First Official Folding Bike Thread!! :) Name Your Bike!
#1551
Ride more, eat less
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My $125 purchase on eBay 3.5 years ago, still serves me well today on my commute.
https://www.bikeforums.net/21195956-post33.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/21195956-post33.html
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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
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Unfolded. . . .
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#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 (
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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 (
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doppelganger. jp/ product/ 202x/
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#1555
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Location: Eastern Poland
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Bikes: Romet Jubilat x 4, Wigry x 1, Turing x 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
![](https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1271x953/1703166518_b4c34fff880ab5ec8d535b0ef71a75bedba5d85d.jpeg)
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.
![](https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/945x953/1703166555_8133e9dd602c1dcac1519322b667ef0cf99087dc.jpeg)
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.
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1075x953/1703166586_7e77b9e7e30c8180c70148ae909d69807f098189.jpeg)
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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Last edited by Duragrouch; 02-13-24 at 03:54 AM.
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#1562
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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#1565
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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The Tern Verge X11. One folder to rule them ALL..
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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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