its a minivelo....
with 20 inches wheel..

some ppl don't know.....
minivelo are not children's bike or bike for kids,
most have full size frame n height , just that the wheels are smaller than 700c

it is not popular in the west, but very popular in japan.
you don't see minivelo in road races becos UCI sanctioned races bans small wheel bikes.

one of the pioneer of small wheel bikes is Sir Alex Moulton frm the UK.

below r some example of minivelos..

Alex Moulton bikes have both front n rear suspensions.



Tyrel - popular jap brand



Louis Garneau



Airnimal frm taiwan...

i think most ppl are used to seeing road bikes with 700c wheels, tht's y...

the last 3 bikes above have wheels bigger than 20" ,
so its neither big nor small,

moulton bikes have wheels 17" n 20". no bigger.
i think if it is bigger it beats the purpose/advantage.

some ppl, won't get used to riding a 20" wheel bike,
u need far less effort to pedal n accelerate, due to the smaller wheels.
n it is more agile..

top of the line Moulton Speed.

huh? wadaya mean?
my bike is of cos at home...

dash p18 is the 1st wan white kaler attached on lyn.
the others are found online.

2.5k
this model can't fold tht small compare to those normal folding bike,.
i don't like the frame of normal folding bike, tht's y i got this.

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Added on July 30, 2011, 11:22 pmnormal folding bike looks like this,
this model the spec almost same as dash p18 oni the frame is not the same



this is when its folded.



This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 30 2011, 11:22 PM

well... cap ayam brand the built quality is not the same.
folding bike the joint is very important...
sumore they got patent n all those bs, tht's y its expensive,
but consider cheap liao... 2.5k
other branded ones are even more expensive....

This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 30 2011, 11:32 PM

i heard from some cyclist who got their bike frm indon , said , no tax for bicycle made in asean/ asia??

if u go thai, i think u should consider buying ur folding bike there instead of here.... cos of the price....?

europe? brompton? any other folding bike frm europe?

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Added on August 3, 2011, 5:25 pmmanage to find one... big fish folding bike....



This post has been edited by H2D: Aug 3 2011, 05:25 PM

tern bike will b here next mnth or so it seems.

tern bikes should b lerun again,as they r d current dahon dist.

I'm not sure bout the price in thai, but saw few local get theirs frm thai, as there r grey imports available there I think.

u can try seeking advice frm the thai bike forum, lotsa folding bike owners there, mebe some could understand english.

I hv a feeling tht tern price will b much more exp than dahon.. not sure....

well we will know in the coming months...

from wht i see of the Tern models...
it is like 'improved' version of Dahon models, very much so since Tern is run by former Dahon Global team, which design many existing Dahon models.

i think if we wana discuss folding bike should go to the folding bike thread..

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/901540/+140

no worries, it is not tht strict, this thread is not very active, not many cyclist reply here,

u should look for touring cyclist groups,some of them hv blogs, some frm sg, etc.

guys, if u r buying a new bike, remember to ask the bike shop to remove the tube and inspect it.

my new bike tyre lost air suddenly, when i remove the tube, it has been simply patched. after 1 month, the bike shop won't replace a tube, they said u might have patched it urself...
bad luck....

This post has been edited by H2D: Aug 16 2011, 11:44 PM

yes thats correct, so just a piece of advice to avoid bad luck, don't be shy to ask them to remove the tube for inspection,
one more thing tht i've found out, my other inner tube punctured shortly after a ride, when i removed it,
there are some metal shavings inside the rim, you know during manufacturing, they will machine the rim,
some how they din clean it enough, so i think the shavings punctured the tube, cos the puncture is
on the inside surface of the tube where it meets the rim/rim tape,
another thing you might wana consider is, at the bike shop, ask them to remove the tube,
make sure the inside is clean, run ur fingers along the rim tape, to make sure nothing is stuck there.

cool bike

in japan, one doesn't need to spend a lot to customise cool looking bikes, fixie or normal bikes..
all bikes are required to have brakes, otherwise will get booked by police.

do they charge for a fitting session?
can't be free right, otherwise ppl will line up there..

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Added on December 13, 2011, 4:51 pm
"dave grohl" explain how to fit a road bike...



This post has been edited by H2D: Dec 13 2011, 04:51 PM

those 2 shops are more upmarket....
if u r looking for budget bike sub 2k or 1k,
go to the lerun website, they have a list of bike shops all over malaysia.

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Added on December 28, 2011, 10:58 pmfor beginner, if u don't mind traveling to putrajaya,
u can try the putrajaya interpark ride, it is like a community ride, for everyone,
just need a helmet, light for night riding... cukup,,,



This post has been edited by H2D: Dec 28 2011, 10:58 PM

around 2k can hv a few choices, the built quality n parts will be different of course, u can see it with your eyes,
just walk into a bike shop and compare.
the shifters will be different, when u ride u can feel the difference when it works.

i think there are merida,giant, trek bikes tht's below 2k?
n also xds, hasa, exitway.

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Added on December 29, 2011, 3:25 pmthere is a helios 300 in mudah, but size 48.

This post has been edited by H2D: Dec 29 2011, 03:25 PM

rodalink, over 2k oni.