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Forum: Folding Bikes
06-11-09, 01:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 15,603
Posted By joose

6. black. buy. ride. be happy.

6. black. buy. ride. be happy.
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-06-09, 02:18 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,547
Posted By joose

If it's anything like my Curve you can expect...

If it's anything like my Curve you can expect hassle. This is the first bike I've had that I take real good care of, treat gently and get serviced.. and I've never had so much hassle from things...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-25-09, 12:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 676
Posted By joose

that it would lol

that it would lol
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-24-09, 03:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 676
Posted By joose

Link?

Link?
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-20-09, 06:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 773
Posted By joose

I enjoyed these videos. After the first one I...

I enjoyed these videos. After the first one I kept skipping through the others just for 'interesting' bits as it felt abit samey listening to new people on the bike. I liked the final section, the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-18-09, 03:33 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,237
Posted By joose

Joako - I wasn't aware of the drag problem...

Joako - I wasn't aware of the drag problem before. Are you saying it is caused by the crankset and bottom bracket? My understanding is that the Xootr Swift has 20" wheels compared to 16" on the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-18-09, 01:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,237
Posted By joose

niggle - thanks for the link, I enjoyed reading...

niggle - thanks for the link, I enjoyed reading it again. I wasn't making a point about Strida, just that I noticed it the other day and thought it was worth adding to this discussion.

For the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-18-09, 12:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,237
Posted By joose

If you click on these 2 links (to the Strida...

If you click on these 2 links (to the Strida website) you will find the speed difference between 16 and 18 inch wheels.

http://www.strida.nl/english/products.php?subpage=50
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-14-09, 02:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,878
Posted By joose

I recommend the Downtube. If you enjoy riding the...

I recommend the Downtube. If you enjoy riding the bike, your going to ride for longer than you may expect at the moment. Comfort will become a larger factor the longer you ride.

I have a Dahon D3....
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-09-09, 12:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,667
Posted By joose

I can recommend tyre liners. Been using mine for...

I can recommend tyre liners. Been using mine for a year on all sorts of terrain with no problems. I got my local LBS to fit them. Also, I upgraded the tape that stops the spokes poking through as the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-18-08, 04:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,433
Posted By joose

you need some new photos sammyboy! ;)

you need some new photos sammyboy! ;)
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-17-08, 02:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,456
Posted By joose

folding fanatic Just wanted to say that I...

folding fanatic

Just wanted to say that I find your comments interesting and varied and will continue to do so

joose
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-17-08, 01:32 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,006
Posted By joose

Hi folding fanatic You may already know...

Hi folding fanatic

You may already know this but the same TV show reviewed the Strida against the A Bike a while back and gave the Strida a much more positive review. It's easy to find on Youtube...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-09-08, 03:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 634
Posted By joose

WOW!!! Thats an amazing link :) Love the...

WOW!!!

Thats an amazing link :) Love the bikes Pacific produce. They are all so interesting :)

Would like the side car for my big bike!
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-08-08, 06:33 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,512
Posted By joose

Nice bike Brandon :) Welcome. Joose

Nice bike Brandon :)

Welcome.

Joose
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-06-08, 03:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,332
Posted By joose

Hi Ryan Can you give us any clue when any...

Hi Ryan

Can you give us any clue when any of the IF Mode bikes will be released in the UK?

Thanks
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-06-08, 03:51 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

But I would still like to know more about working...

But I would still like to know more about working conditions there before I'd give Mr Dahon a "green light/seal of approval" on his China venture.


I'm not sure anybody cares anymore.. I don't....
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-06-08, 07:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 549
Posted By joose

timo888 This isn't a folding bike in any...

timo888

This isn't a folding bike in any sense of the word so perhaps you should post it in the commuting forums and delete it here?
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 03:46 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,589
Posted By joose

I bought a pre-owned tikit direct from Bike...

I bought a pre-owned tikit direct from Bike Friday, and it came with some frame issues and a broken braze-on. Bike Friday had me return the bike, on their dime, and gave me a brand-new tikit right...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 03:14 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

For those, like me, who are not up on their web...

For those, like me, who are not up on their web lingo. What does Troll mean here? I keep having a image of Timo888 bothering goats crossing a bridge which I'm thinking is the wrong type of image I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 01:03 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

That chinese factory workers making exports have...

That chinese factory workers making exports have better working conditions and salaries than chinese factory workers producing goods for chinese domestic consumption was not a relevant rejoinder to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 11:07 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

But I am not comparing the standards of Chinese...

But I am not comparing the standards of Chinese workers producing exports to the standards of Chinese workers producing products for Chinese domestic consumption; I'm comparing them to western...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 10:05 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,589
Posted By joose

Oh, fair enough. Hopefully somebody can help you...

Oh, fair enough. Hopefully somebody can help you on here.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 08:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,589
Posted By joose

Not the part, the bike. Did you buy that from a...

Not the part, the bike. Did you buy that from a LBS or was that direct from Dahon?
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-05-08, 08:26 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,589
Posted By joose

Why doesn't the LBS you bought it from fit it?

Why doesn't the LBS you bought it from fit it?
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 04:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

I meant Tyne, not Lyme. Lymes a dump lol (well...

I meant Tyne, not Lyme. Lymes a dump lol (well the bits I've passed through)

EEK, Gateshead side! Lol, just joking. Will have to Sat Nav it when I'm up next.

Curve D3 (08) is the bike I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 04:37 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

I've noticed (from a UK viewpoint) that most...

I've noticed (from a UK viewpoint) that most companies that still manufacter products here are of the more traditional side of things. Morgan, Brompton, Pashley, Brooks, Aga etc. It seem that when we...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 04:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

If you are comfortable on - say a Holland bike -...

If you are comfortable on - say a Holland bike - very upright with a short reach to the bars, and use big apples with the strida, why not. But really before book yourself on it, I would say try it -...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 01:03 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

No not tried one yet. There is no bike shop...

No not tried one yet. There is no bike shop anywhere near me that sells them. I think there is a shop in New Castle that sells them and when I next visit there I will give one a try.

5'10 also.....
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 12:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

I acknowledge that it might work for some people...

I acknowledge that it might work for some people in the middle height range somewhere, but that just has to be wrong.

I'm 5'10. What is your father's height? (As I'm thinking of saving for one)
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 09:57 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 5,454
Posted By joose

I don't mean to exclude any manufacturer of...

I don't mean to exclude any manufacturer of folding bikes who makes their bikes in mainland China; as I learn of them, I will append their names here. I didn't mean to single-out Dahon

Timo888
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-04-08, 05:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

I think this was great fun and good publicity for...

I think this was great fun and good publicity for the folding movement...

Good publicity for the folding movement, maybe not Strida though..
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-03-08, 03:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,504
Posted By joose

Video group 'test' of a Brompton, Strida & Swiss Bike

A 'review' of the Brompton, Strida and Swiss Bike..

Shown on one of the main TV channels in the UK today.

http://fwd.five.tv/videos/jon-test-folding-bikes

Discuss

..light the touch paper...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-03-08, 03:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 857
Posted By joose

I don't have a lock for my bike so that I'm never...

I don't have a lock for my bike so that I'm never tempted to risk locking it. Not yet been in a situation where I've had a problem bringing my bike on site.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-02-08, 04:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,666
Posted By joose

I also have the Curve D3 with Ergon grips and I...

I also have the Curve D3 with Ergon grips and I still use very padded gloves with them.

I don't know if it's my body shape or the geomentry of the bike but I put alot of pressure on my wrists and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-01-08, 03:14 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

There are many many many examples of extensive...

There are many many many examples of extensive Brompton mods and Brompton moders and there are also many examples of Brompton owners and potential Brompton owners explicitly expressing that the bike...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-01-08, 12:48 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

My referral to one person (Leonard Rubin) was...

My referral to one person (Leonard Rubin) was meant to be a poetic and succinct way of pointing out the difference between Brompton users and paper clip users on the whole.

Wrong. You mentioned...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-01-08, 08:36 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

I completely disagree about Moulton being Morgan....

I completely disagree about Moulton being Morgan. Moulton make arguably the most advanced bikes in the world. Morgan make arguably the least advanced cars.

I agree with that. My point was, with...
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-01-08, 04:39 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

You'd be right if the Brompton world didn't have...

You'd be right if the Brompton world didn't have Leonard Rubin. The fact that it does means that, as opposed to the paper clip world, people care tremendously about improving the Brompton because the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-31-08, 11:39 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

What do you want? Refinement of the design or...

What do you want? Refinement of the design or total reinvention? Because you latest comments are along the refinement line. They can't do both.

Again, I'm not being as clear as I should be, I'm...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-31-08, 03:47 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

My earlier points about the folding market being...

My earlier points about the folding market being mature was based around design, i.e. with the constant of the human body I don't think there are many 'revolutions' to come with folding bike design....
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-30-08, 04:11 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

I'm sorry, but to me this is completely...

I'm sorry, but to me this is completely ridiculous.

You don't get guys like Leonard Rubin investing what must be hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve a product which they don't manufacture...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-30-08, 02:55 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

Don't make the mistake of equating "Made in UK"...

Don't make the mistake of equating "Made in UK" with quality. As anywhere else, the basic person doing assembly work in th Brompton factory is the same sort of person that would be doing this sort of...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 03:08 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

Hah! This is just a friendly discussion. No...

Hah! This is just a friendly discussion. No worries about offending anyone as long as the intent is good.

All my discussion is of the friendly type :thumb:

More generally, the whole...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 01:07 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

I'm sure you're not sure. I'm also sure that the...

I'm sure you're not sure. I'm also sure that the rest of the folding bike market was not expecting Brompton to arrive when it did. It might be ten years away, or it might be tomorrow, but a better...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 12:32 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

Originally Posted by joose I could name many...

Originally Posted by joose I could name many companies that stay small and continue to be succesfull, however I don't feel the need to become the other side of the coin.

One of the recent books...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 10:20 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

Cars are also limited by the need to have seats...

Cars are also limited by the need to have seats and controls, and somewhere for the engine. A new sportscar still fits the same sort of form factor as a Morgan, but it's utterly different.

I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 09:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,619
Posted By joose

How about getting rid of the suspension and...

How about getting rid of the suspension and fitting Big Apples? ;) Come on Yan, you want a belt as much as we do lol
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-29-08, 03:14 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

What bothers me is that Brompton started with a...

What bothers me is that Brompton started with a revolution; they completely redefined what folding bikes were all about. Since then, they've moved by tiny evolution. If I was them, I would be looking...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-28-08, 05:10 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,538
Posted By joose

I'm trying to come up with an example of a...

I'm trying to come up with an example of a bicycle company that's renounced innovation yet been successful over the long term. Hmmm, Worksman? So I guess it's possible.

I don't believe Brompton...
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