Hi all,

I am a newbie here . The last time I owned and rode a bike more seriously was during my scouting days in school, which was some 40+ years ago.

Now at age 61 and having just retired recently I have decided to take up an additional form of exercise beside my usual hiking and jogging activities. So cycling came naturally into my mind. No MTB because I found I can hike up the BM hill faster than some MTBikers so will reserve the BM Hill for hiking only (for me).

Decided on an entry level Dahon Eco3 as I want the mobility to take along the bike in my car trunk to wherever I go. Since purchased I have covered over 800 km in the vicinity of Shah Alam and Bukit Mertajam. Found the Eco3 to be just adequate and will consider upgrading when my skill or shall I say strength and interest pick up.

Have added a basic model bike computer(Wireless) to keep track on my progress. My cycling distance progressed from 10km/trip to around 30km/trip and the longest trip I have done was 52.5km , a return trip from Bm to Jawi, which was done within 2 hours at an average speed of 26.4 km/hr. Not bad for an Oldie on a Foldie huh, especially on an Eco3!

So far my cycling was done solo and would love to join in group touring, whether confine to folder or combine with Roadies or MTB's. And also to share in cycling experience

Look through the Dahon forum but noted very few Malaysian participation so try this forum.



Actually I wanted to post this in the thread by "kethon 27" entitled "Folding Bicycle like...........Dahon".
Could the Administrator move this thread under the above heading please. Thank you.

This post has been edited by sean61: Aug 23 2010, 11:09 PM

To The Moderator,

Thank you for answering my request to merge the thread. At least I got 1 response from Bil88.




To Bil88,

Thank you for answering at all. I am from the Northern State and spend about half of the year in Shah Alam. Most of my mileage were chalked up in KK, Shah Alam, which I found to be more conducive for cycling when compared to BM area. The downside here is the congested and dusty roads. So to avoid the traffic and hot sun I woke up early on one Saturday morning(Before sunrise) and travel through PLUS highway entering from Juru toll booth. Went out from Jawi Toll to have a cup of hot coffee and breakfast in one of the coffee shop. Throughout the journey I was enjoying the morning scenery and fresh air unaware that cyclists are not allowed in PLUS highway. On my return journey I again entered through the Jawi Toll Booth heading towards Juru but these time I wasn't so lucky and was picked up by the PLUS Patrol. The 2 kind gentlemen just cautioned me and led me to a side entrance along the highway leading to a Kampong near Sungai Bakap. I thank the 2 gentlemen and with the aid of my car GPS, I navigated out to join highway 1 towards home.

I am definitely a newbie when it comes to cycling despite my age but my interest in this newfound hobby is driving me to do some research by looking up all the bike forums. I found the thread on "Cycling beyond 50" particularly interesting and inspiring! The only downside is that all the threads were posted by peoples from the USA, Canada, EU and some from Australia. Very little contribution from our continent. I found from the threads that their environment(Inclusive of Taiwan) is more conducive for cycling and is very suitable for fun and serious cyclists alike.

I will be in Shah Alam in September so Sungkai Hot Spring outing looks fine to me but will wait to see your detailed itinerary before deciding.

Hi Bil88,
Me of course. Any idea how many from the group we met signed up for Pedalawaypolio tomorrow? Hope it 's not gonna rain like today so see ya at the ride, my first right in the city!