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Forum: Folding Bikes
04-07-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 569
Posted By Barchettaman

I have just successfully packed a tern 20 inch...

I have just successfully packed a tern 20 inch folder into a large suitcase. Check my other thread and ask me anything you want.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-07-24, 09:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Barchettaman

Lose the rack for your trip. The lower half...

Lose the rack for your trip.

The lower half of the handlebar tower is still attached to the frame/headset. The upper half is detached. The handlebar and extender are also unscrewed.

Let me...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-07-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Barchettaman

I have 5 1/2 days in Madrid. I need to get around...

I have 5 1/2 days in Madrid. I need to get around the city; I don’t think I will venture further afield.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-07-24, 09:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Barchettaman

yes and yes.

yes and yes.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-05-24, 07:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Barchettaman

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Forum: Folding Bikes
04-05-24, 03:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Barchettaman

Tern Link in a normal suitcase

I have a Dahon Airporter flight case but it’s over the maximum suitcase dimensions for Iberia Airlines.

I thought I would see if I could fit my Tern into a standard (albeit large) suitcase.
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-02-24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 48,143
Posted By Barchettaman

oops sorry. It’s handlebar mounted.

oops sorry. It’s handlebar mounted.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-02-24, 10:11 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 48,143
Posted By Barchettaman

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100% the fastest bike I own round town: the Swytch electric front wheel...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-27-24, 01:42 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 4,736
Posted By Barchettaman

Exactly! My car has 205 55 r16 tyres. ...

Exactly! My car has 205 55 r16 tyres.

they’re miles cheaper
they roll better
the car rides better
the rim is less likely to crack
the difference in handling is negligible compared to 18 inch...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-25-24, 02:41 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,333
Posted By Barchettaman

It looked to me very much like an older Cadenza...

It looked to me very much like an older Cadenza frame with a different fork; upon much closer examination I think you’re right, it could well be a newly designed and manufactured frame.

Anyway I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-24, 08:03 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,925
Posted By Barchettaman

I was defeated multiple times this January when I...

I was defeated multiple times this January when I was staying in a very hilly part of Kent, UK, hence the move from 52 to 47 teeth on my 1x9 Tern 406 tyred folder.

I did have quite a bit of...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-24, 04:37 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,925
Posted By Barchettaman

Nice to have though in certain situations.

Nice to have though in certain situations.
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-24, 03:38 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,925
Posted By Barchettaman

Snap! I also used a BP Stealth Martec for...

Snap! I also used a BP Stealth Martec for triathlon.

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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-24, 03:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 225
Posted By Barchettaman

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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-24-24, 03:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 225
Posted By Barchettaman

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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-24, 01:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 225
Posted By Barchettaman

Hon Disc 26” folder project (nearly) complete

I picked up this battered Hon in the next village for 75€ including a spare rear wheel, a 7-speed cassette and a nice trekking style saddle
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-23-24, 08:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

Good eye! I just checked and it’s a Topeak Super...

Good eye! I just checked and it’s a Topeak Super Tourist DX.

In other news, I just picked this HON up locally yesterday, bike plus spare rear wheel and 7-speed cassette, and a saddle that I really...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-22-24, 05:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

I have a nice Blackburn rear rack from the donor...

I have a nice Blackburn rear rack from the donor bike, it’s really solid and I may very well put it on this one!

that rack and the FSA crankset are actually off another donor frame set, a Planet X...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-22-24, 03:36 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

In the past I have used FSA Vero compact square...

In the past I have used FSA Vero compact square taper cranksets for racing and touring bikes, I would put the perceived quality of the Litepro crank just below that of the FSA.
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-22-24, 03:28 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

Just to add, as I don’t have a tap and die set, I...

Just to add, as I don’t have a tap and die set, I retapped / cleaned up the threading on the recalcitrant nut by running a longer chainring bolt in through the back of the bolt and working it back...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-21-24, 08:31 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

Just to gently nudge this thread back on topic,...

Just to gently nudge this thread back on topic, I’ve fitted the 47-tooth Litepro crankset.

One chainring nut needed to be re tapped.

The 114mm cup and cone BB was dry as a bone, rather than...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-24, 12:45 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,333
Posted By Barchettaman

I would agree with most of that, but that isn’t...

I would agree with most of that, but that isn’t what Dahon have done with the GB-2 as far as I can see.

They’ve taken a standard Cadenza and just set it up with drops and gravel tyres.

you...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-24, 12:40 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,925
Posted By Barchettaman

I think it was the combination of the short...

I think it was the combination of the short wheelbase, smaller wheels and rough tarmac in the north of England that made the 406/32 tyres so extraordinarily unpleasant. The vertical deflection and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-24, 01:59 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,333
Posted By Barchettaman

A drop-bar conversion of a cheap Dahon Espresso...

A drop-bar conversion of a cheap Dahon Espresso would get you 90% of the way there for considerably less expense. There are fast-rolling ‘gravel’ tyres for a 26 inch rim available.
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-24, 09:37 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,669
Posted By Barchettaman

seat tube. ...

seat tube.

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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-24, 05:08 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

This project is now complete. ...

This project is now complete.

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I went with the locking spacer as shown...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-18-24, 04:18 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,925
Posted By Barchettaman

Best of luck with those high pressure 406/32...

Best of luck with those high pressure 406/32 tyres.

I swapped mine out; on anything other than perfectly smooth tarmac my fillings would be shaken out of my teeth.

The minor increase in speed...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-17-24, 04:35 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,669
Posted By Barchettaman

^ that Dahon’s frame cracked, was welded, cracked...

^ that Dahon’s frame cracked, was welded, cracked again and is now landfill.

The parts are now on this:
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-11-24, 07:32 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

Honestly, with the bars I have, it wouldn’t work....

Honestly, with the bars I have, it wouldn’t work.

Anyway I am happy with the stem extender from AliExpress. It’s from 2019Sporting Store. You need one of the longer ones or else the Tern stem...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-09-24, 06:05 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

I looked at using a riser bar rotated 90degrees...

I looked at using a riser bar rotated 90degrees forward, I had a nice one in the parts bin.

Mine would have ‘splayed’ the ends of the bar forward if I rotated it; I ended up getting the stem...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-08-24, 01:09 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

When I got the bike I found the reach at the bars...

When I got the bike I found the reach at the bars too short and the handling very twitchy. I ended up with a stem extender from AliExpress which works superbly well:
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-07-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

I’ve gone with a Litepro 47t square taper...

I’ve gone with a Litepro 47t square taper crankset, for €33,50 it seemed like a decent deal.

I might convert the whole rig to drop bars too as I have the parts (drop bar with MTB clamp diameter,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-03-24, 02:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

I have a plan. rather than drop 80€ on a...

I have a plan.

rather than drop 80€ on a rotating stem, I’m going to get a locking spacer for €10 (so I don’t constantly have to reset the headset preload) and just use the stem I already have. ...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-27-24, 02:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

I have no idea. On the drop-down menu for...

I have no idea.

On the drop-down menu for ordering the part, NL and BE were options for shipping but not DE.

I have written to them directly and will see what they say.

in any case there...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-26-24, 05:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

I have found a Dutch stockist but they only sell...

I have found a Dutch stockist but they only sell wholesale.

hopefully fietsonderdelenvoordelig will send it to me in Germany!

in any case, I will of course report back. Thanks all.
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-25-24, 10:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

It’s a standard stem. I mean, with its...

It’s a standard stem. I mean, with its predecessor I would just slacken off the two clamping bolts with a 5mm allen key, I can do this with the new bike; just wondered if there was a QR stem
out...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-25-24, 03:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 742
Posted By Barchettaman

‘Swinging’ 90 degree stem for Dahon Espresso

Morning all.

I have bought a replacement Espresso for my previous bike (the frame snapped).

one of the minor inconveniences about it was having to loosen off the 5mm allen bolts at the stem...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-28-23, 03:31 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

Brilliant ideas, many thanks. This isn’t...

Brilliant ideas, many thanks.

This isn’t the most important consideration, and I known it’s impossible to get an accurate answer as I haven’t weighed what’s on the bike, but can anyone give me an...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-27-23, 02:59 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

We all like photos of bikes, so here are a few of...

We all like photos of bikes, so here are a few of it post-wheelset upgrade. It’s a Link B7 I think
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-27-23, 02:59 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

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Forum: Folding Bikes
11-27-23, 02:57 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,402
Posted By Barchettaman

Any experience with lighter square taper cranks?

I have converted my 7-speed Tern to 9-speed with a new wheelset from AliExpress. It’s been an excellent upgrade; the bike is however very slightly over geared, so I am considering a new crankset.
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-23, 01:28 AM
Replies: 3,017
Views: 872,306
Posted By Barchettaman

A 53-34 chainset, that’s a new one on me. Does...

A 53-34 chainset, that’s a new one on me.
Does it shift nicely?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-22-23, 11:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

It’s an e bike, you size the chain shorter than...

It’s an e bike, you size the chain shorter than with a non-assist bike. It’s fine.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-16-23, 04:11 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

With pleasure! ...

With pleasure!


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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-09-23, 02:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

Exactly, and the chances of us putting four of...

Exactly, and the chances of us putting four of those things on daily are basically nil!

If we were living by the coast it’d be a problem with the salt air, but as it is they hold up remarkably...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-09-23, 02:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

They are wear items and have a useful life. At...

They are wear items and have a useful life. At some point you just move to what is best to get performance.[/QUOTE]

It’s working fine now. There was no need to dispose of it (although many people...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-09-23, 02:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

There is no way to disassemble that part of the...

There is no way to disassemble that part of the derailleur.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-03-23, 01:36 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

The bikes are under cover (they are locked up in...

The bikes are under cover (they are locked up in a covered area by the shed) but the sides are exposed to the elements. There’s nothing I can really do, we don’t have a garage. Stuff rusts and gets...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-03-23, 03:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

It has had a reasonably hard life I suppose, the...

It has had a reasonably hard life I suppose, the bike sits outside, but I haven’t ridden it through any sand. I wonder if these cheaper Shimano derailleurs leave the factory with insufficient...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-03-23, 03:28 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,607
Posted By Barchettaman

No. It looks brand new. I have oiled it as...

No. It looks brand new.

I have oiled it as well as I can and will reinstall it on the bike next summer when it will get a new chain, cassette and chainring. It’s a Bosch powered e bike.

I...
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