Originally Posted by
yelworc
It's a good idea, but are the frame and wheel suitable for this? and what about brakes? I have rear drum brakes. Are the frames of the dahon III and V similar? Is there any instrucrion of the instulling IGH to the Dahon V?
First thing is to measure the distance between the dropouts in the rear fork, that is the space available for a different hub.
It is a steel bike so you can adjust it but since the chainstays are short a cold setting is not going to give you a lot of adjustment.
Then look at hubs. Do you have a hub (IGH) or do you want to buy one. New or used?
To see what is available I`d go to the SA site:
https://issuu.com/francescoscomazzon...gue-2016-2017_
Even if you want to buy a second hand hub it is a good place to see what is actually available.
some of us grew up with coaster brakes so if you can use that and there is space in the frame problem solved.
Therer are some hubs with roller brakes and such but I am not sure if there is space in your frame.
We need a picture of your frame where a caliper brake would normally go to know if it is possible to install caliper brakes.
You need a hub with a spoke count that`l match the rim you have- or one you buy. Your curent rim may not agree with rim braking.
Depending on where you live it may be possible to buy a complete wheel.
https://no.search.yahoo.com/search?f...verting+to+IGH
Edit: If you scroll down there is a red bike laying on its side with a caliper brake atatched to the chainstay bridge.