[Archived] Dahon MU Uno Fixed Folder on a Carbon Diet

Don't forget to account for the magnet.

If you want to reduce weight, you can set the seatpost to your ideal height and trim it a bit.

It’ll be half the weight when it snaps in two

Maybe an upgrade to a rigid frames would save weight.

Sadly, it also preserves his heavy teeth.

Do you want some carbon handlebars?

@smithchild that's not how math works.
@edscoble I already had a jaw surgery. They took unnecessary bits out. nothing to gain here.
@Señor_Bear thanks I already got some.

I might, will pm

Needs a 20” disc wheel.

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Wheels arrived, fork has been cut and everything has been put together. Current weight is 8.1kg so I managed to drop 1.8kg. Still waiting for a front brake though. I had a first test ride and didn't died (yet).

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nice! I've got the steel frame version of this, folded up and unloved at the moment.
is the hinge failure a problem on the steel ones as well as the aluminium ones?
I've hopped mine off loads of kerbs etc. in the past!

Looks cool, I like the project. All the more for getting shat on by everyone about the frame. Interested to see how this ends up.

In b4 everyone:

In the bin?

In a ditch?

Under a lorry?

😉

Aren't you getting fancier pedals btw, if you're concerned about weight?

Maybe. Still had these lying around. Fancy enough for the moment.