Info: folding bikes

[onkyo606]

Originally Posted by rejie25

May SRAM Dualdrive hub kasi ako nakita sa internet na may disk brake...etong sa mup24 wala naman. Baka may pag-asa nga...

Yung sa harap walang pag-asa mag disk brake?

Thanks ulit

magandang tingnan ang disc brake pero I would still want the regualr V brakes. Sa folding bike na naka v brakes, parang naka discbrake na ka na din na may 20 inches na rotor, the rims serve as rotors

[nujsimon]

Di sulit ang upgrade kung mechanical disc brakes lang din from V-Brakes. Not advisable kasi yata mag hydraulic brakes (HB) kasi hindi safe to fold the hoses of HBs when folding the bike.

[rejie25]

I see...if not the brakes, anything else na pwede consider to upgrade sa mup24?

[nujsimon]

I replaced the stock slick tires with Innova folding tires 2.1 para di ko masyado ramdam ang mga lubak at bato. Btw Peerless not Dahon ang bike ko.

[eriq]

consider a black Brooks B17 saddle..

[onkyo606]

Sir so you may have an idea below are modifications i did with my MUP8 baka pwede din sa yo

Replced my crankset with Red Litepro crankset
Replaced the breakset with Deore,you may consider xtr in your case
Replaced tires with Innova sleek tires with red stripe you may consider cst
Replaced the seatpost with red ldcnc
Replaced the saddle with red selle smp trk
Replaced the grip shifter with deore trigger shifter you may consider sram x7
Replaced the grips with red mortop grips
Repleced the wheelset with red rockxx wheelset with sealed bearing novatec hubs you may consider changing your rims instead to bling colored newson rims if you want to maintian your igh hubs
Replaced the folding pedals with red wellgo b144 pedals
Had the handlebar anodized to red to match the frame color
Replaced all cable housing with red jagwires

[rejie25]

Wow ang dami rin pala. Thanks all for the suggestions

[santi]

Hi, tuwing kelan ang get together ng foldies here in PMTB? Thanks

[Georgie Boy]

Originally Posted by rejie25

I see...if not the brakes, anything else na pwede consider to upgrade sa mup24?

Kailangan ba talaga na may palitan? magandang bike na yang Mup24, enjoy mo lang muna.

[siopaomaster]

@santi

minsan nagkaka yayaan lang minsan may nag oorganize

[rejie25]

Originally Posted by Georgie Boy

Kailangan ba talaga na may palitan? magandang bike na yang Mup24, enjoy mo lang muna.

actually, di kasi sya bago. Kaya may mga parts ng gasgas...like yun rims puro gasgas ng brakes (madumi na tingnan), stem at seatpost puro gasgas na rin...

sa ibang parts naman nya kuntento na ako.

may touch-up paint ba nabibili for small scratches ng frame? saan and how much?

[santi]

Hirap pala ng naka drop bar hehehe di ako sanay mag roadbike kasi eversince mtb lang, sakit sa likod or naninibago lang ako, plan to swap this sa flatbar/mtb brake lever and shifter

[Caterpillar]

Santi,

If that is a standard road bike drop bar, you just can't slap an MTB brake lever or shifters in there. The size/diameter of MTB parts there are smaller and it won't slide in the handlebar. Even if you can put them there, shifting would be difficult or you have to make adjustments because the way to press the shifters would be awkward using MTB parts on roadbike drop bars. You may also find that with folding bikes, 2m of cable may still be too short so that your brake levers may be too taught or at their limit.

Also, though I won't dissuade you from using drop bars, it may be a tad overkill to use drop bars. Unless you are running 32kph or up most of the time, the aerodynamic improvements of a drop bar won't be felt vs a bullhorn bar. That is why most of us went to bullhorns instead of drop bars. Coolstuff also sells a bullhorn that can accommodate MTB shifters and brakes. But you still have to make adjustments as MTB shifters assume a flat bar or riser shifting which is horizontal in orientation vs vertical in a bullhorn or drop bar.

I almost forgot, drop bars are going to be bulky and if you fold your bike, it will occupy too much space even if you do a tern outside fold. If you do the standard in-between the frame fold typical of most Dahons, your already have a problem. How can you now fold your bike with a drop out handlebar? Thus you lose portability. Going bimodal now becomes close to impossible. You may even have a hard time putting your folded bike inside those big provincial buses!


With a 52T chainwheel, you would also find it hard to maintain an efficient pedaling RPM to maintain 34kph and above for long periods of time. To get to pedal efficiently without overcranking with a 20" FB, you may have to uprade to a 55-60T crank. In any case, if you are talking urban traffic, 15-20kph is just typical. A bullhorn or drop bar will not have any advantage in speed or energy savings compared to a flatbar at these speeds.

[santi]

thanks for the advice.

yes of course mtb shifters won't fit on a drop bar. thats why i need to change it with a flat bar, mate! and Yeah its quite overkill but i got the bike pre-owned. blame the previous owner

hope to meet you guys soon!

[groucho]

Originally Posted by paolonaz

pwede po ba lagyan ng clipless ang fb?

Originally Posted by jesteredquilag

yes sir done that on dahon eco3 nakakatulong on long ridesespecially sa ahon

Originally Posted by gamol51

pwedeng pwede sir... most recent FB uses MTB or Road bike parts kaya madaling magpalit nang parts... i totally agree with idol jester masarap sa fb ang clipless specially kung long rides

I realize that these are old posts. But I ask that you pardon my ignorance. I am new in the folding bike world. Please enlighten me.

Aren't the stock pedals on FBs also folding pedals? So, should I replace the stock pedals with clipless pedals, won't the clipless pedals get in the way of folding the bike properly?

Also, are the clipless pedal spindles of the same size and thread as the stock folding bike pedal spindles?

[gamol51]

Originally Posted by groucho

I realize that these are old posts. But I ask that you pardon my ignorance. I am new in the folding bike world. Please enlighten me.

Aren't the stock pedals on FBs also folding pedals? So, should I replace the stock pedals with clipless pedals, won't the clipless pedals get in the way of folding the bike properly?

No... clipless pedals length is almost the same with the lenght of folding pedals when folded.

Also, are the clipless pedal spindles of the same size and thread as the stock folding bike pedal spindles?

yes, same size (standard)

[groucho]

Thanks for the heads-up, gamol51.