what size is it bro?u bought in aussie?

if u wan minivelo... there are non foldable ones here....

die die wan altena jz bring back the whole box..

it is not big, check in as sports equipment,

these are altena boxes.. it measures 1220 x 195 x 810 mm only

prepare to kena tax 10%... ?    gst soon... so.... 

agak agak u end up paying over 4k RM for this bike.... worth it??

Bro how did u box d bike?
Kastam fler got say anything?

full size bike?

where did u put the wheels?

anyone using square taper type of bb?



new old stock,found it in Ipoh

Why still use tapered square? If I were given the chance to change the BB, I'll change to a different one that is more superior.

Reason on why touring bikes uses square taper is simple. Square taper is available anywhere , even in small kampong bikeshop or any bike shop for that matter. Touring means, you travel everywhere with your bike, like those 'mat sallehs' you see riding with big panniers on the road. If they were to use hollow tech or octal link etc, the parts are hard to source in small towns. Also those common cone bearings bottom bracket uses square tapered spindles , so although quality is not good, at least it will help you to replace temporarily. They also just started to use disc brakes on touring bikes which many tourers don't want to. They still want to stick to V-brakes as they are also easy to source. And if you use hydraulic disc brake systems, stick with Shimano, Tektro or another brand (can't recall which brand) which uses mineral oil while others still uses dot oil. This is because in emergency, you can fill the reservoir with cooking oil to operate the brake.

This gentleman quoted without wind on flat terrain 50km/h is possible with his Tern Verge X20.

For the bar I think I can upgrade it later on right? Still not sure what kind of bar to use yet.. I have looked up at tern's verge and eclipse series.. Can they both be use as touring too ?

I will check out the pacific IF reach and dash and see

What model of Dahon speed is this? Is it the P8 or D8?

after few time rides (that include climbing round island and flat road) with my 16"
i think my setup for 52/42 crank are bit difficult. climbing are easy with 42t but on flat road i feel a bit weird when cycle up to 35km/j (like cartoon woo) with the 52t crank. so i decided to get my old fsa 55t sharptooth from stock verge p9 and add on the 42 chainring



since the crank already chrome color,i decided to add on tiagra 10speed rd to it and make it shine!



well,my 16" still running with 8speed casette.no need for 10speed lah

Do you actually need a closer ratio gear set ( as what 11 speed is, because both 10 speed and 11 speed has the same range min to max cogs) on a folding bike.    Or maybe because the newer range of 105s are 11 speed. My suggestion is to just hunt for the older 10 speed 105s. Or get the Tiagras. In Shimano usual cases, when they upgrade or improve on Dura Ace, the older Dura Ace technology will become Ultegra and the Ultegra then will become 105s. This means the present 105s are actually the older Ultegras. Which also means the 2015 Tiagras are actually the older 105s.

The wheelset is not the point actually. The hubs are! For 11 speed, you need an 11 speed compatible hub. Easiest way I see is to get 11 speed compatible hub but sadly, folding bike spoke numbers are different from road bikes which are usually 32. So maybe you can hunt for 20/28 hole hubs which are 11 speed compatible. ( Try Taobao ) If you can find a pair, then you can just change the rear hubs or together with the front as well, your wish. But bear in mind, Tern/Dahon front hubs are only 73mm wide as opposed to the usual 100mm for others. The increase in 2.8mm width for the hubs can actually be absorbed by the frame with no problems.

All this means, you will change to drop bars or bull horn bars, right? I haven't seen an 11 speed straight bar shifters locally yet. The SHIMANO SL-RS700 is available for 11 speed and the price is going to be shocking too!  I think you can order 11 speed wheelsets from Taobao, you need to troll through their site and if you do order make sure you get the spacers too, in case you need to go back to 10 speed.

Or why don't you visit Kimbell Jaya and speak to Jimmy. He has quite a number of 451 and 406 wheelsets. Maybe, he can modify them with 11 speed compatible free hubs. I can't guarantee but it's worth a try.

My conclusion , I will stick to 10 speed as the improvement in performance between 11 speed and 10 speed is negligible in the case of folding bikes. 

I believe only the tyres are not usable anymore, and maybe needs a frame repaint, hehe.