Yes, most seat post have lengths to 400mm. Is the extra 10mm critical? If it is then Thomson has that size you wanted.

This is interesting. Why?

For me, when I was foldie biking, riding around KL/PJ becomes boring. Ride to Klang for eats, rides in Putrajaya which I have to go 2 laps to satisfy and Broga. For that my Dahon Eco C7s were enough already. Then we ventured to Parit Buntar to Taiping, Jerantut to Taman Negara, trans Titiwangsa from KKB to Raub and the 7 speed just don't cut it. SO, I started modifications after I tried Genting Peras with my 7 speeders. Me and wife needs 3 HOURS to peak. From there , the Eco C7 went 27 speed and finally all other rides that was mentioned. Why not just buy a bike with that specs?

Did you see the price of a Tern 18 speeder? That 6K plus. The cheapest then was the Dahon Visc which was selling at 2K at that time but I don't like the frame. The KHS 27 speed cost over 3K at that time. Cost is the factor. Not everyone can afford one lump sum to get the bike they wanted. So, we do it in stages. First we go for the rear mods then the front and then components. Off course lah, last time we don't need multiple gears..............in fact I rode around Penang island with a Raleigh Chopper. BUT that was last time lah! Now after so many years , no exercising , no cycling, suddenly we start to ride, the more gears the better lah!

The way you describe is true, riding at your own pace but when you are in a group of 30 riders......sometimes the others may not mind but sub consciously, you feel like an obstacle to them. If the wait is 10 to 30 minutes is fine but when others have to wait like an hour it's a bit of a let down, especially for the sweeper. When we did Jerantut to Taman Negara, there were 33 riders ! It was so hard to control that it fragmented into 5 groups. The first group, checked into their motel at 1.45pm and the rest .... re-assembled in a warong 8 kilometers from the destination in stages. The first group sat there at 3.00 pm and 3, 4, 2 riders starts converging in intervals of 30 minutes. Finally, 4 was un -accounted for

1 had a crashed and hitch hiked on a gas lorry and er companion accompanied her to the hospital. another 2 had to be rescued. A concerned rider borrowed a moped and rode out and back tracked. Another rider saw it and wanted to pillion ride on it for fun. When they came back, the he came back with another rider (cramped on both legs...hahaa) and the pillion rider rode his Brompton back with the other rider who accompanied him. Wouldn't it be nice if there were more gears? With more gears , you can control your cadence and not overwork but a single speed, you can't. Maybe you can if you stay near the coastal areas where it is flat like the Netherlands.

Ok. Thanks for the info. Currently using a 400mm, would prefer a slight increase.

If 10 mm is critical, I guess you have a wrong sized frame. I don't know what bike you ride, most probably a mountain bike or the Dahon Dash. Just 10mm, I think you can get away by just clamping slightly below the safe level.

http://bicyclebuysell.com/item/332029/120c...-sl218-seatpost

This one is even 420 mm,
http://bicyclebuysell.com/item/297350/amoe...proven-seatpost

I guess what I was trying to say is that you buy a foldy knowing its limitation, hence you should ride within the capabilities. I suppose it is also natural that we end trying to make something better!

Nobody has mentioned the Birdy. Why is that? No like??

I do like the look of it, but never ridden one. If one comes along at a good price......

Maybe.......

I have a friend who rides a Tyrell FX and his wife a Birdy. After a while, he sold off the Tyrell to get another Birdy. That's shows the Birdy is better right? Full suspension too! But I kind off put off with the front fork, looks weird. In Pacific Bikes stable, I still prefer the IF Reach, even the older model excites me. But these are not functional bikes , I call them boutique bikes. I serviced a Tyrell FX once and did a few rounds on it and I find the riding geometry not suitable for me. The Dahon Dash or the Performer mininvelo rides better than it. Probably my body's anatomy is wrong for the bike, hahahaa.

I really don't have a lot of time riding bikes but I enjoy working on them. I like to collect iconic models hence I'm thinking about the Birdy. At first I too hated the front but now I like it. I much prefer the older series. The new one, whilst nice has a softer edge to it.
The only reservation I have is to introduce another wheel size to my collection! 16, 20 then 18? Not that I would go through tyres and tubes quickly though...

Talking about Bromptons, this lady in UK has 18!!

Thank god I'm normal after all! Hahaha



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Risse and Muller did cameout with a limited 10th anniversary edition of the Birdy and that came with 20 inch wheels. If you can find that in the market, you have a 20 inch model....original I mean! Off course many also modded to 20 inch. Fei Lee of GW Cycles did a few and he's the expert about Birdys around Malaysia.

yesterday story ipoh foldies @ fraser hill



we start driving from ipoh around 3am in the morning. meetup with our members around da way to south and seafely arrived at Kuala Kubu Baru after morning prayers.



we park our cars at kuala kubu baru mosque and catch some light & heavy breakfast at one on the only mamak at here.around 9.30am we start our journey.





after 7km of the way before the dam, my friend faizal had some dizzyness.he get head back down alone as i try to insist escorting him but he refused. he grab his car and we meet up at sg chilling.



after regroup back with faizal, we continue our journey. my target around 10-15km i had to stop and regroup the others. its hard to take care 20riders on one time.besides everyone had their own paced and rythm climbing.



after the 1st stop i decided to continue the journey at meet up at the fraser roundabot coz after that we will climb another 8km with pain. after few km we were stopped by a roadbike cyclist named din coz his pump got a problem. he said he just bought the vintage roadbike online from holland and received the bike just two weeks ago!





as a roadbike user, 1stly i check his wheelset.saw the rimtape a bit old. i suspected the wheeltape as i saw 2 of his tube got problem after he replacing it. we quickly tape the rim with plaster and pump. the tyre a bit problem but it will last the trip.lucky he brings extra tube.

so we climb up and last stop at this roundabout. we stop nearly one hour as few of us got cramp and injured. some had a refreshment from the shop near.



after then we start climb, and those 8km really high and few of us had to stop. after 2 hours all of us arrived safely.we stopped for 2 hours and had our lunch.i bough some keychain and fridge magnets as for sourviner



the crusing down timing is around one and a half hour. the road are bumpy so i cannot get highest top speed, buat after sg chilling waterfall i had a topspeed of 61kmh. not bad for folding bike i can say!

Thats an awesome ride azamune!!!

Can i join u guys next time, me just beginnerr with cheap foldiee

sure can, even a cheapo 6speed japan used bike also manage to climb fraser hill

ada abam cuma budak baru belajar mcm saya ni mmg banyak membaca je...wah best tgk naik fraser ye..manyak terer woh kaki masing2

kaki tak kuat bro, hati dan jiwa mau kena keras skt baru boleh smpai.jgn mengalah ajer..

salute ini hari keroje idak?

Hi azamune,
It's really nice to see so many foldies going up Fraser hill at the same time. Probably, yours is the biggest foldy that went up.
Are you the organizer, how do you manage such a big group?

kroje la weh.jd kuli cmni lah..

err.. this really a hard question actually.
bydwy, i just ask them if they were free.and then they answer by showing up. but before that i promise them that all of them will arrived to the top.dont care about the time you take to climb, the picture up there is more valueable.

as for organizing this trip,
yes i had to stop few time in oder to regroup with them. when stop i let them rest for a while, bring some medics to insist them.i dont stop motivate until the end.thats the only key for they success!

bydaway,
i will organizing ipoh foldies open day this year also.just wait for the announcement. usually after hari raya. i like to create event especially involved foldies. we always heard there an event for roadbikes (century ride, fellowshipride) and also mtb (jamboree) but we never heard about folding events.so why not i create an event specially for foldies?

the key point in a group we do share the same interest. yes i do admit in big groups there were some people trying to be a leader. i just let them to create an event and support back.foldies are small community, why not we unite our same interest?

i would really like to join you in your organize ride. Do keep us inform 😄😄😄