I changed my saddle to a Selle Royal Gel and it still didn't help much. Finally added an "el cheapo"  gel padded cover which I transferred fr an old MTB and I cud ride for an hr without much problemo 

You can tighten the seat post clamp yourself. It should do the trick. As for the sound on the hinge, maybe you can try putting some thick grease around the conjoining part. Mine was greased when i got my bike and there were no sound at all but today morning ride it started creaking again. Was my 3rd ride. Maybe i need to get some grease.

I have a question myself. I saw those bike chain cleaner device selling online. You clamp it onto your bike chain it cleans the chain for you when you rotate the pedal. Is this how you guys clean the chain? Is this device any good?

Speed is relative to your performance. If you have the stamina and endurance, it should be OK. Then again the Boardwalk can also be as fast as the Dash if you change the wheelset to 451 as well. But as mentioned , it's relative to your performance as 451 needs more power to pedal than a 406. But that is negated by the smaller width tires that the 451 is shodded with. Advantage of the Dash is the regular geometry of the frame which is stiffer. Bad side is the folding is not so nice. We are talking about folding bikes right and if folding is not a criteria, might as well go for the mini velo.

I have both the Dash (upgraded to 20 speed) and the Dahon Speed P8 (upgraded to 27 speed) and I seem to be using the Dahon Speed more often. It's easier to ride, less effort to ride, more relaxed position and I ride further with it. The Dash is although faster but fast means it tires out faster as well, so long distance is not really good. I tried once riding from Sepang to Tg.Sepat and back, my wrist muscle is really sore after that and that make me use it even less. I even tried selling it off but no takers. 

I think you can use both bikes and not sell off the Boardwalk. Much better as you can choose which bike to ride depending on the ride venue.

Hey guys, am thinking to jump into the folding bike scene. Was thinking of touring with my regular sized bike, but decided that foldies will be easier to transport, etc.

My budget is around 2.3K or below, and I came across this bike:
Tern Link D16 , priced at 2.3K exactly. Can't find many reviews online. Was drawn in by the Tiagra RD, but I heard that having regular road RD for foldies is not a good idea? As in I might hit it out of alignment? Is that really a big issue though (never traveled with a packed foldie before so I wont know)?

Which brings me to the next question: how many gears is enough to achieve regular touring speed, and to go on an uphill without getting off the bike? Will either the Dahon Speed P8, Vitesse, or the Tern Link D8 be enough? What would be your recommendation for my budget range? (preferably below, so that I can spend on other accessories).

Thanks in advance!!

Lucky you!    I have seen a few Bs hit by puncture, that's why I know about  the spanner. I also did a 4 hour off road with another B rider from Gua Charas to Sg. Lembing through the gravel roads in an oil palm plantation. So, I know the Bs capabilities.  I hope you don't take offence on the comments as it was said with no malicious intention. Although we never met, I know about you F***x ,  Send my regards to SY Happy Riding!

The spanner or wrench can also be used as a self defense weapon in the event being mugged 

anyone is planning to sell out his/her brompton?

For those who has changed Speed P8 to thumb shifter, may I know which shifter do you guys use? I was initially thinking of a Shimano Acera M310 8 speed thumb shifter for the rapid fire function, but just would like to know what others are using

SRAM X-5 ? Microshift?

N tis...

hello sifus,
i've always returned to lowyat to ask for recommendations due to the friendly nature of the forumers.

ive been recently transferred to Kuching and managed to find a place only 10-15minutes away from my workplace. the parking is terrible at my workplace hence im thinking of getting a folding bike to go to work everyday.

Started surveying the Dahons then I stumbled upon Bromptons.
(Love it but the price is a killer!)

But, I have to be realistic in terms of budget.
So with some of these criteria, I would like to ask for your recommendations. I'm a 5ft3in female.

1. Weight : around 11kg
2. Budget : rm500-1500
3. Usage : To commute to work, mostly on flatland. Maybe some cycling over the weekend
4. Style : I love retro looking bikes haha
5. Maintenance : Low, Im not keen on modding it so I prefer an all-in model.

Any models and shops to recommend?

thx sifu desastar and etigge for the input, yeah 9 speed definitely has more options just that i thought of keeping the upgrade cost low. Moving to 9 speed will need new cassette and new chain as well, the extra cog will be useful, though i have no issues with the 8 so far. The main motivation for me to move to thumb shifter is because when i ride uphill and sometimes having to ride standing up, i tend to have my wrists locked for maximum strength and efficiency (dunno how to describe but i think can sorta picture), and twist shifters require u to use ur wrist to twist so it's a bit annoying.

One good thing about twist shifter is probably that u can downshift to many gears coming to a stop at junctions, but that's possible with Shimano's rapidfire as well. Not sure about SRAMs and Microshifts though.

LOL 

unfortunately .... no.....

only in japan....

even sg can get some dahon jdm bikes..

well here in bolehland... 

Rodalink sold 2 units before for RM6,250.00 each. That's only one batch, never seen them again nor I saw anybody riding it. It is still available in Nava Bikes in Bangkok and there are also many unts in use in Singapore. I have the Dash P18 (2012 Taiwan made model) and it uses Tiagra RD with Microshift shifters and FD. So, I started to change the components to X20 specs but went a little overboard. I changed the whole groupset to Shimano 105 for RM1750 then. After 2 rides on the dropbars, I decided to go back to straight bar    Too taxing on riding position. Initially I went for the Tiagra 10 speed straight bar shifters but the shifting was not very smooth. Later I upgraded to Shimano 7 series straight bar shifters and this gives much better shifting with the ball bearing inside made shifting easy. Also with the quarter shift on the shifters, chain rub was eliminated at the extreme end. But I paid RM430 for that shifter, still heart burn about it but I sold off my 105 STI brifters for RM500. 

Later on, the Dash original rims doesn't look matching compared to the X20's Kinetix Pro. As I am 98 kgs, the lack of spokes on the Kinetix Pro doesn't appeal to me. So, I ordered a pair of Weinmann SEC16 rims with the same number of spokes holes as the original Kinetix hubs. I then laced it and shodded it with a pair of Schwalbe Durano on it. I have been riding it off and on and it is fast and shifting is off course very smooth but I can't ride long as the size is an L size. You can hit 30 km/h cruising speed with it easily. That's my Dahon Dash X20 

In Taobao, the frame is sold under Dahon Cheetah and the price is about RM1400 (after conversion) but the shipping is really a let down. RM400 to RM500 to ship over 

brushed metal finish FnHon....... 

for RMB 985  with fork ....