Originally Posted by
brakemeister
Seatpost size : same as swift and others : I have 6 different seatpost in stock ...
Neos rear derrailleur..Yeah this is correct BUT a regular derailleur hanger ( available all over the place) can be bolted on the frame and a regular derrailleur can be used ....
Saddles... most all saddles are regular ones, the SDG/kore saddles come with their own seatpost... they can be replaced with a regular saddle and seatpost, OR an adapter to convert I beam to regular ( adapter available from JB to all dealers including me who has them in stock...
front hub is Dahon or other hub manufacturers, several in the FAr East, American Classic in the US ....
Rims spokes Brakes, Cranks, Bootom bracjets, chains grips, handlebars, all are standard
Frame is always own brand of course, same as fork ...
Handlepost is own design , same as all other folding bike companies have their own...
I think the complaints are mainly the handlepost and the wheel hubs:
-Folders which don't have folding handleposts just use regular handleposts, but those folders obviously don't fold nearly as well as a Dahon (except the Carryme which ingeniously just uses a regular quill stem with a QR at the top to telescope into a long threaded steerer and head tube, but that's only possible with really small wheels).
-No doubt there are manufacturers of appropriate wheel hubs, but the end user needs distribution...which is why it's important to buy from a good dealer like you instead of a shop which throws in the towel if Dahon doesn't hold their hand. Personally I like the idea of the smaller wheel hubs because if standard width hubs are optimal for larger wheels then smaller hubs would have to be optimal for smaller wheels.
Originally Posted by
brakemeister
I rather have a sharp calculated bike, and have to wait for a special carrier once in a while, than to pay for hundreds of people with an inflated bike price....)
Me too. The whole point of replacement parts is to keep a folder being ridden and folded. So compromising the fold or ride for easier replacement is counterproductive. Besides, ease of replacement is a self-fulfilling prophecy because your choice (in aggregate with the choices of others) is what determines what "standard" will be.
Originally Posted by
neilfein
...through my shop...
...They couldn't have told the dealer this sooner?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't imagine your dealer would get much better service from Trek or other manufacturer's selling volume at discount. I suspect the difference is that your dealer is much more dilligent in dealing with Trek since they know what brings home the bacon.
That's why I like to buy from little guys participating in online forums; you buy the bike and you get knowledge, enthusiasm, and dilligence for free, whereas if you walk into an LBS you're paying for every single minute they spend researching, understanding, or interacting with the manufacturer of those "gimmick bikes"...or they just sit on their arses and blame it on the manufacturer.
IMO, end customer's shouldn't be expecting much when calling Dahon. That's not the kind of business they're running. Your
dealer should be
dealing with it and if they aren't then you probably chose the wrong dealer.
Originally Posted by
kamtsa
Thor, any suggestion on how to get that acrylic chain guard for a few months old Vitesse D7HG?
I had not luck with dealers or with Dahon directly (called them few times).
Have you tried posting in the for-trade thread? I was thinking that I should put some of my more esoteric folder parts on there...like the kickstand for my Carryme.
