hi all, need some advises.
I've been on this XDS foldie for my short distance touring purposes. (KL-Penang, Kota Bahru-Dungun)
Not bad for a reasonable price foldie to have done such a great work for me to ride that far. (and the bike was borrowed from my friend)
But, now i am in the midst of planning my touring adventures, first is to tour around Iceland in 2016, Summer time.
I am sourcing for a suitable and reliable touring foldie and i aiming on Tern p24h or Tern Eclipse S18 (but i can't find it here in M'sia for selling this model).
This bike has got to be able for me to ride in diff countries and considering myself at 155cm tall, the mobility of the bike is also another big consideration.

Any suggestion from sifu-sifu here? Much appreciated ya!
Here's the XDS i used for my touring trip...

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