sure.most foldies use 53/39t and ultegra pair with 105 crankset also no problem

Just make sure your wheel hub can accommodate 11 speed cassete as most stock wheelset only support max 9/10 speed cassete

Change freehub jer. Settle

Most people "upgrade" because "other people got". "Upgrade" imho an overused sales pitch. I personally prefer to call it modification and customize to your needs.
Before you decide on what to buy, you must determine what you want to achieve. What brand which model is secondary. Nowadays with Pak Google and Mak YouTube, you can find out the comparability.
Are you lacking gears for climbing hill? Get bigger cog and/or smaller chainring. You can ever swap to smaller wheels!
Lacking speed on flat? Bigger chainring and/smaller
Or too fast on downhill? High too much low too little?.... Etc etc etc....
But then again, many buy because it looks great and got face…

52T, 11-32t 8 speed is good for many terrains, but also depend on your "leg set". If I were in your position, I would start with a hear rate monitor and a GPS bicycle computer. I am personally using a cheap and cheerful IGPSPORT iGS10 ~RM180, HRM strap around RM100. Optional is a cadence sensor at about RM60.
Whole lot cheaper than the cheapest Bryton which is cheapest of all until igsport show up.
From it you can measure your actual condition and customize your training, exercise and bike accordingly.
If you are technical geek, you can read up on "gear inch" when it comes to gear ratio decisions.
I no face wan… all my bike are ugly besi buruk + chap ayam parts concoction.
*PS, I use 52/36T, 11-34t, because I am old and obese… 36t is mostly unused. Yes, 11-36t freewheel cassette is available. Can delay spending money on free hub change.

Hi Canon,

Im the guy you talked to and pointed u to the Verge...we meet again in forum..haha.

Lots of sifus here can advise and guide you on the upgrades..no worries.
For the money, u definitely made a great buy. As u are new into foldies, you probably dont realise yet how good ride the Verge is, until u start riding most within the price bracket +/- that u paid for.

And of course the brand and model does matters..just like everything else in life..just how much u place the importance in them, and every different things we place different priorities.

Getting the bike is one, now upgrading and modifications will be a new journey..the expectations and needs will grow as you gets better, and peer pressure..enjoy...

Climbing + big range between cogs = mtb cassette
Close ratio = road cassette. Train your leg to get stronger, any hill oso can climb with road cassette.

Pick one that suits your preferred riding style. What suits us most may not suit your needs. It's all about preference.

I personally prefer close ratio for road riding. Offroad, obviously MTB.

I've used 8 speed with 11-32, than convert it to 2x8, then convert it to 2x10. Was the 8 speed sufficient? Yes. Then why change? Having extra gears is not a bad thing. It is useful. And for my usage, 32 cog is a bit of an overkill. Changed it to 25 and 28. On my early days, i even used deore groupset on my foldie. 11-36!!..in the end, i bought an mtb frame and transferred it there. Where it is most suitable at. For my kind of riding lah. You dont have to do what i did.

Normally, 10 speed is more than enough for foldies. But, still if want to use the 11 speed groupsets, the only thing that you need to find is the 11 speed freehub.

Canon,

Since ur running the 105 crankset, as single chainring..u will need the some sort of chain guide. Normally FD act as one, but u do not have.
Two choices u have:

1) Use a Narrow wide chain ring...
2) Use the Tern Chain Guide..can easily purchase in BBS or Rodalink shop. I have use it with great results before.

Obviously option 2 is the way to go, since u will wanna use ur 105 chainring as well.

Small issue, easily rectifiable.

Hi!

Because of a student project I started to read more about folding bikes. During my research I asked myself a lot of questions so I thought I’ll just ask the community what you think about it. I hope you can answer some of my questions.

So firstly I asked myself why a bike rider chooses to buy a folding bike. I think folding bikes are very practical, whether because you don’t have as much storage capacity or because of an improved mobility. Did you guys see someone riding around with a folding bike or did a friend of yours have one before buying one? Or did you just read something about folding bikes in a journal/on the internet and then decided to buy one?

Secondly I was reading a lot about the different brands. To decide which brand you want to buy, did you read reviews or do you actually stick to a brand? Or do you rather prefer to go to a specialized retailer and seek advice (e.g. for test riding)?

Thirdly I wanted to ask you if you think that folding bikes and the usage of folding bikes should get more attention/should be promoted, as more people would use their bike, for example to go to work (maybe in combination with public transport)? Or just to get out of the city and get some fresh air on their bikes?

Looking forward to read some interesting answers/stories and thanks in advance!

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Haha, thanks for your input, seems like I have to wait for the right opportunity.

Correct me if I'm wrong, for Tern, the bigger the letter the more advance is it? (Example D>C>B)

I see. If let say I buy X11 or X10 or P18 or something, can I upgrade the chainring to have 2 such as 52/36 and upgrade the cassette from 9 or 10 to 11 speed? It willl be a lot of thing to change on RB but not too sure on the foldie.

Hi Guys, i got few newbie questions regarding dahon boardwalk..

1. D7 vs D8 - The difference is the gear whereby one is 7 speed and one is 8 speed. Can both be upgraded to 9 speed with just changing the cassette only? The price difference is about RM400

2. Both use single chainring, if i plan to upgrade to double chainring, is shimano sora groupset (chainring, fd, rd, shifters) my best bet for not burning my wallet?

Im using java ira which i think is better specs then the boardwalk..but i just love the design of the boardwalk and can see many ppl around the world using it in instagram as compared to my java folding bike lol..

this black one is so sexy hahaa..

Im using 52/36 on my rb and confortable with it but friends saying on foldie, due to smaller wheels, it will be lighter if the same gear ratio. Is that true?

The shop is located on the road to Carrefour Taman Tun Hussein Onn, from the Saga Highway just before the toll, turn right and on the left. So, you need to do a U-turn. Kimbell Jaya, only one shop there. Also easy to negotiate, nice guy. William, I think." [/color]

chill bro... relax.. i just wanna check if my hub length can accommodate the 11sp cassette or not. if can then i will go for it. if cannot then i will just use 10sp. 
and i mention i need close ratio on the high gear. so on the low side if have 30 or 32 will be good for climbing
looking at 11sp - 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30
more is always better than less no? so at the end of the day if cannot take 11sp then 10 sp is good enough