# I fold
**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [June 6, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880 "2019-06-06T05:26:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Shamp](https://tarck.cc/u/Shamp)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/1 "2019-06-06T05:26:54Z")
I’m starting a folding bike thrad, one that I will post in a few times then probably abandon.
I bought a Tern Link C8. It’s dumb, but it fits in my car and does bike things. It’s actually not horrible, but it’s far from good. I really only got it cuz I could use my REI dividend and get it for $300 and return it if I truly hate it.
But here’s the catch: it’s stupid fun to ride. It’s tiny, twitchy, hops up and down curbs so easily I was a little caught off guard. The components are bad, but I can’t really be bummed about that for how little I spent. As things break I guess I’ll just replace them, or get hyper fred and start upgrading to IGH and Dyno hub models with anno parts…
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### Author:  [@Blakey](https://tarck.cc/u/Blakey)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/2 "2019-06-06T06:13:57Z")
I have a Bike Friday tikit that I scored with a suitcase quite cheaply used, but it was in terrible shape. Swapped out 7sp gripshift for 8sp and a trigger shifter plus a larger front ring.
Doesn’t fold as small as sup’s brompton, but it’s got better brakes, more gear range and has an acceptable reach / seat height. And it folds _fast_
Love taking it on short trips and tearing around on it. Always handles a little funky until I get used to it again. The samsonite case is biggish but not S&S big.
> **[Andrew Blake](https://www.instagram.com/p/BRKIKXrAV4l/)**
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### Author:  [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/3 "2019-06-06T07:37:42Z")
for the Tikit be real careful with the QR handlepost interface
the first bunch of versions could develop unresolvable slop that required warranty replacement, I dunno if they ever conclusively fixed the design for good
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### Author:  [@Blakey](https://tarck.cc/u/Blakey)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/4 "2019-06-06T09:29:03Z")
Ah, I [remember that](https://www.bicycleretailer.com/recalls/2012/11/14/bike-friday-recalls-3-800-tikit-folding-bikes#.XPjcLIgzZeU). Mine’s had the recall work done to it, and the lower seatmast has extra bracing that previously cracked on a lot of them.
From my email when I inquired back in 2014:
> You can check by folding the stem down and looking inside the hinge
> plates. If there’s a big red dot painted in there then you know it’s a
> new stem.
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### Author:  [@dotMR](https://tarck.cc/u/dotMR)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/5 "2019-06-06T11:26:44Z")
I had a S (flat-bar) Brompton for awhile
The small wheels get up to speed really quickly so it was pretty fun to ride around the city fast…but also a bit twitchy - sort of like riding a low-trail bike unloaded. The fold was pretty nice, but honestly I could never be bothered to fold it at which point I didn’t know why I had a folding bike.
sup (still) has an “M” bar version with 3-speed that she got when we lived in Boston to ride/train - they’re pretty great for multi-modal commuting
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### Author:  [@Dickason\_Daniel](https://tarck.cc/u/Dickason_Daniel)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/6 "2019-06-06T12:20:08Z")
When I was in the bike mines, there was a dude with a modern mini cooper who had 2 of the folding mini cooper bikes that he would bring in on his hitch rack for tune ups.
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### Author:  [@spaghetti](https://tarck.cc/u/spaghetti)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/7 "2019-06-06T13:06:55Z")
can’t find a picture but i used to have a Dahon Speed TR - 8sp + SRAM DualDrive, dyno up front. weird fucking bike that i really miss. sold to pay medical bills after breaking a bunch of bones in 2014
hope to get back to folder life eventually
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### Author:  [@euclid](https://tarck.cc/u/euclid)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/8 "2019-06-06T14:10:30Z")
> [@Dickason\_Daniel](#):
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> bring in on his hitch rack for tune ups.
Did he know they were folding bikes?
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### Author:  [@Shamp](https://tarck.cc/u/Shamp)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/9 "2019-06-06T15:12:33Z")
I’m still tempted to try a Brompton to see what it’s like. Plus there’s plenty of aftermarket stuff for dithering. I may or may not keep this Tern, so we’ll see. It’s fine, but I know I’ll want to start replacing stuff (brakes, shifter, add some reach with a bar adapter, etc) and it might be pointless to spend money on an already junk bike.
My main complaint is that it doesn’t really roll well when folded, which is a mild hassles when I get to the office and have to navigate around to get to my floor. It may just be me though, I might be missing something totally obvious.
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### Author:  [@Shamp](https://tarck.cc/u/Shamp)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/10 "2019-06-06T15:13:08Z")
Plus that big ol Brompton front bag is kinda rad.
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### Author:  [@Blakey](https://tarck.cc/u/Blakey)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/11 "2019-06-06T15:52:49Z")
IMHO/ATMO the bike Friday rides much better than the Brompton, part of that might be the much better fit for me (183cm).
The big front bag is great though. The ortlieb bar bag is meh. I think the mess bag could be ok to move from riding to walking/public transit
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### Author:  [@JUGE\_FREDD](https://tarck.cc/u/JUGE_FREDD)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/12 "2019-06-06T18:40:42Z")
> [@dotMR](#):
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> sort of like riding a low-trail bike unloaded
that’s exactly the brompton geometry
a big part of why the front loading on the bag block is so great
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### Author:  [@LarryWinget](https://tarck.cc/u/LarryWinget)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/13 "2019-06-07T05:22:12Z")
Brompton is releasing an electric model.
> **[Folding Made Faster: The New Brompton Electric](https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a27137233/brompton-electric-review/)**
>
> Multimodal commuting just got easier.
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### Author:  [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/14 "2019-06-08T07:43:48Z")
When I had my Mercier Nano I searched high and low for one of those front racks to put on it.
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### Author:  [@dotMR](https://tarck.cc/u/dotMR)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/15 "2019-06-08T13:37:52Z")
Just came across this for Bromptons
[https://www.fahrer-berlin.de/en/fahrer-bags/fahrer-carrier/front-rack-for-brompton/a-1092/](https://www.fahrer-berlin.de/en/fahrer-bags/fahrer-carrier/front-rack-for-brompton/a-1092/)
Woah, and this?
> **[Brompton Pannier Rack](http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/folding-bikes/brompton/brompton-pannier-rack/)**
>
> The Brompton pannier solutions are very good, but what if you want to carry normal panniers or share luggage with other bikes? This pannier rack is the answer – it fits to the same front lugg…
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### Author:  [@Shamp](https://tarck.cc/u/Shamp)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/16 "2019-06-12T17:34:12Z")
For being such a dumb bike, I still like this. I’m staring to tweak things a bit and it’s grown on me quite a bit. Got a new saddle, some Reuben pedals, and have some grips and a stem extender in the mail.
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### Author:  [@johnasavoia](https://tarck.cc/u/johnasavoia)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/17 "2019-06-19T22:30:22Z")
Anyone ever ridden one of these?
> **[Amazon.com : Montague Boston Single Speed Folding Bike Medium - 19" : Folding...](https://www.amazon.com/Montague-Boston-Single-Folding-Medium/dp/B003J8C29C/ref=asc_df_B003J8C29C/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343991624868&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6469185197411007368&hvpone&hvptwo&hvqmt&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvlocint&hvlocphy=9001992&hvtargid=pla-751089016748&psc=1&tag&ref&adgrpid=69358347255&hvpone&hvptwo&hvadid=343991624868&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6469185197411007368&hvqmt&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvlocint&hvlocphy=9001992&hvtargid=pla-751089016748)**
I’m not seriously considering buying one but I would snag one cheap used in a heartbeat. Don’t need a folder/travel bike but something like this would be fun to toss in the luggage section of a NYC bound bus and fuck around on.
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### Author:  [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/18 "2019-06-23T03:53:15Z")
i just want a big enough front bag that i can carry a spare brompton for just in case my brompton gets a flat tire.
first i need to get a folding bike at all though.
jealous of those who got one, even though i don’t have many valid use cases
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### Author:  [@Bootus](https://tarck.cc/u/Bootus)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/19 "2019-06-23T13:05:47Z")
> [@karl\_dandleton](#):
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> jealous of those who got one, even though i don’t have many valid use cases
This is me.
I saw this color at a shop yesterday. Wanted to consume, but didn’t.
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### Author:  [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/i-fold/22880/20 "2019-06-23T19:05:51Z")
unff
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