First Official Folding Bike Thread!! :) Name Your Bike!
#1551
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My $125 purchase on eBay 3.5 years ago, still serves me well today on my commute.
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#1553
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My thirty dollar yard sale purchase. . . . .
382231786_10227296580553143_104174897374224641_n by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Unfolded. . . .
DSC_000a1 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
382231786_10227296580553143_104174897374224641_n by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Unfolded. . . .
DSC_000a1 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
#1554
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I have an odd one. Does anyone know it? It is made by Doppelgänger here in Japan. It's a great folder, slightly longer wheel base makes it an incredible easy ride and the 451 wheels are great. I have upgrades forthcoming for my drive train, but overall the bike is fairly light and perfect for our tiny apartment.
I'm new so I can't post pictures or URLS so I added spaces in the URL... hopefully that doesn't get me banned ()
doppelganger. jp/ product/ 202x/
I'm new so I can't post pictures or URLS so I added spaces in the URL... hopefully that doesn't get me banned ()
doppelganger. jp/ product/ 202x/
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Here are three Romets that I have seen around here in Lublin, Poland.
This one is a Flaming, and it has good paintwork and chrome for a bike that probably dates back to the 1980s.
This is a Sokol-lux, a kids bike that has survived from the 1970s very well, although the rack looks like it came off a bigger bike. This is the only Sokol that I have ever seen.
This is one of the most popular Romets, the Jubilat, although I have never seen another one with a bolted-on pair of seat stays and that crank, which looks like it is off a more expensive model.
This is another bike from the 1980s, possibly a little later.
This one is a Flaming, and it has good paintwork and chrome for a bike that probably dates back to the 1980s.
This is a Sokol-lux, a kids bike that has survived from the 1970s very well, although the rack looks like it came off a bigger bike. This is the only Sokol that I have ever seen.
This is one of the most popular Romets, the Jubilat, although I have never seen another one with a bolted-on pair of seat stays and that crank, which looks like it is off a more expensive model.
This is another bike from the 1980s, possibly a little later.
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#1558
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Bikes: Bianchi Gold Race Team, NCM Milano, Beixo foldable e-bike.
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I bought a chainless BEIXO Electra foldable bike back in 2014 and I am still using it. I had zero problems with the transmission and yes, you avoid the risk of staining yourself or others with the chain grease. The only issue is that weighting 22kgs it is a bit difficult to carry around when folded, but it fit perfectly in a small car trunk or, as in my case, in a small camping car.
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I bought a chainless BEIXO Electra foldable bike back in 2014 and I am still using it. I had zero problems with the transmission and yes, you avoid the risk of staining yourself or others with the chain grease. The only issue is that weighting 22kgs it is a bit difficult to carry around when folded, but it fit perfectly in a small car trunk or, as in my case, in a small camping car.
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Shaft drive! And appears to have multispeeds in the hub. Note the very relaxed seatpost angle, to better increase the effective top tube length for those tall Dutch riders. I looked up the brand, not cheap! I think they switched to belt drive now instead of shaft, just as clean and should be lighter. Also, typical right-angle gearsets cost you about 5% energy efficiency, at least for hypoid gears for smoothness. Rare bird.
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Hello again K! Tern is a distinct company, started by the wife and son of the Dahon founder. Lawsuits galore, but they have settled things. For a while, they made similar products, but then a few years ago, Tern jumped ahead with their GSD electric cargo bikes, high quality, I think also tested to a stringent Euro spec for cargo bikes. Base model was like $6,000 USD, and went up to about $10,000 for one with a Rohloff 14 rear hub. I'm sure big profits there. A good number are present in my city, for apartment dwellers in areas with little parking, using in place of a car. Last year on the road, I helped fix a road bike, his wife was riding an electric similar to the GSD at a shockingly low price of between $1500-2000 if I recall.
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#1568
The Tern Verge X11. One folder to rule them ALL..
The X11s little brother enters the chat. Say hello to the X9. The 406 wheeled folder to rule that size. The BLUE STREAK..
Two of my 4 Tern Verges. I also have an X10 and a P9.
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#1570
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Bought my 1st folding bike a few years ago. Didn’t really do any research and bought the Camping World “adventure “ folding bike off of Craigslist. It is heavy and has oddball 21” tires (456?) ($125.00)
Yesterday I scored a great deal and brought home this Bike Friday “Metro” 7 speed. Night and day between the 2. Keeping the Bike Friday at home and will be taking the cheap folder to work and I’ll just leave it there for use when I don’t feel like walking across the campus. ($150.00)
Edit, guess I still cannot load pictures.
Yesterday I scored a great deal and brought home this Bike Friday “Metro” 7 speed. Night and day between the 2. Keeping the Bike Friday at home and will be taking the cheap folder to work and I’ll just leave it there for use when I don’t feel like walking across the campus. ($150.00)
Edit, guess I still cannot load pictures.
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Bought my 1st folding bike a few years ago. Didn’t really do any research and bought the Camping World “adventure “ folding bike off of Craigslist. It is heavy and has oddball 21” tires (456?) ($125.00)
Yesterday I scored a great deal and brought home this Bike Friday “Metro” 7 speed. Night and day between the 2. Keeping the Bike Friday at home and will be taking the cheap folder to work and I’ll just leave it there for use when I don’t feel like walking across the campus. ($150.00)
Edit, guess I still cannot load pictures.
Yesterday I scored a great deal and brought home this Bike Friday “Metro” 7 speed. Night and day between the 2. Keeping the Bike Friday at home and will be taking the cheap folder to work and I’ll just leave it there for use when I don’t feel like walking across the campus. ($150.00)
Edit, guess I still cannot load pictures.
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#1572
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Pictures…..forgot to add that the Bike Friday came with brand new tires and tubes as well.
I found the serial number and have sent it BF for more information. The “Metro” decal is throwing me off while trying to do any online searches. Not sure what model I have now.
Last edited by Mike94531; 06-20-24 at 09:01 PM.