hi
I'm brand new to this forum. I too was drawn in by the pretty pictures. My HH arrived a few days ago. I'm itching to get on the thing and ride, but can't seem to find the grommets for the front hub. Can anyone out there help me out and post a pic of the plastic piece it comes attached to?

thanks

In the end of the hub for the front wheel are black plastic round things. They are packing to protect the hub end. One is about the size of, er, the bottom of a wine glass, the other is a small cap. If you pull those off the hub the 'grommets' - plastic spacers with a metal shaft will stay inside the round end caps. You need to look closely at the inside of the packing bits where they go onto to the hub.

edit: Oh, one of the grommets remained in the hub when I unpacked it - so look in the hub, or in the packing end piece. The grommets are much smaller than you'd think, maybe a centimetre long?


Also - I had to reverse the brake blocks (change sides) as the caliper goes on the rear of the fork.

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Sue

I think the hard front suspension will mean that you can get up on the pedals and hammer it without the thing bobbing. If I get up on my TSR it can be made to bob around quite easily. You only want the front suspension to protect you against horrible bone jarring potholes anyway. It shouldn't feel like you are riding on cotton wool, should it.

F&T: How well do you feel the gearing works? I kinda get to 20mph on my speedo in 'top' and think I could go with a larger chainring.I have a 60T on my Swift and it's marginal for the downhills. It's about 100" max, but I'd like another 10%. So I can see that the HH could also do with some higher gears.

I have a 60T on my Swift and it's marginal for the downhills. It's about 100" max, but I'd like another 10%. So I can see that the HH could also do with some higher gears.

Yeah. I see this. Given the expense of fooling around with the chainring I'm convinced I'll be happy with the stock gearing for now.

Pedal downhill? Jeepers! I'll cruise.

I did put the bike on the parabolic rollers last night for a few laps of the kitchen, and was pretty happy with the gearing then, so for me, it may not be a big issue.

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Sue

F&T: How well do you feel the gearing works? I kinda get to 20mph on my speedo in 'top' and think I could go with a larger chainring. Then I think 'how many times do I do 20mph+?" and concentrate and riding back home.

I haven't done that dancing on the pedals thing yet.

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Sue

I find the gearing fine for 95% of my riding. It is only on longer downhills that I would like a bigger chainring or the Capreo cassette. If I spot a bigger chaingring going cheap (130BCD), I'll get it, but I am not in any rush.

In London I have only really used the 55/14 and 55/13 combinations and there fine for 20mph +.

The suspension is not really that noticeable when you're in the saddle, but there is bobbing out of the saddle (then again, I am over 14 stone). It is a bit annoying, but not a major issue.

The wider Kojak has softened up the rear end a bit and I am looking forward to sticking on some drops...

Very good value for £250 - it would have been an amazing deal if it was demountable like the 2008 models...

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The wider Kojak has softened up the rear end a bit and I am looking forward to sticking on some drops...


Thank you. With 100psi in the rear I feel I have staples being fired into my bum on the roads round here, I'll try a Kojack too...


Could you confirm the size, perliss?


Otherwise, I love the bike. Riding my Speed D7 afterwards feels like driving a tractor after getting off a motorbike. But I love that bike too...


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Soo

ISO 406/35 - 20 x 1.35

I get mine from here: http://www.wrhpv.com/small_stuff/schwalbe.html

Here I am across Clapham Common, on Der Hammerhead, with a smug look on my face, for no good reason.

Woah! Something terrible happens to HH 7 owners. They ride round looking smug! Me too. We should organise a HH meet in Hyde Park or someplace. Owners of 'ordinary' folders could turn up too.;)

We could swap grommet stories, and compare pedals.

Thinkin' about it, I'd probably have to bring my D7. I can't see the HH lasting for more than two minutes without being stolen in London...:(

-=Hammerhead Watch =-

Ebay UK is listing a Hammerhead 5.0 for £349.0, and a HH7 for £488.00. Both from a Cambridge dealer.

The flipped HH7 from Laralonglegs is hovering at £249.99 with 14 hours to go. How amusing!

Woah! Something terrible happens to HH 7 owners. They ride round looking smug! We should organise a HH meet in Hyde Park or someplace. Owners of 'ordinary' folders could turn up too.;)

We could swap grommet stories, and compare pedals.

Thinkin' about it, I'd probably have to bring my D7. I can't see the HH lasting for more than two minutes without being stolen in London...:(

Yes let's! We could be the alternative to 'Critical Mass'; called 'The Smug Heads' we would cycle with due care and attention and stop at traffic lights, leaving the streets as we found them.

I do get many glances on the HH7 so a whole group would certainly be a sight.

Excellent! I could practice my hand signals, and give lectures on obscure points in the Highway Code. Did you know that 'Lollipop Ladies' - (trans: school crossing patrol operatives) carry a piece of chalk in their right hand pockets?

See? The 'Smug Heads', on their funny looking bikes would be the talk of London...


I'm in London Sunday 1st June. Any more HH's or 'Persons Owning Other Folders' up for a jaunt-ette?

Consider me, Nigel, there! - Deja vu!

Hyde Park 'Team Smug Head' meet now has its own thread. Do come along, you chaps. Doesn't matter if you haven't got any pedals yet.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=421754

The flipped Ebay HH7 went for £255.00. Do you think prospective purchasers read the thread here? So there is another member of Team Smug Head - Out There, desperately rummaging for grommets in a welter of cardboard, and trawling the inter-tent for folding pedals.


Incidentally, the HH and its pretty cousin the Smooth Hound are dropped from Dahon's EU lists from 2008. The 2007's were the last bikes available. 'Not enough demand' say Dahon. Well, that's a shame, but it's the way the cookie crumbles.

Well... having owned the Hammerhead 7.0 for just over a month with only three rides under my belt (and months of invested folding bikes research), I'm forced to selling it. I'm off vagabonding/travelling for what could be a fairly long time and there is nowhere to keep the bike. It's listed on ebay if anyone is interested.

By the way - it's great to see that this thread seems to have pointed so many in the direction of the HH, it's a fantastic bike.

Cheers,
:cry: Toby

Wow, looks like it has already sold through "Buy it now"... it was only listed for 20 mins max. I am starting to regret this already... Oh well.
:rolleyes:

Well... having owned the Hammerhead 7.0 for just over a month with only three rides under my belt (and months of invested folding bikes research), I'm forced to selling it.


:rolleyes:


Well, when you come back from vagabonding you might be able to buy it back. They are fantastic bikes, and yes, you'll always miss owning one. Where-:hug:ever you go, please keep cycling and send in the pics.


May the Fold go with you..

G/F fired up with riding HH. Needs saddle not made of porcupine quills.

SDG I Beam Comp, 6061-T6 post doesn''t fit trad dual rail saddles. KI'm thinking of popping a Rida on there.

Can ye tell me what the length, and diameter of the seatpost is so I can get a spare seatpost, for er, part-timers?

Sue

27.2 mm diameter.

350 mm length should do the trick.

Has your hangover gone yet? :-)

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I got a new carbon seatpost, saddle, rear tyre and pedals. I will fit some drops next month and take a pic.

Oh yes, can you elaborate on your comment somewhere about the tyres being ok for < 10 miles & Kojaks better for > 10 please?

27.2 mm diameter.

350 mm length should do the trick.

Has your hangover gone yet? :-)

No, damit, too much coffee & rich food = no sleep = no cycling. I still feel rough...:cry:

Thanx for seatpost stuff, have ordered bitz for bottomly heaven.


Previous post should read 'Rido' saddle.

Danke.


HH 5.0 with suspension still on Fleabay for £350.00 by the way, not a bad price, but I wonder if somebody really wanted one, and emailed the seller, they could snag one for £250 cash. I doubt it but we should hope....

27.2 x 350 works well - I will upload photos of my SDG/KORE/Brooks Saddle experiment as soon as I get the Brooks saddle (hopefully in a couple of days!). Rode mine to work today. Felt very quick. Felt very good. Not 100% about the suspension at the front, it felt a little soft when I got out the saddle and leant on the pedals, but it didn't seem to affect speed.

Have got the speedo on now so will be able to compare it to the MUSL after my ride tomorrow...

Oh yes, can you elaborate on your comment somewhere about the tyres being ok for < 10 miles & Kojaks better for > 10 please?

The extra width of the Kojak (35mm as opposed to 28mm) and lower pressures make the rear end more comfortable over distance. There is very little weight penalty - just a few grammes and the rolling resistance is comparable on all but the smoothest surfaces.

27.2 x 350 works well - I will upload photos of my SDG/KORE/Brooks Saddle experiment as soon as I get the Brooks saddle (hopefully in a couple of days!). Rode mine to work today. Felt very quick. Felt very good. Not 100% about the suspension at the front, it felt a little soft when I got out the saddle and leant on the pedals, but it didn't seem to affect speed.

Have got the speedo on now so will be able to compare it to the MUSL after my ride tomorrow...


I don't notice the suspension on my HH, but I rarely get out of the saddle, other than to complain about the Bel Air razor blades. Rido and some overpriced titanium seat tube on the way, thanks for details. Bel Air very pretty saddle though.

I like the look of the Brooks, but feel that in order to ride a bike with one fitted, the rider should posses a handlebar mustache and a stripey blazer...


How does your bike gearing feel above say 20mph, by the by?

Now a review of the 2006 7.0 here:
http://www.foldsoc.co.uk/Mike/hammerhead.html

So she got pedals with hers?

And another - is it the same vendor as before? On ebay...

And another - is it the same vendor as before? On ebay...


Tis the same laralonglegs flipping another HH7. So that's where they all went.

The last one sold for £255 though, so still a bargain if the bidding doesn't go nutz. Cept you have to collect from Enfield London.

also, is it sacrilege to want to put a rack and fenders aka mudguards on a HH7 ?

Anyone done it? How, I'd be interested to know.....

also, is it sacrilege to want to put a rack and fenders aka mudguards on a HH7 ?

Anyone done it? How, I'd be interested to know.....


My LBS sells some goofy looking plastic fenders that fit on the seatube, plus somehow fit to the front.

I thought about it for one second, then decided I didn't want my bike sullied with vile bits. I'd rather get soaked.:love:

Dahon list them for the SH though, if the lugs are on the fork I guess you could fit fenders.


The rack thing I also thought about. See above. I bought a backpack. I think you could get either to fit though.

If you look at this pic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21182339@N05/2302845662/in/set-72157603280647410/)of a Smooch Hound you'll see the rack fits onto lugs by the back axle. The HH has these lugs, I think. A Universal rack (http://www.grandpappy.info/ybiblkr2.jpg) might fit - they use a clamp to go between the rear stays. some of them have a strip on them which sort of doubles as a fender..


Wiggle has a stack of racks and brackets which look promising. (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/CategoryProducts.aspx?categoryName=Racks&cat=cycle)

Just been on the Winstanley's site and they've got the Hammerhead 5.0 in medium available...

Just been on the Winstanley's site and they've got the Hammerhead 5.0 in medium available...

At £199.00. I almost bought the HH5, liked the flat bars and orange paint. Still tempted...... but I musn't.

I did. Wife is going to kill me. Just wondering how I can sell it to her as a present for her... That I ride of course!

I did. Wife is going to kill me. Just wondering how I can sell it to her as a present for her... That I ride of course!

We need pix and we need them soon.....


Be manly and firm: " I bought this because I wanted it."


Drag it up to Hyde Park in 1st Sunday in July....? There may be others for it to gambol with. What is a herd of sharks called? A flock of Hammerheads?

We need pix and we need them soon.....


Be manly and firm: " I bought this because I wanted it."


Drag it up to Hyde Park in 1st Sunday in July....? There may be others for it to gambol with. What is a herd of sharks called? A flock of Hammerheads?

I think the collective noun you are looking for is either a 'shiver' or a 'school'.

I think a 'shiver of hammerheads' sounds pretty cool, don't you?

http://www.rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml

What is a herd of sharks called? A flock of Hammerheads?
Shoal?

[Looks it up here] (http://www.rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml)

Apparently it's a 'school' like whales.
How boring. That won't do at all!

My vote goes to 'horde of hammerheads' :)

A hint of Hammerheads.

Waddevah. Tell me not to buy another. My bank manager is already sending me death threats over the other one.

Mroli? Where are our dang pictures? :-)

What is the Crank length?
Mine arrives Friday, already have seatpost with offset
wahoo

What is the Crank length?
Mine arrives Friday, already have seatpost with offset
wahoo


Congrats :thumb:- that must be more than half a dozen or more HH's shifted. Crank length I don't know - bike at other house..

... 'horde of hammerheads' :)

Surely that's the collective noun for Vikings! :)

Could someone please tell me the Crank Length and Bottom Bracket Width and Thread Type. My friend is leaving today to go up north for the summer and has a multitude of spare stuff and wanted to grab what I might need or try for the Hammerhead that is arriving Friday.

Thx in advance

grab what I might need......


Ask your chum if he's got a spare pair of alloy folding pedals for me. I sure could use a pair for my HH.

Could someone please tell me the Crank Length and Bottom Bracket Width and Thread Type.

BB = 70mm
Crank = 175mm

Don't know what thread, it's a sealed cartridge which turns smoothly enough so haven't removed it.

thx Nigel, helps a bunch
going to 172.5 to spin it better
been out of it for awhile but nowadays the whole crankset is integrated
I'm betting on english threads so I'll take the risk
lmao before I even have the bike here's the new setup
350mm carbon fsa seatpost with 40mm offset
ritchey 46cm drops
fsa carbon 172.5 crankset
can't guess on the stem til I ride it so I'll have to wait
100 dollar investment hehe
btw sorry snafu, this dude is a roadie and is laughing at me for buying a 20 incher....the punk

I hope this works - picture attached, only amends to standard are mks ezy pedals and toe clips, Brooks saddle and KORE seatpost and cateye lights and wireless computer... Sorry for the delay - technical problems!!

seatpost pic attached

That saddle looks to be angled rather sharply backwards...

Have you ridden it like this? :)

(PS. you are probably one of the first Dahon riders on a Kore seatpost! LOL...)

If the front end is stock, it looks like a longer stem is possible without loading too much weight distribution. sweet pic, very helpful. I find it bizarre that Dahon speced this bike with 175's for cranks. The gear ratio is already too low so you don't need the extra torque at the expense of worsening peddle cadence. I would think even 170's are possible. Well anyways, ergos are first on the list.

btw dude, that seat looks a bit too high in front, hehe. are the chiblets and Mr. Pete ok with that? It's usually better to keep it level with the ground so if you're mashing a big gear yur arse is restrained by the lip on the back of the seat. lmao, got back to the computer after the guy who just posted mentioned the same thing.

thx for the help peeps

"I find it bizarre that Dahon speced this bike with 175's for cranks."

They did that for ordinary shmoes like me who wouldn't know what 'mashing' meant if you hit them on the head with a sack of potatoes.

I think of the Hammerhead as a blank canvas upon which to hang myself.


Mroli, that handsome Kore seatpost is quite un-needed. Send it to me at once! :-)

The only 'upgrade' on my HH is a pair of Shimano Ultegra brake calipers; a complete waste of money, but they're pretty. The rest of it seems perfectly suited to shopping, and chasing coffee and buns in Hyde Park.

I must get the pedals sorted out. My plastic utilitarian foldies will merely generate mirth amongst the spanglex roadies whom I presume, I will be overtaking every day.


PCRacer, please remember that the National Speed Limit is 60 mph...

Yes, English thread BB.

I am selling my recently acquired HH as my girlfriend could not get used to small wheels!

Expect to see it on Ebay in a week or so...

...I find it bizarre that Dahon speced this bike with 175's for cranks..... I would think even 170's are possible. ...
thx for the help peeps


Bizarre indeed, as the bike I'm looking at now has 170 Truvativ cranks, so I'm surprised 175's are fitted to some of the bikes!


Fear&Trembling,

is that psychological, or a real handling problem with 20" wheels, do you think?

Re seatpost - heh, I knew as I put it on that I would get comments! Only just put the bits together and sorted it out for the photo - need to adjust it a bit. Unlike the SDG seat post, it doesn't ratchet around, rather the seatpost top itself is curved. Will put it in proper cycling position soon!