And to think that I thought we were clammy here in PR ...

Perhaps you can also consider to visit China. Folding bikes are quite popular here. Even a niche bike may have a big group of owners.
For example, yesterday was "Dove Day", because Dahon Dove = BYA412 = April 12th.


And you can easily find dealerships or resources of almost any folding bikes / bike components.

PR from what I remember from living in Río Piedras for a few months is that it is hot and humid, but SG is relentless, another level, as you can see from the actual data. In Bali, at least we have a cooler, drier season, and you can go up to at least 3,000masl in elevation, whereas the highest point in SG is under 200masl.

Aside from climate commentary, does anyone have any personal recommendations for bike shops in Singapore specialising in folders? I’ve had a bit of a search online (My Bike Shop Singapore came out quite strongly) but I’ll be keen to hear what others think.

Search the forum. Over the years I have posted about SG (and Bangkok and Jakarta) bike shops and visits to them. In fact, I've shopped at My Bike Shop SG a few times.

The other factor is the high cost of real estate in SG. Unless you are looking for a full bike shop with name brands, warranty and everything, you are better off dealing person to person via the likes of Carrousel cuz they don't have the overhead of rent. One case was WheelOnFire where I used to meet the owner at an industrial storage facility where he keep all his wares.

Finally, there's Google Maps. Type folding bicycle and several options pop up.

I went to some bike shops in SG for Birdy components, so I know some shops who sell Birdy and parts like E-walker which is a relatively small shop and Mightyvelo a bigger one.

Oh I've read very high marks about Singapore, including even intolerance for corruption. But also, very expensive for expats. English fluency is a plus. Decades ago I was a power shopper, but not in recent decades. I would be curious if there are any thrift shops like Goodwill here, those are an adventure for me, mostly fine cookware and cooking knives found dirt cheap. But we have that here.

The trips you've taken, Ron, those look really good, but like you say, if I can handle the heat and humidity down near sea level.

The mountainous areas of SEA look really good on a map and in photos, and better climate for me, but I don't kid myself about the ability to bike such terrain, not just at this age, but even younger. I'm not a stellar climber, I have to switch off between standing, grinding up in low, and walking, and that's for climbs of less than 1 km.

Jipe, you mentioned scuba. My good friend did his annual trip to SEA last winter, planned a lot of scuba, popped an eardrum on the flight, got medical attention, but scuba was definitely out. He rolled with the punches and changed his itinerary.

China looks immensely interesting to me. I don't feel comfortable traveling there currently for multiple reasons that cannot be discussed here, no P&R on this thread, and things you may not be able to discuss online. Someday, things will be better, or worse.

I was fascinated by an article last year, a huge group of bikers decided spontaneously to bike to one town to eat "soup dumplings", if I recall. The incredible food variety, huge country and so varied. The Tibetan Plateau, *avarage* elevation exceeds 4500m, raising livestock in the grasslands to trade for everything else, too high to grow vegetables. Not a place for someone like me to bicycle distances, maybe a folder on a train for around a town. I would need to choose just one small area of the country, and (in my dreams) hopefully explore that for more than a couple weeks, maybe several months, to be able to get a sense of life there, the food, what people do. Probably a smallish town, with crafts people, that all have not gone to the cities to labor endlessly in factories. I've been reading about a Chinese knife company, their kitchen knives are superior to the typical German brands, due to the more modern (Swedish steel) alloy they use, the Germans have really fallen behind, resting on their laurels.

Lots of dreams. Perhaps not in this life. Just knocking down problems a day at a time. Just finished and filed my income tax forms.

Everything will be all right in the end. Peace & love.