Put RM900 wheels on a RM1000 bike, my wife gonna kill me 

Hi sifus,

New some insight on the handle tightness of my new Dahon. It seems turning the handles seems stiffer and tight feeling, especially beyond 45degree angle. Didnt notice this with my other mtb or foldies.

Is it a characteristic of Dahon..being set up that way..Or some oiling or screw loosening is needed.

Sifu, between Sora RD3500 9 spd, Claris 8-9 spd & Alivio RD-M410, 7-8spd, which one is a better replacement for MU Neos? if I just want to chg the RD

Oso when buying RD hangar, do we need to specifically states it is for foldie?

There's a formula to calculate and you need to know the dimension of the hubs flange, hubs width and the type of lacing you are going to use. Darn complicated if you ask me, hahahaaa. 
So, what I do is I will estimate and lace the 4 quadrants of the rim. And then lace another 4 to the other side. Check the length and then estimate how much to cut. Oh yeah, one more thing, the first 4 spoke has treads that go on and on and on so I can screw the nipples as far as needed. It's more like experimenting. Once you get the correct length, I will start adjusting all the spokes length together. Hard work actually but smaller rims are easier to lace.

Sifus,

If i change the stock Dahon Rotolo tires ( 2.0 x 1.75) to Schwalbe Big Apple ..Can we still fit in the original fender as its much fatter.

Is the Big Apples much better than the rotolo in terms of handling and comfort? What are the negatives compared to Rotolo?

Appreciate the input. Thx.

From the link on my former comment you can determine the spoke length. They do sell different spoke lengths. As for lacing, single lace is ......... (one pair, one upwards and one downwards is one pair) , the single lacing is 2 empty slots between per pair. Double lace is 4 empty holes between the pair. Lacing is actually how many times the spokes intersect each other. The more they intersect the stronger the build. Happy building! It takes a lot of effort but worth it. Remember that truing is easy but getting the spokes tension even and most of all, getting the rims totally round is the hardest.

hi guys,

i am planning to get a bicycle and start to learn how to cycle back  , i found this bicycle at lazada

http://www.lazada.com.my/asogo-24-x-138-fi...ed-1632330.html

what you guys think ??

my condition is very simple :

as long the bicycle is cheap and affordable and easy to cycle . ..

my road condition here a bit mountain ... is this kind of fixed gear bicycle is suitable for me ??

or you got a better option or suggestion to me ..

my max budget is RM 500 BELOWWWW .. thank you

sorry it was given to me by Jap fren years ago, I use it for critical work like electrical wiring insulator as well.. no idea where to buy.  think just get any teflon tape will do..but must be genuine teflon..

Hi all,

Thinking of getting a folding bike and came to here, which helps a lot for me to understand what is available on the market.

I work in Australia atm but have planned a trip back in Penang(Bukit Mertajam. Eyeing for Dahon Vitesse D8 atm, as I planned to use it about twice a week for commute and have to go up/down staircase quite often during the trip. About 2.5km from my place to train station.

I saw a lot of bike shop in KL but not much in Penang. Do anyone know/recommend bike shop there? I might consider call and ask shops from KL to deliver to Penang if the price difference is a lot.

BTW, there is a owner selling Tern7 for AUD250(about RM750)+approx rm210 to go there and get it. I have asked the owner and he said it is a 2013 model and he had cycled about 10-15km every workday for a year(approx 3000-4000km). Do you think is a good deal?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Folding-Bike-Te...bsAAOSw5IJWg3ZU

Thanks for reading!!

I am in Sydney. Hard to find those deal with ebay and gumtree with my budget (about aud500). The retail were marked up a lot more and hence even with good discount% for second hand , it is hard to beat the price in Malaysia.

Ok. I will have a look and see. I am more into 8 speed bike for now just to open for more options to upgrade in future.
Where did you get these prices from? I tried google them and couldn't find it.
60% of the time i am cycling off road to pedestrian road when on high car/truck traffic area), with bumpy surface(especially going into different type road, as it sometimes steps up say 4cm), will the folding bike able to withstand this?
I currently cycling a 26" aluminium framed mountain bike with front and back suspension and i just went through them without thinking of consequences(but still felt the step/bump). Just thinking folding bike might need extra cautious on road condition?
Thanks.

Update to my situation.

For some unknown reason, my mountain bike got punctured today. So happens Gumtree just showed up a Dahon Broadwalk D7 for $170 negotiable.
So I had made an appointment with the owner this evening to have a look.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/greenwich/b...-20-/1101346182

Anything to watch out for inspection? Folding mechanism?

He told me that he bought the bike 2 years ago(maybe is 3 years)

Thanks.

Dear all sifus, do we need thicker tire for road trip or just the original slim tire will do? Owning the Java pro 461 model. Appreciate if anyone can enlighten more.

Cheers...

looking for 2nd hand brompton.. pm me if you wanna sell yours

keeping up with the big guyz!
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