Tambah another 300 bucks and get the Tern C7 You won't regret it.

I am thinking of getting a Tern Link C7 and transfer all my components from my Dahon Eco C7 to the new Tern. Meaning the old Dahon is just the frame, fork and handlepost while everything else is new from the Tern Link. You think anyone will want to buy off the Dahon Eco C7? Off course I will assemble the bike and tune it.

The biggest Hasa's folding bike drawback is the crimping of the gear cable when folding and unfolding. That's a design failure!

If recommendations or comments is from our folding bike guru Samosaurus is not master opinion, I guess one needs to seek advise from the manufacturers themselves.

You better find a better place to eat other than Jalan Imbi market! Although Ah Weng Hailam Tea is good ( I drink there practically every morning) , their service is not too accommodating and the problem of parking your bikes is there, more so on a Sunday. You won't even get a table either at Ah Weng or beisde.

What to Prepare?
1. Helmet is preferable
HELMETS SHOULD BE COMPULSORY! No helemt NO ride.[
2. Light or bright color T-shirt
3. Rear red light (not necessary but will be helpful even in the daytime)
Rear light is highly advisible.
4. Bottle of water / canned drinks
5. Puncture kit and spare inner tube (I will be bringing mine on a saddle bag, so you don’t need to buy if you don’t have – but mine is a 20” tube)
It's OK for the patch kit if you don't carry one. It actually meant more for touring nowadays as space in the panniers are tight. For rides as mentioned, just carry two spare tubes. It's faster and more convenient. If you want to patch then carry the punctured tubes home and patch at home. You don't want to be holding up the whole ride while you patch and most of the times, patching is shoddy when in a hurry! Carrying your own spare tubes must also be made compulsory!

6. Small tool kit / allen keys to adjust brakes and brake pads, saddle positions, handlebars, I will bring mine as well
7. First aid kit (minimal needed - plasters, cotton buds and antiseptic cream) in case you get a fall and cut yourself or get foot blisters
8. Small chain or cable lock as you will need to leave your bikes somewhere while you get your breakfast
9. Small back pack or small bag slung over your handlebars to carry your loose items

You will feel a bit of drag in the beginning but humans learns to adapt. Let's put it this way, I used Dahon Rotolos (2.0 X 1.75) on both my wife's and mine. I changed to Maxxis DTH 2.0 X 1.95 and finds it nicer but I have to pedal a vee bit harder uphill and I am used to it, even up to Fraser's Hill from KKB. I once changed my wife's Rotolos with the Schwalbe BA from my daughter's Speed P8 and shodded the Speed with the Rotolos. My daughter wants to maintain the Rotolos and my wife wants the Schwalbe taken out! Now both of them have Rotolos on their wheels.

Go Hong Kong and buy. Get yourself a free trip there as well as the price is cheaper by almost 2K there for the basic model. Use the 2K as travelling and hotel expenses. For Brommies, what is a few K lah! Sap sap sui.

OR check this page for local sourcing,
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=561...&type=1&theater

This post has been edited by etigge: Aug 16 2013, 09:37 AM

I wish to join but I don't really like urban cycling. You guys enjoy yourself and please, safety first!

I do a lot. Usually every Wednesday evenings. This is the route. I usually cycle by the lakeside, there's a specially made pedestrian and bicycle lane all along the route. Nice view too!

If you ride just the island itself without crossing the bridge, it's only 11.5km.



This post has been edited by etigge: Aug 16 2013, 11:35 PM

Popular time for cyclist in Putrajaya is Wednesday nights (not evening), Saturdays and Sundays BUT they don't ride on the bicycle lanes Some do but mostly ride on the main thoroughfare because nobody can admire their bikes when they ride on the inside cycle lanes! Heheheh.

Why are you changing your rims? Yes, that's 24 hole but you won't find it locally! Our local bike stores or rather the main importers don't import just rims, those who brings in 20 inches are usually the whole wheelset. ( Hubs, spokes and rims, all assembled). Also not many local bike stores can lace and true a wheelset properly.

As for cost, it can run to 1.5K for a Kinetix to a few hundred for the Weinman D17 with Novatec sealed bearing hubs. If you have contacts in USA, maybe you can check out wheelsets for recumbent bikes and it's usually sized 406. There are actually many types, it just that it hard to find it locally.

I see many 20 inches rims in Taobao and very cheap too but have no confidence in ordering them. So, I rather pay more to see the product first before getting it. I paid RM450 for my Weinmann D17 with Novatecs. When I got it, the lacing seems OK but when I rode for the first time, the rims ran out of true. It seems the person who laced it winded tight on one side and loose on the other. I have to loosen every spoke and adjust all over again. So, be prepared to pay for re-truing the wheelsets. Sometimes, the dishing is out, means the rims are not centered to the bike frame. This affects the V-brakes.

If you are looking for nice wheelsets, I have posted one in the earlier comments. Johnny (MY Bike Shop) sold 2 sets already and there's still another set left.

There's another last pair left at My Bike Shop in Bandar Utama. Look for Johnny. You can get the spare tubes there as well. Johnny only sells Kenda inner tubes. Cost slightly more but I think it's OK.

This post has been edited by etigge: Aug 17 2013, 12:05 PM

Yes if you have the rims, it can easily be replaced and the old hubs reused. Disc specific rims has no machined brake track on it. SO it cannot be use on a bike with V-brakes. As for disc brake setup bikes, you can actually use both kind of rims.