tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post4494936282522050806..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: My Dahon Curve D3Kent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-50460889139861565182011-04-12T06:43:59.965-07:002011-04-12T06:43:59.965-07:00Getting ready for my first club ride with the Curv...Getting ready for my first club ride with the Curve! Wish me luck!<br /><br />Spent 3-4 hrs yesterday at the bike shop. Warranty replacement of the front wheel to fix thumping when braking which loosened steering bearings.<br /><br />Not sure if Dahon is going to replace rear wheel, too. Both wheels were lemon thumpers. Store replaced rear brake pads (too much rubber stuck to rim).<br /><br />Then store tried to replace rear wheel with one which had a Dahon hub. Didn't work. In the process they screwed the Sturmey Archer hub by pulling too hard on the shifter chain and it jammed.<br /><br />They finally got that fixed (although the chain looks twisted inside the axle). Then I couldn't fold it because handlebar was preventing the magnetic catches from touching. Finally fixed that but received more paint damage on my new bike because of careless handler in shop. He gave me plastic strips to prevent further paint damage. (Leave the quick release open on the steering tube or it will damage paint!)<br /><br />Spent several hours truing the new front wheel and now have some stuck spokes that won't turn because my spoke wrench keeps slipping and rounding off the nipples. Going to buy a better spoke wrench and see I can loosen two spokes to remove the last out of true spot on the front wheel and see if tight spokes can be remedied.<br /><br />Store said Dahon has changed the specs for the Curve... I sure hope so! Waiting to see if Dahon will allow me to replace this bike with one that has a Dahon hub and/or whether they will replace the rear wheel if they won't swap bikes. (Mine is only 2 weeks old).<br /><br />Throughout all this, I was told Sturmey Archer hubs have no shift cable indicators to adjust the shift cable. Not true! I really don't ever want to take my bike back to that store unless the cows come flying home or hell freezes over (we are entering a new ice age as I speak).<br /><br />Its a great little bike but quality control is severely lacking (wheels) as was the initial adjustments that were supposed to have been done. Staff had non-existent knowledge of folding bikes they sell, and lack of initial setup by the store created lots of extra work for me.<br /><br />Still considering returning it and perhaps ordering a different one from a more reputable dealer (if there is one here).<br /><br />I've never had this much trouble with other Dahons. Perhaps mostly store related??? I think so!Davidhttp://www.thoughts.com/WhatILearnedAboutCycling/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-65843355150551416022011-04-07T06:57:36.962-07:002011-04-07T06:57:36.962-07:00Thank you for your help on forums.dahon.com!
I'...Thank you for your help on forums.dahon.com!<br />I've had all kinds of issues with improper setup from the dealer I bought it from. With help on the forum I'm finally starting to figure out my dealer is full of it.<br />I have written reviews about my Curve D3 at:<br />http://www.thoughts.com/WhatILearnedAboutCycling/<br />Curve is my newest addition to my Dahon purchases. I own a 2004 Speed Pro V. A used steel frame Dahon was sold last year after fixing it up. Now I have the Curve D3!<br />I love it! Small folding size, easy to fold, light and fast, climbs hills like a God etc. And its bright red! My wife said it had to be red if I was going to buy one.<br />Customers shouldn't have to wade through the ignorance of their dealership's store to find out what is true. Thanks for your help in finding out how to solve the problems myself.Davidhttp://www.thoughts.com/WhatILearnedAboutCycling/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-62578419382613002402010-12-15T06:27:50.480-08:002010-12-15T06:27:50.480-08:00Say, nice bike you've got over there! I've...Say, nice bike you've got over there! I've got my Dahon from my friend. I made Internet site for him and he gave me a Dahon! Good deals are sometimes availaible...<br />My longest day trip on my Dahon has been 165km. I was supposed overnight after the first 80km but there were no camping sites anymore so I had to ride all the way in one day. My Dahon is Roo D3.Ägelähttp://agela.kapsi.finoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-50214586229171724752010-12-04T21:25:10.505-08:002010-12-04T21:25:10.505-08:00Looks like a cool little bike to have around. Nic...Looks like a cool little bike to have around. Nice.Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-85955715541581506962010-12-03T11:37:28.087-08:002010-12-03T11:37:28.087-08:00Anything out there in the folding world for us 6&#...Anything out there in the folding world for us 6'4" amazons? Besides a custom Bike Friday or Brompton...DWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308356648131322055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-30499317671969583362010-12-03T08:42:48.077-08:002010-12-03T08:42:48.077-08:00LEL = London-Edinburgh-London, a 1400 kilometer ja...LEL = London-Edinburgh-London, a 1400 kilometer jaunt I rode back in 2001 on my Bike Friday New World Tourist. Matteo Luzzana rode it on his Brompton so I'd have no qualms doing it on a Dahon. <br /><br />Story and pics are at:<br /><br />http://bit.ly/gHnqfTKent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-25739028429530893132010-12-03T06:19:08.843-08:002010-12-03T06:19:08.843-08:00Little Electric Lizards?Little Electric Lizards?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963284276467415798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-39562568888086633602010-12-02T11:00:42.946-08:002010-12-02T11:00:42.946-08:00But would you ride one on LEL? :)
Greg ZBut would you ride one on LEL? :)<br /><br />Greg Zgzaborachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082076873372291049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-5680704341421370712010-12-02T05:52:52.700-08:002010-12-02T05:52:52.700-08:00Nice post! If I lived in or near a city I would g...Nice post! If I lived in or near a city I would give this bike a try. The idea of a bike that can be ridden to a mass transit point, unobtrusively carried on said mass transit, and then quickly converted back to a bike at the end of the line would be awesome.<br /><br />BobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963284276467415798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-11946479416820930472010-12-01T21:26:17.836-08:002010-12-01T21:26:17.836-08:00Awesome Kent,
Based on your initial like of this...Awesome Kent, <br /><br />Based on your initial like of this bike, I bought one of these for my ma for her 70th birthday. I spent a very chilly hour riding around the jersey shore with her over thanksgiving. She loves it. Pics and blogpost soon, but thought you would like to know. <br /><br />TarikTarik Salehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.com