Hi, may I ask how much and where I can get the lowest price for Dahon Vybe C7A in Klang Valley? I tried bicyclebuy&sell showing the price of RM999 http://bicyclebuysell.com/item/267642/dahon-vybe-c7a
SMS that guy, but got no reply. Thanks for answering.

Noted bro. Thanks

Thanks bro...quite scary story there...lucky im riding a cheap bike.

Eager to try a 50km ride. But dont dare to try it alone. No one here from kota damansara? Saw a handful of foldies here but not a mini velo.

Dear Sifus, I have a Dahon P8 and would like to upgrade to either 16 speed or 20 speed.
If upgrade to 16 speed need to change only shifter, RD, FD and adaptor, crankset 53/39.
Is cheaper but not easy to get 8 speed parts. (any suggestion where to get)

If upgrade to 20 speed  need to change shifter, RD, FD and adaptor, crankset 53/39, cassette 11-36 and chain.
Is easy to get 10 speed parts.

Another concern is, if upgrade to 20 speed whether will it be any problem with the setup, rear with MTB setup and front with road bike  setup, can it support 36 cog. 

Any suggestion?

You can try Kimbell Jaya. So far I noted they are still the cheapest. You can check other shops first and then finally visit them and compare. You can find their FB page and get the location.

If you are using the Speed P8, you don't have to get another crank set, just buy another 39 teeth chainring and bolt onto the existing one. That will save you a few hundred bucks. The complete parts list is the RD, FD, FD adapter, and the set of shifters. If you buy 8 speed shifters, it is hard to get quality ones as nowadays 8 speed is only used on cheaper bikes. Go for a 9 speed if you want to save some money and Alivio or Accera are decent components.

If you are using 406 wheelsets (20 inch) , I think the biggest cassette is 32 teeth and maybe 34 teeth if you shorten the chain a bit. This will pull the cage to the front rather than position itself vertically when on 34 teeth setting. It will also be very near the rims and if you are using Big Apples, the cage will be rubbing the tires on this setting. So, recommended to use 1.6 maximum tire width. If you can afford go for 10 speed off course. The Tiagra components should be OK and get the original Tiagra 12/30 cassette should be sufficient even for Fraser's Hill ride.

Happy Modding.

just bought GTA folding bike 8x2 shimano groupset...
hope the bike will be okay....

etigge sifu,
Many thanks for your advice. I'll go for 16 speed upgrade.
Manage to get Microshift FD and adapter, Shimano XT shifters (8 speed).
Still looking for 8 speed RD, any idea where to buy?

If you decide to use 8 speed, any RD capable of 8.9 or 10 speed can be used. The shifter determines the distance for the RD cage travel, not the RD itself. So, 8,9 and 10 speed is within the 8 speed's travel. There are the upper and lower limiting adjustments to adjust the cassette's distance window. Also, 8 speed means the maximum size cassette is 11/32 but there are smaller ones and for 32 , you will need long cage. If you choose 28 or 30 as in road bike cassettes, a medium or short cage (road bike RDs) is sufficient.

Thanks for the reply.

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Nice one bro at my place it is a bit hard to find GTA brand, value for money

Hi etigge sifu,
Thanks again for your advice
Will let you know the outcome once upgrade.

Hi,

Intended to buy Hummer 26" folding bike. Any good shop to recommend?
Just curious, is the bike can use for offroad? Anyone tried it before?

what i concern is just the size of wheel, cuz im prefering 26" rim as what they show in picture. But the product description is just 20".. fishy! have u bought it yet?

I don't think this is intended for off road riding although it does describe itself as mountain bike. The main drawback of this bike is the pivot where the folds turns. It's very weak in construction and the main complaints is the pivot and the pivot clamp (the thing you use to tighten the bike when unfolded). This is even when they do not do off road so imagine if you were to use it often offroad. Secondly it is the weight of this bike. It is really heavy. You going to get hernia riding uphill on offroad.

The components are not in any way high grade, but usable. It's doable for light trails but definitely not as pleasant an experience as a non-folding MTB.

And yes, like etigge said, the quick release in the middle is one of the weakest point. I broke mine after 2 months of riding it but I managed to get an original QR from Montague and it's been good eversince.

Frame itself is ok, feels alright, but just heavy due to low grade alloy.

No kayuh session this weekend?

hi guys, any recommended online shop for XDS bike ?