Pictures of your Folding bikes

[53-11_alltheway]

Let's see your Folding bikes....(even pictures of them folded up too if you want)

[cheg]

Let's see your Folding bikes....(even pictures of them folded up too if you want)

"Road" version:
http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/20_light_1.jpg


"Mountain" version:
http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/hook_p.jpg



Here's (http://home.comcast.net/~cheg01/r20.html) some more.

[hubs]

Here's mine.

[dannyg1]

Here's one I've been playing around with:

[Guest]

Here's mine from my tour:

[ruchai]

http://www.thaicycling.com/webboard/images/9156.jpg

I have a Halfway single speed and a 7 speed. Also an old 16" Dahon. I like the Halfway 7 speed the most.

[LittlePixel]

Apologies to those that've seen this like *a million times*; but who can resist a bit of bike-pr0n™...

Here's my recently completed Raleigh Twenty restoration/hotrod project. Since taken I've upped the gears from a black shimano 52t chainring —>18t sprocket to a silver Racelight 54t chainring —>16t sprocket which gives a bit more lovely speed. The Black Sidewalls on the rims have rubbed off now having done just over 200 miles on my daily commute and a few shopping trips/days out. It's not exactly much smaller when folded but hey - it lives in the yard anyway... ;)

http://212.67.202.78/~littlepixel/twenty/image/105_0565.jpg
http://212.67.202.78/~littlepixel/twenty/image/105_0567.jpg

and here it is with it's sister (who's saving up for a facelift...)
http://212.67.202.78/~littlepixel/twenty/image/105_0561.jpg

[robertsdvd]

Current incarnation of my Twenty... thinkng about getting a B67 saddle for it... I'll save the Conquest for when I get another road bike running when I settle down somewhere besides... LA. Had to mount the shifter to the stem column... no room on the bars. OH OH OH, why can't we have thumb shifters SRAM??? What gives.

[cheg]

That's nice. 406 front, 451 rear wheel, right? Are those Primo Comet tires?

[pilotpat]

http://groups.msn.com/bicyclingforumpicpost/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=10031

[LittlePixel]

I like the new bars.. They look comfy!
How's she riding? Done many miles yet?

Had to mount the shifter to the stem column... no room on the bars. OH OH OH, why can't we have thumb shifters SRAM??? What gives.


Maybe you could get BikeFriday or your LBS to split the bars so you could put the SRAM shifter on from the centre? It is a pain they don't do thumb shifters. Maybe the technology for hubs doesn't allow it?

Judging by the weighting of posts on this thread the Twenty Mafia are clearly proud of their machines! ;)

[robertsdvd]

That's nice. 406 front, 451 rear wheel, right? Are those Primo Comet tires?

Yes indeedy on all counts...

[robertsdvd]

I like the new bars.. They look comfy!
How's she riding? Done many miles yet?

Maybe you could get BikeFriday or your LBS to split the bars so you could put the SRAM shifter on from the centre? It is a pain they don't do thumb shifters. Maybe the technology for hubs doesn't allow it?

Judging by the weighting of posts on this thread the Twenty Mafia are clearly proud of their machines! ;)

The bars are pretty comfy... I've ridden about 35 miles in a day and that's a little more than I can tolerate both on my arse and on my hands... I do generally zip by most people on the paths in LA here - roadie or otherwise... average cruising speed on her is about 16-18mph... but by the 20th mile I'm in a some discomfort... either it needs a wider saddle -- which I'd probably end up riding more upright with (and thus possibly hurt my knee more) or have been considering, going to the old standby - the drop bar in front. I'm a tinkerer that's for sure. If I get a 25.4 drop bar, all I'd need is the bars and the brakes so it'd cost less than a saddle for sure. Tinker Tinker Tinker.

Oh, miles so far... probably only about 90-100mi... I only get a ride in on the weekend... stupid work, stupid LA... can't commute to work by bike.. 35 miles one way through two valleys... one more month, one more month.

[spambait11]

Brompton:

[pilotpat]

Let's try this with a real attachment. Here it is put together:

[pilotpat]

And here it is packed (the wheels are behind the fabric spacer in the suitcase).

[andygates]

Here's my new toy: based around a cheap folder from the dump, with a fixed-wheel (built crow's foot just *because*):

http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_main.jpg

Here's that spoke lacing in closeup:
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_spoke.jpg

Stupidly small sprocket!
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_12t.jpg

And the folded size. Yes, I think it's actually *bigger* folded!
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_fold.jpg

It needs a little work yet: a longer seatpost, some sort of low-profile lockring, some funky decals. But it's pretty much done at last.

[James H Haury]

Here's my new toy: based around a cheap folder from the dump, with a fixed-wheel (built crow's foot just *because*):

http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_main.jpg

Here's that spoke lacing in closeup:
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_spoke.jpg

Stupidly small sprocket!
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_12t.jpg

And the folded size. Yes, I think it's actually *bigger* folded!
http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/images/lance_fold.jpg

It needs a little work yet: a longer seatpost, some sort of low-profile lockring, some funky decals. But it's pretty much done at last.It looks like an old raliegh twenty.What does the term "built crow's Foot " Mean?How do you like the powergrips compared to clips and straps? .Does the livewrong wristband mean you are a partier?Or perhaps you could not obtain a live strong wrist band. Will I ask more questions?I have a Dahon classic 3 that is converted to a fixed wheel .The wheels are ony 16 inch though, it is broadly similiar .It is very useful for winter riding.

[robertsdvd]

I'll jump in... crow's foot is a spoke lacing pattern. I don't know what that is (I know its a bike though! yay for me)... but that's not a twenty. Looks pretty slick though... that isn't the stock qr at the handlebars is it? Did you rig something up yourself?

[andygates]

It's not a Twenty: it's a brandless cheap folder from the tip. A Harrogate Cycles "Coronet", I think, before I had the decals off. Real bargain-basement, three-speed, something your gran would ride stuff direct from the Shanghai Random Welding Company. The frame actually sags when I sit on it, so I may upgrade to a Twenty skeleton sooner than I thought!

Crow's foot is indeed a spoke pattern: if you look, you'll see the spokes are in groups of three with one going forward, one radial and one going back. It's just me playing - though it is supposed to be hellishly strong.

As for the QRs, the collar on the handlebar is stock but the lever isn't. I bought two seat collars, and bodged the lever from the other - which is nice and sexy and has a consistent look - into the stock collar, which was the right size to grip the bars. I did try clever things with the second seat collar shim, but they weren't happening in any nice way.

The Power Grips are weird. They hold you fine if you're just stomping the pedals, but if you pull up, they let your feet lift and twist out. Fine for getting around town, where normal shoes is more important than perfect pedalling motion.

As for Livewrong, it just suits my worldview... the bike might even get Livewrong decals :)

[14R]

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=23199


I'll get more decent pictures of both my halfways soon.

Rafael

[LittlePixel]

Saw this nice Twenty on the FixedGear Gallery. (ok so it's not a folder but of interest to some I'm sure:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/apr/adker_adker.htm

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/apr/adker_adker-1.jpg

[LittlePixel]

Saw this nice Twenty on the FixedGear Gallery. (ok so it's not a folder but of interest to some I'm sure):

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/apr/adker_adker.htm

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/apr/adker_adker-1.jpg

[robertsdvd]

Now that's a slick looking ride.

[Dahon.Steve]

Now that's a slick looking ride.

Agreed.

A lot of nice looking folders on this forum. I hope to post mine this weekend.

I notice alot of people restored their "Twenty" because these were HEAVY folders. I tried to pick one up and it felt like 45 pounds! It's good to see these machines still in service.

[robertsdvd]

Agreed.

A lot of nice looking folders on this forum. I hope to post mine this weekend.

I notice alot of people restored their "Twenty" because these were HEAVY folders. I tried to pick one up and it felt like 45 pounds! It's good to see these machines still in service.

They are heavy. Thing is, I don't even notice the weight... maybe its what some say is the lower center of gravity... no doubt heavy, but rides like its a lot lighter than it is. I crank along pretty well on it... I should have some drop bars on Friday for it... just got some metal toe clips -- still too small for my boots... but at least the metal I can bend a little bit unlike the plastic.

[mcketi]

For something a little difference. Here's my Blue Birdy (2000ish). Its a 21 Speed, ready for my commute to work.

The Birdy is my occasional commuter, basically when I am likely to be picked up by my wife in our car rather then ride home. But the 12Km commute is a breeze on the Birdy.

[James H Haury]

For something a little difference. Here's my Blue Birdy (2000ish). Its a 21 Speed, ready for my commute to work.

The Birdy is my occasional commuter, basically when I am likely to be picked up by my wife in our car rather then ride home. But the 12Km commute is a breeze on the Birdy.What is the other bike? Is that an older dahon Folder,Stop that Rhyming! :D

[James H Haury]

Andy Gates ,thanks for the well written reply.

[mcketi]

What is the other bike? Is that an older dahon Folder,Stop that Rhyming! :D


Which bike?

The one that you can see in the photo is the back end of the Adams Trailer that I tow my daugther with. I connect the Trailer up to the Birdy and go along quite happily.

My normal commuter is not a folder but a Trek 7700fx. As much as I like the Birdy the Trek just gets along a bit better.

[Blackberry]

Greetings from sunny Italy:

[Guest]

Greetings from sunny Italy:
That could so easily be my bike in the same situation. I took my BF picture in Gstaad, Switzerland while on a break from my Italy tour.

Koffee

[Blackberry]

That could so easily be my bike in the same situation. I took my BF picture in Gstaad, Switzerland while on a break from my Italy tour.

Koffee

This was my first trip out of the country with the Bike Friday. I was very impressed with it in every way--from the ease of getting through the airport to the bike's handling on the road. Some of the Italians with their Pinerellos, DeRosas and Colnagos looked at me askance, but the bike (if not always the engine) held its own. I was amazed at how well the Pocket Rocket Pro handled long, high-mileage days.

[Guest]

Wow. I never got that attitude when I passed up the same type of people in Italy. I got more curious stares and stuff like that. Perhaps you misinterpreted the looks? Really, I had many people ask what kind of bike it was, and how it held up with so much stuff I'd be pulling around with me and stuff like that. I even met other cyclists on the road that would pull up to me and offer me water and stuff. But never looks of disapproval or anything of that nature.

For any long distance riding I do, I always stick with my Pocket Rocket. I feel more comfortable on that bike than any bike I have. It's pure riding comfort.

Koffee

[Blackberry]

Wow. I never got that attitude when I passed up the same type of people in Italy. I got more curious stares and stuff like that. Perhaps you misinterpreted the looks? Really, I had many people ask what kind of bike it was, and how it held up with so much stuff I'd be pulling around with me and stuff like that. I even met other cyclists on the road that would pull up to me and offer me water and stuff. But never looks of disapproval or anything of that nature.

For any long distance riding I do, I always stick with my Pocket Rocket. I feel more comfortable on that bike than any bike I have. It's pure riding comfort.

Koffee

You may be right. Askance is probably the wrong word. Some guys laughed--but I never thought they were laughting "at" me. More like they were laughing in sheer amazement that such a bike even existed.

The only person who told me I "should" be riding a traditional road bike was an Americian.

Interestingly, I was riding in the Rimini area, home of the great Pantani. I sopped in a small shop, where I saw Pantini's photo, taken right where I had been standing. So, I reckon to Italians, we were all riding on sacred ground.

[Guest]

I have yet to get to Rimini by bike (been there with my bike, but not ridden to it). What a beautiful area to ride through....

Koffee

[James H Haury]

Which bike?

The one that you can see in the photo is the back end of the Adams Trailer that I tow my daugther with. I connect the Trailer up to the Birdy and go along quite happily.

My normal commuter is not a folder but a Trek 7700fx. As much as I like the Birdy the Trek just gets along a bit better.
My mistake.

[rslauten]

My folder

[aaronzhang]

my dahon jetstream p8

[giantcfr1]

This isn't my bike, but I saw it yesterday in a back street here in Kyoto. The owner was cleaning it and I asked to take the photo. The only brand markings on it was "Bridgestone"
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/Various%20of%20Kyoto%20and%20other%20areas%20of%20Japan/VariousinMay030.jpg

Steve

[James H Haury]

That is a nice looking bike ,Good lines and a classy color.

[Moe£]

New picture of my "Presto Lite Tourer MKII"
/Moe£

http://www.mypix.se/visaFullImage.asp?fill=0&id=JNMPMOORMPROK&storlek=800

[Dahon.Steve]

New picture of my "Presto Lite Tourer MKII"
/Moe£

http://www.mypix.se/visaFullImage.asp?fill=0&id=JNMPMOORMPROK&storlek=800

Where do you tour with that small 3 speed? I've never seen anyone ever tour on a Dahon Presto or Piccolo.

[Moe£]

Where do you tour with that small 3 speed? I've never seen anyone ever tour on a Dahon Presto or Piccolo.

Only the countryside in southeastern England and eastern Sweden so far. Weekend touring with 1-2 nights in a small tent or a tarp, riding anything from 40 to 70 miles per day. I get a lot of surprised smiles from other bike riders but that is adding to the fun.

[James H Haury]

Only the countryside in southeastern England and eastern Sweden so far. Weekend touring with 1-2 nights in a small tent or a tarp, riding anything from 40 to 70 miles per day. I get a lot of surprised smiles from other bike riders but that is adding to the fun.40 to 70 mpd sounds eminently do,able.

[5port]

My Dahon Boardwalk 6 stripped to the bone:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xlr8also/Dahon%20Folder/side.jpg

[James H Haury]

ben the frame looks fine the only thing i can see is that you might want to fill that hole and paint over it.Does it pull the Birds?5port how do you like that saddle?Do you have stock gearing on your B, walk?

[5port]

Hi James,

The seat is called the EZseat. Bought it on Ebay for 29.00. It works quite well. At first it feels awkward sitting on top of a fairly flat seat that is divided in two and each half pivots as you pedal. Now I love it! The point of it is nothing between your legs to bother the nether region.

My Boardwalk has the stock gearing (6 speeds). I'm tempted to make the upgrade to 7 but I only ride the Boardwalk for short sprints to the store/atm, otherwise I'm on the recumbent. Stock gearing works well for the hilly terrain were I am.

[steel_knee]

Here is my 04 Dahon Speed TR

[oboeguy]

Mostly folded details (http://www.fox302.com/index.pl?s=vg&user=oboeguy&category=Speed_Pro) for the moment. Got it on Friday. Dahon Speed Pro -- absolutely thrilled with it so far.