just brought my c7 white at rodalink bukit tinggi the price is 1139 with 5% disc...nice and easy to handle

foldies frm thailand, thai cycling scene is much more happening than here in msia.... there it seems lotsa shop selling foldies, n they can mod it....
modded dahon Mu p8

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Added on June 27, 2011, 5:48 pmkhs f20 t3, FB used to sell this, now duno got or not....

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Added on June 27, 2011, 5:50 pmdahon silvertip, before renamed to Dash p18, black kaler nicer?

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Added on June 27, 2011, 5:58 pmdahon archer

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Added on June 27, 2011, 6:03 pmdahon archer..

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Added on June 27, 2011, 6:05 pm

This post has been edited by H2D: Jun 27 2011, 06:07 PM

Ty for the nice photo and informative posting of the Dahon Dash P18. I currently own a Dahon Silvertip and planning to get two more folders for my Missy and dad(Gona do some light touring). Im set on getting Dash P18 and another lower end folder maybe a gaint folder or dahon.

hi, r u frm msia ?
silvertip bought here or in sg?
i duno last time they got sell silvertip here, cos hvn't started to check out folding bikes.

how old is ur dash p18 now?
any creaking sound from the lock jaw hinge??

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Added on June 29, 2011, 2:08 pmhere is a review of dahon silvertip from sg togoparts.com

http://www.togoparts.com/articles/article.php?artid=1689

one noticeable spec difference is the dash p18 has a lower gear inches at 26"
where as the silvertip has 31".

not sure whether it will make a big difference in climbing hills....




This post has been edited by H2D: Jun 29 2011, 02:08 PM

Hi Im from singapore , I got mine here at a bad price, will rather get a dash 18 over the silvertip cause of the better pricing in malaysia.

Well from me wanting to get another mid town dahon , it show how much I love this series. Been riding the silvertip for 1 month plus , 1000++ km and survived three accidents(2 slides and 1 180 flip) and the bike is still going strong, no strange noise or damage part.(One tough folder ). The lockjaw hinge is well design , down side is the need to use allen key to fold.

This bike love to go fast, been able to hit abt 35 - 40 km/m on road , average comfortable cruising speed is abt 30km/h.

Not sure if the smaller gearing will make a diff in hill climbing, but the engine makes all the diff.

This post has been edited by minibike: Jun 29 2011, 03:03 PM

yea, actually the dash p18 price is msia is cheaper a bit, compared to US, taiwan, japan n EU, n till now no dash p18 yet in SG, wana clear out d silvertip first they say.

it seems there is a long waiting list for dash p18 in other countries...

sg have more choices for foldies, like bike friday, etc, price wise is more on the higher side right?

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Added on July 13, 2011, 12:29 amcome everyone! more the merrier..

http://www.ocbc.cyclemalaysia.com.my/

This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 13 2011, 12:29 AM

I will be getting my foldable bike this weekend. Undecided between the Dahon Speed P8 and Hasa Minimax M1. Of course Dahon is well known but the components are just average and quite heavy at 27.6lbs.
The Hasa is a not so well known brand(search on the net doesnt give much result on the Minimax M1), but offers juicy components like Ultegra rd, sram etc and weigh much less at ~23.5lbs. It also folds & unfolds faster. Cool internal cable routing.

The only thing about Dahon is it's a well known brand and has been tested by many. I believe the components might break down/wear off and can be upgraded but the heart of the bicycle is the frame. Hasa frame/folding reliability is still unknown. Still the juicy components on the M1 is calling out loud for me!. Hahaha. Decisions... decisions...

Btw, I ride every week(well almost) on my Santa Cruz Superlight mtb so now gatal wanna try out a foldable bike.
I'm from Subang Jaya.... anyone here from the surrounding area? Maybe can go for a ride together.

hi, i just heard about this HASA from a member, seems fook sang bike shop is importing it, u got it from there?

the dahon speed p8 is almost RM 2k.
is the M1 around that price as well?

frm wht i have learned, folding bike the crucial part is the folding joint.
Dahon invented all their joints and have patents on it.
so they say its reliable .. bla bla bla...

so if u are paying the same amount of money, u might
as well want to compare the built quality, esp of the joint,
how the folding mechanism works.... see whether u have confident it can last for a while....

it will be really frustrating if u get a folding bike then after a few months riding
the joint starts to make noise, loose, can't tighten , wear out fast etc etc...

the main advantage of a folding bike is u can easily take it anywhere to cycle
with out using a bike rack.... etc etc....

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Added on July 13, 2011, 11:45 amthis is hasa website...

http://www.hasabike.com.tw

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Added on July 13, 2011, 12:09 pmone can DL dahon service manuals to see how their stuff works..
and learn more about it.

http://www.dahon.com/support/manuals?type=...=96&submit.y=34

also check out the dahon forum to see what owners comment about their bikes...

http://forum.dahon.com/lofiversion/index.php?t6867.html

This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 13 2011, 12:09 PM

Test ride both bike before deciding. I insisted on testing the bike ride quality before I pull the trigger on the dahon. Dahon resell value is better so its easier to resell incase you dun like the ride.

well i think most bike shop here dun allow u to test... esp low cost bikes....

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Added on July 14, 2011, 4:22 pmfrom mudah.my, someone in penang is selling the giant halfway for 3.3k, is this bike that expensive.....?



http://www.mudah.my/New+Giant+Folding+Bike...ay-10599312.htm

giant folding expressway 2 RM1.6K]



http://www.mudah.my/New+Giant+Folding+Expr...+2-10575439.htm

This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 14 2011, 04:23 PM

Opps my bad !!

The halfway must be the newer version, much better looking
The old version I saw over here is going for $899 (RM2202 current exchange rate).

This post has been edited by minibike: Jul 14 2011, 09:51 PM

I'm thinking about getting a Dahon Eco C6 la, where got sell aa? Preferably somewhere near or around Subang Jaya here.

ss14 there got one bike shop dealer of polygon n dahon, check the lerun website.

ah, I see. Will check that place out tomorrow. Thanks!

Got my Speed P8 yesterday and went for the Putrajaya Inter Park Ride yesterday night. This bike can go fast! Hehe. I'm loving it.

great, did u met-up with the folding bike group there?

Yep, I rode with Sam Choong and his gang. Very happy with the P8. Still struggling to fold the bike, folding hinge on the frame is still very tight.

Btw, H2D, thanks for ur detailed explanation. Appreciate it.

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Added on July 18, 2011, 7:55 pmJust wondering, will the Ikea blue bag fit the Dahon?

This post has been edited by Blackbird: Jul 18 2011, 07:55 PM

welcome,
i saw u in the pics

ikea blue bag? hv to go measure ler......

one expensive full carbon ori foldy is there too, beside tht duno which dahon bike is tht....

This post has been edited by H2D: Jul 19 2011, 11:47 AM

Huh>? U saw me?

yup sam's pics .