Folders in the wild - post your photos
03-28-15, 07:20 PM
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Pittsburgh River Front ride
04-16-15, 08:04 PM
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My new Ti Swift trying to hide in the bushes... Should have the build finished this weekend. Awesome bike! Thanks Jur!
04-17-15, 08:25 PM
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04-19-15, 05:12 PM
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04-26-15, 05:43 PM
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I came across this short video of a rider on a Dahon Eco C7 and thought folks might like it (who says you can't ride a folder hands-free?!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ygPik8qtfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ygPik8qtfU
04-29-15, 02:46 PM
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This is my Origami Crane 8 getting ready for some air-travel. Just wanted to make sure that everything went smoothly.
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05-03-15, 10:16 PM
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Dahon eco p18 on a sunny beachride in Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil 
Dahon eco p18 on a hilly montain pass Barra da tijuca to Tijuca florest. Rio de janeiro/ brazil
Dahon eco p18 on a hilly montain pass Barra da tijuca to Tijuca florest. Rio de janeiro/ brazil
05-06-15, 09:46 AM
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This is my Origami Crane 8 on the Steel Valley trial (part of the Great Allegheny Passage in the Rails-to-Trails network). The building is the pump house from the Homestead Works steel mill. The pump house is where the massacre occurred in 1892 during a labor strike.
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05-06-15, 11:55 PM
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My Breezer Zag8 by the Kinsol Trestle on the south end of Vancouver Island.
And again in Vancouver, looking over to Granville Island...
And alongside my other folder, a Breezer Zag7 along the diked banks of the Pitt River, on the Port Coquitlam, BC side.
Bought the pair used while on vacation instead of renting bikes for several days. Ended up spending two of my three weeks on the seat of a bike instead... It's like discovering bicycles all over again.
Sadly the Zag8, which I prefer over the Zig7, suffers from a worn hinge and has significant movement even when tightly latched. It will require invasive measures to remedy that issue.
And again in Vancouver, looking over to Granville Island...
And alongside my other folder, a Breezer Zag7 along the diked banks of the Pitt River, on the Port Coquitlam, BC side.
Bought the pair used while on vacation instead of renting bikes for several days. Ended up spending two of my three weeks on the seat of a bike instead... It's like discovering bicycles all over again.
Sadly the Zag8, which I prefer over the Zig7, suffers from a worn hinge and has significant movement even when tightly latched. It will require invasive measures to remedy that issue.
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05-16-15, 05:58 PM
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And so they are.. they were like that when I bought the bike. I'll be re-doing the handlebar setup, dumping the grip shift in favour of lever shifters and getting new grips with stubby bar-ends. I also have a SRAM 3-speed dual-drive on order for the Zag8..
05-24-15, 09:19 PM
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Summer is almost here in western Washington. A look at my new disk brake friendly rear rack on my Ti Swift. Hood Canal (a fijord on Puget Sound) in the background.
The bike is resting agaist the ends and chains of old log booms which are used to move rafts of logs from BC Canada to Washington. You can see the torido worm damage in the one furthest to the right... The toggle on the end of the chain goes through the hole bored in the end of the boom log. Boom logs keep the log raft together. Before log trucks it was the only way to move logs long distances around here.
The bike is resting agaist the ends and chains of old log booms which are used to move rafts of logs from BC Canada to Washington. You can see the torido worm damage in the one furthest to the right... The toggle on the end of the chain goes through the hole bored in the end of the boom log. Boom logs keep the log raft together. Before log trucks it was the only way to move logs long distances around here.
06-13-15, 03:30 PM
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2014 Dahon Speed P8
My Drive train Is really smoothing out, Shifting faster and more accurate.
This little bike Is stock except for the rack and bag and It will stay that way.
It's true by the way, 'Steel Is Real'
This steel frame Is not heavy to me, the bike feels real light, just right.
The Steel frame really does dampen out the vibes, I feel no road chatter..
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06-24-15, 09:17 AM
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1986 Dahon Classic III, Canadian River Wagon Bridge:
06-26-15, 10:25 AM
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This post is sort of a 'first impressions' review....
I just picked up a new Moulton TSR-30 from Bruce Metras. Befitting this forum, it's the separable version, although I haven't actually bothered to try that feature out yet.
It's a lovely machine and very well made.
It actually fits and feels like a regular bike in a lot of respects. I have the fit adjusted to nearly exactly match my steel Spectrum road bike (within about +/- about 5 mm on setback and reach).
Further comparing those two, I found the Moulton climbs seated as well as my Spectrum. Standing is slightly annoying because of suspension bob. You have to modify your riding technique slightly to minimize the bobbing. Lower cadence and rocking the bike a little bit more. Between that and getting the spring rate and damping adjusted right, it's now a non issue.
The Moulton feels nice at high speed. Very stable and secure. I wasn't really expecting that.
It's a fun bike to ride. It sure feels different than a big wheeled bike. Not recumbent level different, but perhaps splitting that difference (my other 'funny bike' passion is recumbents).
I have two rides and about 50 miles in on it so far. Then, the other night I hopped on the Spectrum and went for a short (3-4 mile) ride in my street clothes. Wow did it feel odd. It's amazing how quickly your sensory systems adapt to something new and how quickly it becomes the new 'normal'.
The suspension is quite effective. I am genuinely surprised that it more than makes up for the 28-406 Duranos pumped up to 100 psi. The Moulton rides softer than my 28-622 wheeled Spectrum over the same roads. On chipseal specifically there is not as much difference, but over potholes, manhole lids and the like, the Moulton is much softer. Where I need to lighten up on the saddle on the Spectrum, I can stay fully planted on the Moulton and just ride it out. It's way cool.
I just picked up a new Moulton TSR-30 from Bruce Metras. Befitting this forum, it's the separable version, although I haven't actually bothered to try that feature out yet.
It's a lovely machine and very well made.
It actually fits and feels like a regular bike in a lot of respects. I have the fit adjusted to nearly exactly match my steel Spectrum road bike (within about +/- about 5 mm on setback and reach).
Further comparing those two, I found the Moulton climbs seated as well as my Spectrum. Standing is slightly annoying because of suspension bob. You have to modify your riding technique slightly to minimize the bobbing. Lower cadence and rocking the bike a little bit more. Between that and getting the spring rate and damping adjusted right, it's now a non issue.
The Moulton feels nice at high speed. Very stable and secure. I wasn't really expecting that.
It's a fun bike to ride. It sure feels different than a big wheeled bike. Not recumbent level different, but perhaps splitting that difference (my other 'funny bike' passion is recumbents).
I have two rides and about 50 miles in on it so far. Then, the other night I hopped on the Spectrum and went for a short (3-4 mile) ride in my street clothes. Wow did it feel odd. It's amazing how quickly your sensory systems adapt to something new and how quickly it becomes the new 'normal'.
The suspension is quite effective. I am genuinely surprised that it more than makes up for the 28-406 Duranos pumped up to 100 psi. The Moulton rides softer than my 28-622 wheeled Spectrum over the same roads. On chipseal specifically there is not as much difference, but over potholes, manhole lids and the like, the Moulton is much softer. Where I need to lighten up on the saddle on the Spectrum, I can stay fully planted on the Moulton and just ride it out. It's way cool.
06-27-15, 09:52 AM
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@pinecone &/or Jur,
Debating a Ti Swift purchase, could you post a folded pic? I'm wondering if it's compact enough to get onto a city bus.
Also, how many minutes does it take to fold?
(EDIT) Just pulled my head out of my ass & youtubed a vid regarding the al swift & I'm pretty sure it doesn't fold small enough to bring onto a city bus. although, I think if the bike rack is full that maybe just maybe the driver may look the other way if it's folded.
Debating a Ti Swift purchase, could you post a folded pic? I'm wondering if it's compact enough to get onto a city bus.
Also, how many minutes does it take to fold?
(EDIT) Just pulled my head out of my ass & youtubed a vid regarding the al swift & I'm pretty sure it doesn't fold small enough to bring onto a city bus. although, I think if the bike rack is full that maybe just maybe the driver may look the other way if it's folded.
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06-27-15, 10:16 AM
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they fold by removing the seatpost. Being built to order, perhaps you can specify those bolts be QR levers?
06-27-15, 12:52 PM
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Our Giant Expressway and Halfway under the shelter of the support vehicle at Goose Island State Park in Texas this spring.
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