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Forum: Folding Bikes
10-12-09, 07:01 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I had a Minoura mount. It didn't cause my knees...

I had a Minoura mount. It didn't cause my knees to hit the bottle, but it did eventurally break. Now I use a Twofish Quick Cage, available, among many other places, here...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-10-09, 05:21 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Yet another question about converting a Xootr...

Yet another question about converting a Xootr Swift to 451 wheels and caliper brakes.

If you've used Tektro 556 brakes, how does the Xootr work with the recessed mounts? If it doesn't have you...
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-12-09, 07:53 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks. I will give it a try.

Thanks. I will give it a try.
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-06-09, 04:36 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

A few questions for those of you who have...

A few questions for those of you who have converted to 451 wheels and the Tektro extra-long-reach double-pivot side-pulls: Has anyone tried fitting fenders? Has anyone tried fitting 20x1-3/8...
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-16-08, 05:24 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

+1. I'm not an engineer and can't comment on the...

+1. I'm not an engineer and can't comment on the reasons, but my Xootr Swift is really very comfortable. Of course, it possible that a steel Swift would be even more comfortable, but it's...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-29-08, 04:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,460
Posted By JonathanG

I followed Jur's advice and emailed SRAM, and...

I followed Jur's advice and emailed SRAM, and after some wait, they've gotten back to me. Here's the response in full:

"Indeed, QBP was correct in directing that the 24" wheel is the smallest...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-26-08, 12:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,031
Posted By JonathanG

I've done two fairly flat centuries (the NYC...

I've done two fairly flat centuries (the NYC century) and regularly commute 19 miles each way in flat coastal Rhode Island on a Xootr Swift. The main modification that has increased comfort is the...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-18-08, 07:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,460
Posted By JonathanG

SRAM Drum Brake Hub on 20" Wheels?

I've been thinking of putting a front drum brake on my 20"-wheeled folder and have read good reports about the SRAM front drum-brake hub. However, on the QPB catalog entry it says "should not be...
06-15-08, 11:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 627
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks for the help! Jonathan

Thanks for the help!
Jonathan
06-15-08, 07:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 627
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks very much, Diggidy Dylan! I have a...

Thanks very much, Diggidy Dylan!
I have a follow up question. If drum brakes will work with short-pull canti levers will they also work with road brake levers?
Jonathan
06-14-08, 09:37 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 351
Posted By JonathanG

What Levers for Drum Brakes

I'm planning on setting up my commuter bike with drum brake internally geared rear hub and a drum brake front hub. Does anyone have any advice on whether these use long-pull (v-brake) or short pull...
06-14-08, 09:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 627
Posted By JonathanG

What Levers for Drum Brakes

I'm planning on setting up my commuter bike with drum brake internally geared rear hub and a drum brake front hub. Does anyone have any advice on whether these use long-pull (v-brake) or short pull...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-05-08, 04:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 572
Posted By JonathanG

I've been pretty happy with Tioga Comp Pools. ...

I've been pretty happy with Tioga Comp Pools. They're 20x1.75 slick, and have held up for over a year of commuting on potholed New England Streets. They're relatively cheep. They can be had for...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-02-08, 03:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,487
Posted By JonathanG

I think the 2007 D3 has steel (the Dahon website...

I think the 2007 D3 has steel (the Dahon website simply calls it "Sonus") tubing. If I'm right -- Please check! -- and that's the model you have you should be able to spread the dropouts 6mm each...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-02-08, 02:17 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 604
Posted By JonathanG

Contacting Peter at Design Mobility About a Swift Frame

Could anyone help me with a number to contact peter at Design Mobility. The website appears to be down and I didn't have any luck using web-based White and Yellow Pages.
Thanks.
Jonathan
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-23-08, 06:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,218
Posted By JonathanG

You could try a used or NOS Suntour Command...

You could try a used or NOS Suntour Command shifter on the right side. I just checked and someone named Vishee (no connection at all!) has as couple of sets for sale pretty cheep (as I write there...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-06-08, 07:58 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,071
Posted By JonathanG

While the main frame of the Xootr Swift is...

While the main frame of the Xootr Swift is aluminum the fork and stem riser are both steel.
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-05-08, 01:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 20,544
Posted By JonathanG

The handlebars and the way the frame is set up...

The handlebars and the way the frame is set up make it look sort of like a Bickerton. For more information on that, but not on the Scooma, see http://www.bickertonbicycles.co.uk/. For $60 I'd go...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-02-08, 04:43 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Paul, Thanks for your lead on the 'T' bar and...

Paul,
Thanks for your lead on the 'T' bar and your suggestion. My problem, I think, is that the newer Xootr Swifts only have a short section of the stem, at the top, extension at 1 1/8. The rest...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-01-08, 05:01 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Great pictures! I really like the set-up. ...

Great pictures! I really like the set-up.
What's the attachment to the front stem onto which you've put a bar and handlebar bag? That's a really great way of getting the bar bag lower without...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-10-08, 06:16 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I think the newer ones are made with...

I think the newer ones are made with thicker-walled tubing. Again, I've had no trouble with the new frame.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-09-08, 06:24 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

My frame broke at the seat stays, just below the...

My frame broke at the seat stays, just below the pivot. There's a picture of it here (http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=53546&d=1188684241). The people at Xootr were great and very...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-09-08, 05:38 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I don't know what should happen, but I have a...

I don't know what should happen, but I have a 2007 I got (very quickly and with no problem) as a replacement for an earlier model that broke and have noticed the same thing. It doesn't seem to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-29-08, 06:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,209
Posted By JonathanG

Yes. That's my experience and the word of the...

Yes. That's my experience and the word of the late Sheldon Brown http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/derailers-rear.html
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-19-08, 07:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,263
Posted By JonathanG

If you want to get a higher gear running a single...

If you want to get a higher gear running a single speed Harris Cyclery has a 15t ss freewheel. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/2uhhsh
Jonathan
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-14-08, 07:26 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

James Swift helped me with this just about a year...

James Swift helped me with this just about a year ago on this thread. I followed his advice and it worked. Here it is in full:

"It can be a pain in some situations. I've seen a report of Loctite...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-04-07, 08:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,357
Posted By JonathanG

Sounds like a fantastic bike! Is it the...

Sounds like a fantastic bike! Is it the new-design steel frame that's supposed to fit more easily into a suitcase?

Jonathan
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-05-07, 09:06 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I don't know Jan, but HPM would appear to be...

I don't know Jan, but HPM would appear to be around as part of the Center for Appropriate Transport. It's website, http://www.catoregon.org/hpm.htm gives the following contacts: email...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-04-07, 05:18 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Good news!. I got in touch with the very nice...

Good news!. I got in touch with the very nice people at Xootr, and they're sending me a whole new bike with pretty much no questions asked. :D

Brian, the person I reached, explained that they'd...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-04-07, 10:43 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

It was the failure of the seat stays on my Xootr...

It was the failure of the seat stays on my Xootr Swift frame (see here (http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=53546&d=1188684241)) that prompted the most recent discussion of the frame....
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-01-07, 05:02 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks for the kind words, James. It does suck...

Thanks for the kind words, James. It does suck that it happened on a long weekend of rare nice New England weather.

I've been using the standard seatpost.

I seem to remember you had a frame...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-01-07, 04:13 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I haven't been posting for a while since James...

I haven't been posting for a while since James and others offered useful advice about a fixie conversion.

In any case, I just unfolded my Xootr swift and couldn't put the seatpost into the seat...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-12-07, 05:35 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks yangmusa, I really like that set up...

Thanks yangmusa,

I really like that set up and would like to try it for my commute. How stable are packages bungied to the front rack? Do you think it would work for soft packages, like a dry...
Replies: 63
Views: 3,331
Posted By JonathanG

Has any one tried the Quicker Pro available from...

Has any one tried the Quicker Pro available from Velo Orange, and described here (http://velo-orange.com/quickerpropump.html)? It sounds great, and I'm interested to know if any member has any...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-09-07, 06:31 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

nihonric, that sounds great! I'm really...

nihonric, that sounds great!

I'm really interested because I'd like to set up my Xootr Swift to carry cargo rather put it in a messenger bag on my back.

What sort of rear rack did you use? ...
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-03-07, 03:57 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,823
Posted By JonathanG

Aside from the seatpost the Swift does take all...

Aside from the seatpost the Swift does take all standard parts. I have ridden the aluminum Xootr Swift (now undergoing a fixed gear conversion), and it is very and comfortable and responsive. This...
04-30-07, 03:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,910
Posted By JonathanG

First, I'd like to thank all the people who have...

First, I'd like to thank all the people who have made suggestions. I wish people where I work were as helpful as the people here!

Here's the situation so far. I tried soaking with ammonia for 10...
04-26-07, 09:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,910
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks. I'm aware of that, but it's obviously...

Thanks. I'm aware of that, but it's obviously important to get it right, and I do appreciate all advice and comments.

I'll be trying the ammonia down the seat tube tomorrow.

Jonathan
04-26-07, 06:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,910
Posted By JonathanG

Thanks, I'm willing to try anything. Should I...

Thanks, I'm willing to try anything.
Should I reinstall the cartridge and drive-side retainer to hold the ammonia in, or should I just slosh the ammonia onto the area around the non-drive side...
04-26-07, 06:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,910
Posted By JonathanG

Aluminum.

Aluminum.
04-26-07, 06:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,910
Posted By JonathanG

Really really stuck bottom bracket.

I am hoping that someone can give me some advice, or warn me off from doing something extremely stupid. I have been trying to remove a factory-installed square taper cartridge bottom bracket in a...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-19-07, 07:06 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

James as always your fixed Swift is an...

James as always your fixed Swift is an inspiration. With guidance from your earlier hub and chainline advide, I'm slowly putting together the parts for my conversion.

One more, but probably not...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-14-07, 05:06 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,541
Posted By JonathanG

I'm not sure if the Comp Pools of old are much...

I'm not sure if the Comp Pools of old are much different than what'a available today (the suggested max psi has been reduced from 85 to 65), but Tioga Comp Pools are available from Gaerlan and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-30-07, 03:48 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

James and Jack, Thanks so much for your help! ...

James and Jack,
Thanks so much for your help!
Ill try to post pictures when I'm done.
Also, I've read this in this thread that removing the stock bottom bracket from the Xootr Swift was a real...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-28-07, 08:05 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Question for James or Anyone Else With A Fixed Xootr Swift

I'm planning on converting my Xootr Swift to a fixed. I've read that James put in a fixed rear wheel with a Surly Hub with a 130mm OLD. James, or anyone else who's done something similar, were you...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-13-06, 06:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,020
Posted By JonathanG

rikyroy, The rims and spokes could cost about...

rikyroy,
The rims and spokes could cost about $40 per wheel and, if you don't build the new wheels yourself expect to pay about $30 per wheel for the build plus extra for having the hubs cut out of...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-07-06, 02:49 AM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

Although the suitcase was banged around a bit --...

Although the suitcase was banged around a bit -- one of the three latches came loose, so I'm glad I used a compression strap -- I haven't noticed any problem with the frame.
I'm not sure if you...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-06-06, 07:19 PM
Replies: 4,023
Views: 932,152
Posted By JonathanG

I took my Xootr to Italy and if you follow the...

I took my Xootr to Italy and if you follow the directions on the Xootr site it's pretty easy to pack. The only thing I'd add is that if you have the Xootr model, on which the paint is pretty liable...
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-23-06, 09:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,261
Posted By JonathanG

I think ultergra brakes have a reach of between...

I think ultergra brakes have a reach of between 39 and 49 mm; so, if that's right, you'll need brakes with a reach of between 61.5 and 71.5. These aren't too common, but should be available for BMX...
Forum: Folding Bikes
07-23-06, 09:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,800
Posted By JonathanG

It should happen. In general, 20 inch wheels...

It should happen. In general, 20 inch wheels have a lower rotatinal mass than 700C wheels, so their inertia, the tendency to remain at rest or in motion, is less. On the other hand, with a lower...
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