Folders in the wild - post your photos
#926
Senior Member
On the French Valley Parkway, Murrieta CA
#927
Behold my avatar:
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SW Colorado
Posts: 1,034
Bikes: 2019 Gorilla Monsoon, 2013 Surly Krampus, Brompton folder
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6941 Post(s)
Liked 444 Times
in
289 Posts
Interesting. I didnt know those stories about the figures. I certainly rode through villages where it seemed mainly old people lived.
#930
Senior Member
My wife and I were in the Baltimore recently, and got an opportunity to bring our bikes down by rail to the Inner Harbor. Didn't bike as much as I'd like but some is still better than none!
Likes For tds101:
#932
Full Member
Xootie with farmer Roy on the Blenkinsop trestle bridge.
Likes For joey buzzard:
#933
Senior Member
Wall has heave and cracks all along the greenway. Expensive disaster coming!
Short afternoon down in Wilmington for a ride around the landfall greenway and huge shopping centers around Military cut off rd. My interest was drawn to the privacy wall damage being done by poor footings and tree roots on the other side.
Had a great afternoon before the rain moved in the next day. Always happy when I can travel and still feel good to ride and explore!
Likes For 3speedslow:
#934
Senior Member
Said rains; playing havoc with my sunny days and dry clothes! Ducking into a Port City Java for a coffee and a wait. Staff thought it was neat the bike folds for inside storage.
Last edited by 3speedslow; 06-11-19 at 04:05 PM.
Likes For 3speedslow:
#935
Senior Member
That one looks like it folds up much narrower than my Origami, even though we have the same general hinge style.
#936
Senior Member
I would love to see pics of your Origami. I grew up in Japan, the name always throws me off! My Dahon is “ancient” 02 so there is no info on it. It looked original when I got it and have not done a measurement yet. No suitcase time, just car boots when I catch a ride with someone.
#937
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Portland Oregon
Posts: 996
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 457 Post(s)
Liked 462 Times
in
270 Posts
Rode 15 miles and 1000' of climbing today, 14 MPH average, I'm looking forward to my new tires so I can run 100 PSI in the rear to get it to roll a little better...I was riding into a headwind uphill, but I do need to gear it down a bit, I did put a 48 on the front, but going back to the stock 46 is probably about right, the 48 is sweet for mild downhills, I can cruise at ~22 MPH, but...
Likes For jackbombay:
#939
Senior Member
I would love to see pics of your Origami. I grew up in Japan, the name always throws me off! My Dahon is “ancient” 02 so there is no info on it. It looked original when I got it and have not done a measurement yet. No suitcase time, just car boots when I catch a ride with someone.
Wrote a short thing about it here, too, just after I got it: https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-b...ces-today.html
It was a tossup between that or the Dahon Mariner - this one won out because it was cheaper, a little lighter, and I thought the paint job was more awesome.
Made an upgrade in the tires and rear-rack strap but its otherwise still stock. Tuned in, it's a nice rider and it has sold me on the whole folding bike thing - thinking about a hub-gear one next, like the Vitesse, but that'll be probably a year or more off.
Likes For Pinigis:
#941
Senior Member
I brought my Dahon Speed 7 with me on a business trip to Michigan last week, and got a chance to ride out to Lake St. Clair:
#942
Senior Member
Likes For Pinigis:
#944
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Hull, England
Posts: 253
Bikes: Tern Link A7 Folding Bike, Marin Gestalt 2019
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 73 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've logged in for the first time in a year, just to ask - what bars are they and how'd you get your shifter to fit? Look like bullhorns, all one piece. Didnt think the shifter/brake levers could get round the bends? I could do with something like this for my Tern.
#945
Senior Member
I've had the bars in my parts bin for quite a while, but I think they are Delta Ergo bars. Basically a knock off of the Scott AT-2 or the Zoom Brahma bars from the heydey of my '90s mountain biking.
A twist shifter won't fit around the curves, but I switched to a Shimano thumb shifter, and that works fine (though it does operate backwards due to my derailer). The brake levers slide right on, though these particular levers do have a hinged clamp I could have used.
The Delta bars are bit easier to mount in that the forward extensions are slightly smaller diameter than normal 22.2mm mountain bike control size. This makes getting grips and controls around the corners easy.
The extensions do interfere with my fold somewhat. I end up extending my stem post so the bars can ride beneath the main frame. Since I only ever fold my bike to toss it in my trunk for a trip, this isn't a big deal for me.
A twist shifter won't fit around the curves, but I switched to a Shimano thumb shifter, and that works fine (though it does operate backwards due to my derailer). The brake levers slide right on, though these particular levers do have a hinged clamp I could have used.
The Delta bars are bit easier to mount in that the forward extensions are slightly smaller diameter than normal 22.2mm mountain bike control size. This makes getting grips and controls around the corners easy.
The extensions do interfere with my fold somewhat. I end up extending my stem post so the bars can ride beneath the main frame. Since I only ever fold my bike to toss it in my trunk for a trip, this isn't a big deal for me.
Likes For jackbombay:
#947
Senior Member
From a short jaunt around town last weekend. Took a number of photos and put together a somewhat long-winded album of what I'm riding with right these days: https://imgur.com/a/G2yENVx
Bit excessive for short-distance stuff, but I consider it practice for when I'm riding unsupported a ways from home, or something.
Likes For MEversbergII:
#948
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Hull, England
Posts: 253
Bikes: Tern Link A7 Folding Bike, Marin Gestalt 2019
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 73 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I've had the bars in my parts bin for quite a while, but I think they are Delta Ergo bars. Basically a knock off of the Scott AT-2 or the Zoom Brahma bars from the heydey of my '90s mountain biking.
A twist shifter won't fit around the curves, but I switched to a Shimano thumb shifter, and that works fine (though it does operate backwards due to my derailer). The brake levers slide right on, though these particular levers do have a hinged clamp I could have used.
The Delta bars are bit easier to mount in that the forward extensions are slightly smaller diameter than normal 22.2mm mountain bike control size. This makes getting grips and controls around the corners easy.
The extensions do interfere with my fold somewhat. I end up extending my stem post so the bars can ride beneath the main frame. Since I only ever fold my bike to toss it in my trunk for a trip, this isn't a big deal for me.
A twist shifter won't fit around the curves, but I switched to a Shimano thumb shifter, and that works fine (though it does operate backwards due to my derailer). The brake levers slide right on, though these particular levers do have a hinged clamp I could have used.
The Delta bars are bit easier to mount in that the forward extensions are slightly smaller diameter than normal 22.2mm mountain bike control size. This makes getting grips and controls around the corners easy.
The extensions do interfere with my fold somewhat. I end up extending my stem post so the bars can ride beneath the main frame. Since I only ever fold my bike to toss it in my trunk for a trip, this isn't a big deal for me.
#949
Full Member
Likes For rickpaulos:
#950
55+ Club,...
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere in New York, NY
Posts: 4,323
Bikes: 9+,...
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1112 Post(s)
Liked 847 Times
in
591 Posts
I live on Long Island. I wish I had known about this,...I'd have come along for the ride.
__________________
If it wasn't for you meddling kids,...