Author Topic: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)  (Read 26712 times)

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #50 on: 24 July, 2011, 12:37:08 pm »
Chutney has left the building :(

I know she is in good hands near the seaside :)
Current mood: AARRRGGGGHHHHH !!! #bollockstobrexit

StuAff

  • Folding not boring
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #51 on: 24 July, 2011, 07:33:15 pm »
Chutney has left the building :(

I know she is in good hands near the seaside :)

That she is. Looking forward to getting her back into full working order  ;D

StuAff

  • Folding not boring
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #52 on: 18 August, 2011, 10:22:25 pm »
Time for a bump. Finally picked up Chutney from the LBS today (needed a new crankset which took a bit long to get hold of and then fitted for various reasons). Worth the wait? Oh yes. Here is my first riding impressions: 'Weeeeeeeeee' :)

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #53 on: 18 August, 2011, 10:27:24 pm »
Worth the wait? Oh yes. Here is my first riding impressions: 'Weeeeeeeeee' :)
That was the same words I said on my first ride :) Happy riding on her.
Current mood: AARRRGGGGHHHHH !!! #bollockstobrexit

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #54 on: 19 August, 2011, 07:00:27 am »
Yes, they are great fun.

And rather beautiful in odd kind of way.

Do keep us updated about how you get along with Chutney - we may be able to swap tips on keeping the things going.

StuAff

  • Folding not boring
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #55 on: 19 August, 2011, 11:55:58 am »
Freshly taken pic...Did 15.5 miles on it this morning. A few stops en route due to seatpost fettling (i.e. I had the clamp a bit loose!), so slightly slower than I'd have liked. Rolling average was, however, the same as a similar route on my Condor Squadra this past Monday :)

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #56 on: 19 August, 2011, 03:22:11 pm »
Looks great.

Different frame and latch than mine (in pics upthread) - do let us know how the headset fares.


StuAff

  • Folding not boring
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #57 on: 28 August, 2011, 04:48:32 pm »
Looks great.

Different frame and latch than mine (in pics upthread) - do let us know how the headset fares.

Yup, as Woolly noted up thread, he got the 2010 frame (V-clamp hinge) as warranty replacement. Had a somewhat eventful trip to That London last Sunday. Riding back to Waterloo from Primrose Hill after a lovely afternoon, first, the chain not so much dropped as knotted. The chain keeper thing on the frame is broken, but hopefully will be able to source/bodge a replacement. I get the chain sorted with the help of a passing good samaritan. Set off again, two minutes later (if that) the front tyre got killed by a big chunk of glass! Despite lack of practice in dealing with punctures (first in nearly 6k of riding this year). I had a go doing the tube on the train, with the aid of another helpful chap, got the tyre off OK, eventually, but was PITA to get on again, just couldn't get the bead in on one side, so gave up and took it to the LBS. Money well spent, frankly. They had problems too :) Chutney's now wearing a Schwalbe Marathon Racer (I had a pair on the Jetstream for a while, barely run in, plus a spare still BNIB) up front.

Bike bringing a grin to my face with every ride. Poor old Jetstream only got ridden for 36 miles since November before I sold it (it was fourth out of four in the bike pecking order, just didn't feel right to leave it unused) . So far, nearly 90 on Chutney....:) Tweaked the bar position a little today, a little further forward so more like my roadie position now.  Turn of speed remains most impressive!

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #58 on: 30 August, 2011, 12:39:30 pm »
Mine didn't come with a chainkeeper, though the initial relatively regular chain drops I had on mine clearly showed that it needed one - typical Dahon - they clearly hadn't tested the thing much before putting it out. Now with a chain keeper added (slight bodge - I needed to use another of those metal hose clips with it rather than the one it came with) it's fine. In fact the bike now gives me far less chain/gear change issues than any other bike I have.

Yep, tyres can be an issue. Not with the bike at the moment - think it uses Schwalbe Duranos - tougher than the earlier Stelvios which cut up like no-ones business (see Woolly above) - I also have two Conti Contact Sports (I think they are that) - look like very good tyres but I couldn't get one on the front wheel at all - could just get them on my old back wheel but not on the new back wheel, even after reducing my hands to a bloody mess.

Glad that you are finding it fun - it is, amongst other things. I could try one of those descriptions a la women a la Swiss Tony (and doubtless any female owners could do a similar thing for the Speed Pro and certain men) but I'm not going to go there of course.

Yep, it goes like a rocket - quite possibly it has the maintenance schedule of your average rocket as well :)

Have fun

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #59 on: 06 September, 2011, 11:28:32 am »
Hiya... the rear brake cable on my 2010 Speed TT Pro snapped - at the lever end - this morning.

Does the panel know if these are standard cables or due to the length of the run and/or sideways exit I need a specialist cable?

TIA
Rich

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #60 on: 06 September, 2011, 11:36:27 am »
It is a normal brake cable for sti. Hope you weren't going to fast when it happened.
Current mood: AARRRGGGGHHHHH !!! #bollockstobrexit

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #61 on: 06 September, 2011, 12:04:16 pm »
Thanks Woolly.

Was going moderately fast in a downpour, but not as fast as when a jockey wheel collapsed and locked the back wheel on my MTB last week... I left a skid mark half-way across Swindon.

Cheers
Rich

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #62 on: 06 September, 2011, 12:06:57 pm »
Ooh! Can I ask another question? I think I'm on a roll...

The stem on mine folds outwards... the hinge pin keeps working its way out - should there be a locking screw of some kind on the other end? There's a threaded hole that looks like it would take a flanged screw.

CH White told me not, but I don't understand why the pin keeps working out.

Ta
Rich

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #63 on: 06 September, 2011, 12:15:10 pm »
Hmm don't know about that and don't have the TT here to look at. Give Fudge Cycles(Paddington branch) a bell and ask for Andrew, he might have an idea.
Current mood: AARRRGGGGHHHHH !!! #bollockstobrexit

LittleWheelsandBig

  • Whimsy Rider
Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #64 on: 06 September, 2011, 12:15:27 pm »
Probably the thread locking compound isn't doing its job properly.
Wheel meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #65 on: 06 September, 2011, 12:50:53 pm »
OK, apparently not all stem hinges have a set screw on the 'other' end. The threaded hole is used as a puller/pusher for hinge pin removal. Might just need tightening.

Rich

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #66 on: 06 September, 2011, 03:14:48 pm »
My 2010 TT Pro is sitting on the other side of the desk at the moment. There appears to be a domehead screw in the end of the stem hinge pin locking it in place - there isn't a threaded hole just a domed head which takes a 2mm hex key. I'm a little reluctant to start dismantling further at the moment though (I need the bike to cycle home on - and previous experience of the sort of exploratory stripping down of things to see how they go together suggests that I'll have a pile of bits on the floor and no transport tonight if I investigate further now)

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #67 on: 06 September, 2011, 03:32:53 pm »
Slightly out of focus pic of the ends of my stem pin (best I can do using the phone)

Re: Meet Chutney, a Dahon Speed Pro TT (2008)
« Reply #68 on: 18 October, 2011, 10:20:14 pm »
Completely missed this - apologies - due to a block at work. Thanks for the pic efforts.

I found a set screw in the end, so whether the bike originally had one or not it does now...

Meanwhile in other news: I've never seen another Speed TT Pro, and then 2 different ones on Temple Meads station at 8am in a week. Hi to the guy with the immaculate looking bike with yellow bar tape (clean - how do you _do_ that?), and hi to the older gentleman with a scruffy one - 2008 - this morning.

Rich