Originally Posted by
jaycs
Sadly, it is not a 2014 model, this bike is about 5 to 6 years old. I asked KHS about my bike and this was their response:
Hello Jay,
These are very popular in Europe and Asia.
We rarely import these to the US. We have a few folding models on the website that we sell regularly, but this one is more of an international model.
These folding models are constantly being refined and improved. It looks like a model we had a few years ago.
Your bike looks similar to this one
http://khsbicycles.com/10_f20a.htm
I hope this helps.
Enjoy the bike!
I also asked if the bike can be upgraded and he said it can go to 7 speed or even 8 speeds. Any suggestions on parts? I know it would be a complete rework and would like to keep it under $120 (anything higher and I might buy a 2nd bike)
-Jay
why sad? don't be ridiculous. you found a cool bike that's "popular in europe and asia". you could make it 7, or 8 speeds. you could probably even take it up to 11 if you really tried. but, that's not necessary. all you need to do is get a bigger chainring.
the one you currently have is probably a 44 or 48 tooth chainring with a bolt center diameter (BCD) of 110 or 130. the bcd size may in fact be stamped on the chainwheel itself or on the backside of the crank spider.
once you've determined the correct BCD, go on ebay or bikecrap.net and order yourself the cheapest p.o.s. chainring that has 50 + teeth. 50t, 52t, 54t.
dude, i'm not even joking, it's going to look something like this:
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you will order this part. then you will attach it correctly to your cool bike. then you will ride it and be amazed at the transformation.
you will then be riding a fast bike. (for like, less than $30)
within a month of daily riding your girlfriend will compliment you on your newly developed MONSTER THIGHS:
*individual results may vary. the results depicted in the above image are not typical (or recommended).