Hi sifu, I got a folding bike from my uni back when I was still completely clueless about bike in general. Thanks to my student discount it only cost me RM99 but it comes with a "asalkan boleh jalan" ride quality as well. Here are the pics of the bike

https://imgur.com/a/NSKDftm

However, I think with some upgrade this should make it a fine commuter bike for me (~6-8km daily), I'm thinking of replacing that atrocious wobbly stem to one that could be fitted with different type of bars, would something like this works?
https://bicyclebuysell.com/item/445888/lite...-head-tube-stem

The brake lever and shifter too are screaming for replacement, 7 speed groupset is ok so far but I think a 9 speed one would feel better for sure, however at that point I'll have to change the wheelset as well which could be costly for a student like me. Maybe I'll do this once I have more spare cash to spluge.

I'd like to hear some thoughts from sifu before I start changing anything, cheers!

Hmm I don't think I could get anything better with a limited budget anyway, plus the idea of taking bimodal transport around cities kinda fancy me lately.

Hi all, I'm planning to get an electric folding bike for my parents. So far I got Himo Z20 on my radar, do you guys have any other suggestion? Budget is around 3k.

Also anyone tried ordering a whole bike from taobao before? There seems like a lot more options there but I'm not sure whether I will run into trouble when ordering such a big item from oversea, especially when batteries and motors are involved.

Hmm now I think I'll just order from Lazada local seller, not worth the hassle if anything goes wrong during the delivery.

My other option would be DIY a mid drive motor on a folding bike but I'm not sure if that will affect the foldability or not.

Amazing how he can fit all these in such a small package.

Thanks for sharing your experience, may I know how much did you pay for the bike and shipping? Fiido seems nice but most are out of stock on Taobao apparenly. Also how's the hybrid hydraulic compared to the stock mechanical brake? I've seen some on Shopee before but I don't know how well it performs just yet.