I made the #Naucalpan -> #Narvarte trip in 1 hour 5 minutes on a #foldie #bicycle on a Wednesday night. (19 km across mexico city)

I dare you to match my time on a #car. I double dare you.

Reposting with permission from Ronel of #TSP. His original post is on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TiklopSocietyOfThePhilippines/permalink/10160738568933770/

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He was riding his #foldie #bike when the frame broke. He's alright. Happened at a small interior road, not on a major busy street. And he had his helmet on.

Some blamed the allegedly poorly done welding. I blame the rather thin alloy and our poorly paved roads that cause lots of stress to #bikes & #cyclists. 🚴

#Aeroic #bicycles
@bikes @mastobikes

I finally... how do you say... threw in the towel. 😵‍💫

Hired a 6-seater Grab Car to take me and my bike home. Not riding my #bike all the way home.

#bikes #bicycles #cycling #travel #foldie #FoldingBike #RizalDay #Luneta #Manila #Calamba

After the happy assembly of #foldie #bikers at campus, I took my #bike to a shop for a wash and service It'd be a long wait as there were other bikes waiting for service. So i left my bike and went next door, to a little-known restaurant for #lunch.

Silly me. 😳 Good thing I realized before I gave my order. I don't bring my credit card when I go biking, and only enough cash for emergency bike services.

Hey #BikeTooter, @ternbicycles is here! This is a big freaking deal for our community 🎉🎉🎉 #Tern #cargobike #foldie

A #singaporean #foldie made it all the way to #mexico, after going through another five countries 🇸🇬🇲🇾🇻🇳🇵🇭🇨🇦

Una #plegable singapureña llegó hasta #méxico! Después de haber pasado por otros cinco países

I had planned to attend 🚴 the monthly general assembly of #foldie #bike users this Sunday morning. But decided I need to rest some more from Saturday's afternoon ride to Intramuros.

I got a new bruise when I got home Saturday evening. 😕 No, I didn't fall. It's the kind of bruise you get for no reason. I'm taking that as a sign that my body had a little too much.

That's in addition to the bruise I got on Thursday night. Yeah. I fell. 😅
#exercise #bikes #bicycles #cycling #fietster

I've decided I should let go of Li'l Blue 🚲. 😐

Don't know what's wrong with me, I just can't ride it. I tried again today. I'm pretty bad at it. Too wobbly -- not the bike, it's me. Would be dangerous if I rode it on the streets.

I wonder if anyone would want to buy it. For an old #bike, I did spend quite a bit for it. Bought it for ₱5.5k, then got the IGH checked and cleaned, and bought a new Shimano shifter. Total cost goes over ₱7k.

I really wanted to make it work. ☹️
#bicycles #foldie

@GOwin @mastobikes @fedibikes
Yes.

The handlebar can be folded down too, but requires an allen key thingy. If ever* i decide to do some malling while rolling my #foldie around, the Trolley & Bungee solution is still better (for me) than just rolling by the Rear Wheel & Handlebar (tested it at home and it's too cumbersome).

@GOwin
Nice. So it has those little wheels and rolls like a Brompton? I've seen someone pushing their little #foldie (didn't notice the brand) and it looked awkward to me because he was pushing it by the seat and the seat wasn't pulled up high enough. Are you comfortable pushing your #bike around in the mall?

Hello, world! 👋🤓

Anyone ever tried converting an old Japan surplus #bike with #IGH to an #ebike?

Not looking for fancy. Just need functional.

How simple/complicated is it? Please share resources. I haven't been successful in finding the answers I need.

I want to convert my old 16" Japan surplus IGH #foldie
so I can stop dreaming of
a small-wheeled foldable ebike
and a compact* e-cargo bike. 😬

I really* don't wanna buy another bike. #eBikes @mastobikes @fedibikes

@Aslanmane
I was* hoping to join a long ride this Sunday with a group of #foldie #cyclists. It's their yearly #Tomb2Womb ride -- from where our national hero #JoseRizal died to where he was born. I felt like I could do it even though it's 60kms each way. My problem was #cycling to the meeting spot @ Kilometer Zero in #Manila -- it's a long way and i didn't feel safe cycling alone. I asked the group of there's anyone i could ride with from my city to Manila. Nobody. 🙁 So i got lazy.

@big_diggity
Oh, #BigBike is a 26" #MountainBike. 😃 It folds, but it's huge and heavy. Nothing like those Bromptons or Dahon #bikes.

My other #bike is #LilBlue, a 16" Japan surplus. It's a #foldie but also nothing like those fancy expensive ones. It has a basket and rear rack. I plan to use it for small errands and short trips 😁

I mostly practice with #BigBike. Feels more stable. Not easy riding on small wheels with no #PedalAssist, especially for li'l ol' me. 🙃

Traffic! 😡
Solusyon? 😵
Padyak! 😃

Words printed on the back of a T-shirt. The letters TSP actually stand for "Tiklop Society of the Philippines".

Padyak
(v): to pedal 🚴🚴🚴

Tiklop
(n): fold
(v): to fold
(slang): #foldie, #FoldableBikes

#bike #bicycles #cycling #Filipino #Tagalog

@jakeduhjake
Thanks. 🙂 Yeah, it's an #ebike. But I hardly use the power features. I only learned to use the throttle and pedal assist recently, thanks to kind strangers who showed me how.

I love my #bike. 😊 I chose it as my #OneBikeToRuleThemAll -- meaning no more upgrades and selling/swapping. But then I found out only wheels 20" or smaller are allowed on our metro. So I also got me an old #JapanSurplus 16" #foldie. 😁

#BigBike #LilBlue