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why ebay ....why?!!!!!!!!!!!!

....ok guys i had a secret i went very very wrong.:mad::mad: i was really looking foward to telling all you guys.

I am normally a very calm and relaxed guy but now I am very angry!:mad::mad:

I bid on a bike shown below the montague/shwinn/bmw bifold m1000 needless to say i did my research by my knowledge of all its names.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:RTQ:GB:1123

I thought i was just what i needed! and i was the fisrst bidder... i check again ten minutes before it ended after watching it ALL week! and someo0ne has put i higher bid ok... of after meesing about with logging on i have two minutes to bid and the computer just keeps going to a white screen :crash: :crash: :crash: :crash:.

im finding hard to communicate without bad language...:twitchy:..but can any of you recommend where i can get one of these 26" wheel folding mounting bikes? Im in the UK btw.

I sent a email to the seller hopefully he can help. :(

Dear ilancphoto,

I attempted to add a bid on the item "rudge bifold" several minutes before the end time. Yet it was dissallowed (kept going to a 'white screen'), and i was unable to contact you in time. Needless to say I am extreamly annoyed.

I would have been willing to pay some more additionally to that what was paid. Can this be arranged with the buyer?

Kind regards,

Nathan

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dahon-Espresso...item45f28ca9f0
There is a Cadenza 8 buy it now also.

thanks mate for the short notice post. but i want something for off road i called up fudges cycle a dahon specialist and they said only the dahon flo was warrentied off road :(

ok leaving the office after a day of writing my essay and losing out on the "rudge bifold" going to ride my brompton home 6 miles to help me relax!

Hope to hear your advice soon

Thanks

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww - nuts!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dahon-Zero-G-f...item4ceefdba59

ZeroG - woo! Needs a new chainwheel, and if he's broke that, maybe more....

Joe Murray frame, though. :-)

It will go for about £200, I think. Medium size, if you're not over 5' 10"

Wanted monatgue/schwinn/bmw bifold m1000 MTB

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Originally Posted by snafu21 (Post 10754568)

nuts!

exactly. the worst thing is i watch it all week and nothing no other bids at all!:o

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Originally Posted by snafu21 (Post 10754568)

if you're not over 5' 10"

6'1" -6'2" depends how much im exadurating :innocent:

the things is i thing these bikes arent often wanted e.g. thrown away in dumpster, or collecting dust in garage etc..

i thing i will post a wanted montague bifold post unless someone has one :D or knows where i can get one. (In the uk i may consider one from aboard e.g. usa)

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Originally Posted by brommie (Post 10736337)

I bought a bike with bigger wheels for a faster ride. It is the Airnimal Joey. I still have my Brompton, but it's now only a bike to do shopping with. The ride of the Airnimal Joey was that much more enjoyable that I only use my Brompton if I really have to.
So I'm curious if you have the same experience after you have bought a new bike.

I did try to do mountain biking on a Brompton. My advise "forget it". It's simply not the right bike for it.
Just as racing, the Brompton is simply not the right bike for it. But for city touring, short trips, maybe even longer trips, the Brompton is made for.
And of course folding, that's what the Brompton surely is made for.
But for mountain biking the best is to go for a bike made for it. Although very expensive the Airnimal MTB is a good bike. I did ride it once and I really like it. But for now I stay with the Airnimal Joey, not for mountian biking of course.

So there is a bike for every purpose.
Of course everyone may differ in opinion. That's what make this world so special.

BTW that Thorn Nomad S & S looks great! But I don't have the guts to ask for the price . . .

ok ... after a year of 26" wheels. sand, slate, tarmac grass ... 26" wheels feel more stable, faster and more comfortable i sold the brompton a year ago
and dont miss it one bit

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My price range… Around £500

hang onto the Brompton ..

if you want a bigger wheel bike
look for an old hard tail rigid fork MTB to rebuild, a bit at a time.

By adding a Schlumpf Mountain drive crank to my Brommy
it gives me a low range to use the 3 speeds twice..
bottom gear is almost a 1:1 with the wee wheel.

You may need to come up with more money, Dahon licenced the Richey BAB
system to take the frame down to 2 parts for packing.
comes out cheaper than an S&S.

Bike Friday of Eugene Oregon will custom build you a Pocket Llama (Mt. Bike Geometry on wide 20" wheels) any way you want. Can include disc brakes, suspension seat post, suspension stem and 27 gears, very personalized service and outstanding quality. Unfortunately well above your budget but maybe you can find a used one on-line or even direct from BF.

I remember looking at budget folders also a long time ago, spend the extra money and get what you want want will be better in the long run.

Google out the Bazooka Beach Bike which is folding and has 26" wheels

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Originally Posted by thatsut (Post 10731841)

Dear folding friends,

This is going to be a long one sorry. But writing helps me think aswell as giving you a full picture of the help I need.

Ok I have an important question people of a folding persuasion can understand. I would really apprciate your help and patience as I am self-admittedly over-think a subject.

outlined below are what i like to ride and my budget.

What I like to ride…..

When it comes to bikes I believe there has to be some sort of compromise, especially with a folding bike. Therefore I have outlined firstly the important question firstly what type of riding do I want.

Recently I went mountain biking with some friends and I loved it. Additionally I love touring which I have only had one big ride (Bejing to Llhasa) so there are many things I still have to learn about it as I mainly encountered decent roads and would find alternative travel if surfaces was bad.

My price range…

Around £500 (can go more but ideally not :twitchy:), so this counts out the airnimal rhino/dahon xp and im abit worried amount small wheels for the thing I’ve been doing relatively comfortably and safely on my friends rockhopper.. not to mention fast.:innocent:

So Should I sell my BELOVED Brrompton for a Montague Paratrooper? Should I quit complaining and just get off and walk where it gets to rugged? (as i plan to leave to go touring indefinatly in one year i can only have one bike :notamused:)

I would go to the mountain bike or touring forum but from experience we ‘the folders’ are really the nicest people in this whole place, if not the planet. :thumb:

Thanks,

Nathan, Wales

ps. pictures to help :)

http://www.montaguebikes.com/folding...olding-system/

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ight=brrompton

Another 26" folding mountain bike ;)
http://www.changebike.com

There are world travelers on Bromptons, as we speak, ala Heinz Stucke
he has his stuff in a backpack sitting upright, atop the rear rack,
and the Brompton Front Touring Bag.

Parked his Pocket Llama at Bike Friday, as said, was to be taking in places
where the smaller fold size was desired...