i thinking to buy a foldie, as a newbie on this, i have no idea of which bicyc is suitable to me... i hope u all can gv me some help.. my budget is around rm400-700, prefer 20", my purpose is just riding at botanical park(putrajaya or shah alam), or at my residential area. and i want it can be fold n fit in myvi...
Would like to check with you guys... the tyres used by foldable bike is easy to get punctured compare to MTB...
Thus, if want to get a tyres able to sustain non flat road like MTB, is it Schwalbe Big Apple tyre is the tyre we can change for folding bike like Dahon Eco C7?
Would like to check with you guys... the tyres used by foldable bike is easy to get punctured compare to MTB...
Thus, if want to get a tyres able to sustain non flat road like MTB, is it Schwalbe Big Apple tyre is the tyre we can change for folding bike like Dahon Eco C7?
Big Apple is a good tyre. The bigger size also acts as a suspension but they cost a bomb here in Malaysia. If I am not mistaken, they sell for RM120 a piece! I think cheaper tyres of the same size like Kenda should be OK. As for punctures, I think all tyres should be the same. Carry spare inner tubes for rides.
but I think it should be not original Dahon... haha... any bag to recommend?
being using this for a while, easy to carry but sometime is little bit hard to put the bike in. also remember to put a thick paper under the seatpost if not your bag will have hole in it.
being using this for a while, easy to carry but sometime is little bit hard to put the bike in. also remember to put a thick paper under the seatpost if not your bag will have hole in it.
Easier to take the whole seatpost out! That's what I do when I have to fit in 3 bikes into a car with 3 passengers. Unlike the Dahon Speed P8 which already has a fast release for the wheel sets, the Eco 7s don't have. I modified the hub shaft into those that can fit fast release skewers. It cost only RM60 for both wheels with the skewers included. Now it is even easier to fit in more bikes with the wheelsets taken out.
but I think it should be not original Dahon... haha... any bag to recommend?
a better alternative, instead of a bag, this is a cover, and the weight of the bike would not rest on the bag....
that bag is selling for RMB 30 oni in taobao, if u buy n ship here, won't cost u over RM 25, plus u can mod it to be like a dahon carry on, just cut n jahit two holes under the bag, get a long strap, jahit some velcro ....
Added on December 27, 2012, 11:01 pm
QUOTE(meteor82 @ Dec 27 2012, 02:29 AM)
Would like to check with you guys... the tyres used by foldable bike is easy to get punctured compare to MTB...
Thus, if want to get a tyres able to sustain non flat road like MTB, is it Schwalbe Big Apple tyre is the tyre we can change for folding bike like Dahon Eco C7?
u can put in bmx tyre up to 2.25, depends on the clearance...
This post has been edited by H2D: Dec 27 2012, 11:41 PM
i think it is possible to custom make a carry on bag, which will be much cheaper than the dahon's..... or there is already a pirated version from china... need to search tao bao....
usually RM300 less bike, ppl dun wana komen.... just buy n ride.... will serve you for some time.. for exercise if the folding joint kong... just get a welder n weld it permanent.....