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Folding Bicycles v4 - Not only Folding Bikes, Folding bicycle discussion
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RhythmYun
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Mar 7 2015, 12:24 PM
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Hey guys, I'm new to folding bike and I have some questions to ask all the sifu here. I'm looking for a rather affordable folding bike and here are some of the characteristics I'm looking for:
Wheel size: 26 or 24 inch (tried smallish one before and do not prefer it)
Look: Since I chose 24 or 26, obviously look kinda important. 20 inch just looks weird on me, I'm 180cm tall at around 66kg. The more it looks like conventional bike the better?
Use case: Just riding in taman area or maybe on asphalt to nearby shops. Occasionally might want to travel a few KM on it, maybe 10KM+ for longer casual ride.
Fold-ability: I don't see myself as a commuter, so it is probably not the most important one. But I'm looking at something which can fit into my kinda limited Iriz's boot trunk (only 210+ liter unfolded, but it does come with 6:4 folding feature). I can see myself packing it back to my hometown.
Budget: Few hundreds? Counterfeit or not is not an issue, as long as the quality is decent for my use cases.
I saw some people selling some "HUMMER" and "Land Rover" branded one on Lelong. Upon researching, I know they are kinda counterfeit. There are also even some even cheaper one like 'GAMMAX', I assume from China? The question is, are those of decent quality for my use cases?
I don't mind lengthy and detailed reply. In fact I want to pick up as much as I can before I purchase. So thanks first all sifu~
Edited for better formatting.
This post has been edited by RhythmYun: Mar 7 2015, 12:57 PM
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RhythmYun
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Mar 10 2015, 11:03 PM
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QUOTE(H2D @ Mar 10 2015, 03:23 PM) bro, u prefer 26 inch, better go for hummer lor.. the price oso very nice ngam ur budget... or u can check out the Java 26', go to bike shop n look for these 2, see which one u like... i think java more expensive.... there is a dahon matrix in bike shop in serdang.. used wan, dono sold or not... tht wan is a 'rare' bike in msia..  [attachmentid=4366798] Thanks for the reply. I see mudah, lelong everyplace selling at different price. What's the market average price now for this Mainland Hummer?
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RhythmYun
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Mar 11 2015, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE(H2D @ Mar 11 2015, 12:13 AM) price can vary cos, some get bike with very lousy components, some get from factory chin chai buat etc.. most important is get from a reputable shop, like kimbell jaya etc , u can see at bbs there or facebook. this type the lock very tough to open....  If I'm not wrong, this type not as good as the one click release one right? Generally you want to find the another type am I right? Some shop in Kota kemuning offer me RM1.5K for the one click version (24 speed). I've checked the rear joint area and other parts, it is clearly the mainland version. How's the pricing if 1.5k, sounds a bit too expensive for me. This post has been edited by RhythmYun: Mar 11 2015, 10:00 PM
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RhythmYun
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Mar 11 2015, 10:17 PM
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QUOTE(H2D @ Mar 11 2015, 10:04 PM) shop selling at round 800rm oni la... for 21 speed.. u go kimbell jaya see, same or not with kota kemuning... http://bicyclebuysell.com/#!page=1&pri...mmer&tab=searchIc, I knew it was fishy. Ok, now I have a better idea. I will visit the Kimbell Jaya shop when I am free. Thanks~
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