Ask a Bicycle Question - Part 5

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HexenHeretic said:
It's a very expensive route if u want to head down this path...

The only brand that comes to my mind that has maybe 70-75% performance of roadies is Tyrell, and Tyrell costs 30-50% more compared to a similarly speced roadie, that i'm not even talking about the foldable Tyrell.

The cycling group that consists of mainly roadies which i used to ride with, there was this lady with a super souped up Birdie with 60t chainring, fitness wise she's about the strongest rider in the group in my opinion.
This same lady now rides a pinarello.

There were other decent riders with Tyrells, Alex Moultens and other high performance minivelos or foldables, a handful of them changed to roadies to ride with the group now, the rest don't ride with the group anymore.
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It's either a folding bicycle or a road bike. Mini velo is neither here nor there.

I still believe a folding bicycle is more practical. Singapore is small, there are many mrt stations around (easy to fold and roll) and hdb flats are getting smaller. PCN speed limit is 25kmh I believe. That's why I ditch my bigger bikes and just go for folding bike.

One had to cycle I roads using road bikes, and looking at how many drivers curse cyclists dead, I think it's better to cycle on pcn.
 
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erwinrommel said:
It's either a folding bicycle or a road bike. Mini velo is neither here nor there.

I still believe a folding bicycle is more practical. Singapore is small, there are many mrt stations around (easy to fold and roll) and hdb flats are getting smaller. PCN speed limit is 25kmh I believe. That's why I ditch my bigger bikes and just go for folding bike.

One had to cycle I roads using road bikes, and looking at how many drivers curse cyclists dead, I think it's better to cycle on pcn.
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Mini velos are great for cycling in city on pavements. I cannot imagine a road bike giving the same agility.. Of coz foldable give the same agility but if you don't need the folding feature, might as well get a mini velo to save that bit of $$, and also less joints means less problems!

I think the market segments, though overlapping, have their own niches
 
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I'm riding a foldie. Even with very short rides (less than 30 min), my wrists will hurt. I have adjusted seat and handlebar height as much as I can. What else can I do to prevent wrist pain?
 
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fatfleaz said:
I'm riding a foldie. Even with very short rides (less than 30 min), my wrists will hurt. I have adjusted seat and handlebar height as much as I can. What else can I do to prevent wrist pain?
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Change your angle of engagement, perhaps. Or change your grips.

I'm using the Ergon GP1, which allows me to rest my palms on the grip.

/Dan
 
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I like the looks of the old Raleigh MV7, too bad they decided to stop this design and make the new Raleigh MV7 with straighter tubes.

old Raleigh MV7
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new Raleigh MV7
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furryballs said:
Mini velos are great for cycling in city on pavements. I cannot imagine a road bike giving the same agility.. Of coz foldable give the same agility but if you don't need the folding feature, might as well get a mini velo to save that bit of $$, and also less joints means less problems!

I think the market segments, though overlapping, have their own niches
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I'd agree with you totally on this, I called cheap John a few weeks ago and he had a Gios minivelo for sale, I am not sure if its still there coz he said it was the last one.
That being said, I think SG is more of a minivelo rather than a foldie country, the bulk of the foldies i've seen are rarely folded or kept indoors lol
 
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fatfleaz said:
I'm riding a foldie. Even with very short rides (less than 30 min), my wrists will hurt. I have adjusted seat and handlebar height as much as I can. What else can I do to prevent wrist pain?
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I believe there are 2 areas you can look into, wrist angle and the grip itself.

I changed my grips to ergonomic grips for better support, I also tilted it so that and angle of the grips so that it lies in a more natural angle.

see the pics in the article below
Correcting Indoor Cycling Student's Form - Preventing Numbness with Proper Hand Position

my ergon gp1 grips
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erwinrommel said:
It's either a folding bicycle or a road bike. Mini velo is neither here nor there.

I still believe a folding bicycle is more practical. Singapore is small, there are many mrt stations around (easy to fold and roll) and hdb flats are getting smaller. PCN speed limit is 25kmh I believe. That's why I ditch my bigger bikes and just go for folding bike.

One had to cycle I roads using road bikes, and looking at how many drivers curse cyclists dead, I think it's better to cycle on pcn.
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Riding on road never ever insist on your right if way and Also practice defensive riding.

We have way much more exposure now compared to many years ago

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I using B17 Brooks for 2 mths backside still ache, izzit my seatpost too high? Riding a brommy....sianz!:s12:
 
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