A-Bike Bag.

[nezil]

OK,

I took delivery of my A-bike on Tuesday this week, and I'm pretty happy with it.

I've not had chance to use it for what I intended it for yet, but tonight I will - my journey to my Korean lesson in London.

When I unpacked it I was quite happy, everything there, all in good condition, brakes adjusted - great!

Then I had a look at the bag....

I do like the clever way it folds inside itself when not in use, very neat, and although it is fairly cheap, it is pretty well made... except for one thing.

The clip that holds the strap to the lower part of the bag is far too loose for the weight of an A-bike. Everytime I hang the bag over my shoulder, the clip separates at the swiveling part letting the bag and bike crash to the ground.

Luckily I've not done any damage to the bike, but the bag is totally useless like this. Has anyone else had this problem

Nice website and forum by the way, really helped with my decision to buy the bike.

Neil.

[Garry]

Hi Neil

Thanks for the praise and welcome to the forum.

It's very interesting that you are learning Korean, I think it's one of the most important languages today. I'm learning Mandarin myself, and I think it's crazy that our schools are so out of date and not preparing people for today's world.

Garry

[Binch Shin]

Nice to meet you, Neil. I'm Korean.
I think you can shut the trouble by changing the strap's way into the clip.
I recommend you to compare with another backpack clip and adjust the A-bike bag-clip.
It seems that A-bike bag is also a good invention but requires some improvements.

Neil. Your A-bike was Great choice.
Following my experience, our A-bike becomes useful after the checkout.
More and more...

Binch

[nezil]

I'm not sure if this will work, but I'll give it a go.

안녕하세요!

I'm learning Korean for one main reason, my girlfriend is Korean!

The course is pretty tough, but I am enjoying it.

I do have a huge advantage over others - I work for LG Electronics, which means that I hear Korean every day, recieve emails every day and I have a Korean Laptop, with a Korean (and English for those that don't know) keyboard.

Anyway, I can comment now on my first real experience of using the A-bike.

Basically it was a joy to use... I do have some very minor criticisms that I'll list here, but to those people viewing the forum that haven't yet bought an A-bike and are considering it, these are MINOR.

1. When folded, the pedals spin round into a horiontal position and really get in the way.
2. The handlebars can turn slightly when you're carrying it and this is a little annoying.
3. People stare!
4. It's not very fast, other bikes did overtake me.
5. I got my finger pinched in the bottom folding part and it really hurts now!

Anyway, that is enough for me for now.

감사합니다.

닐 드림.

Neil.

[Binch Shin]

Wow. I have a Korean girlfriend too.

반갑습니다. ^(^

If you can read Korean, please visit our Korean A-bike community.
My nick name is 스피드봇(SpeedBoat) in the community. ㅋㅋ

Your girlfriend can make a foreign account for you.
Korean A-bike Cafe

안부를 전합니다.^^

스피드봇 드림

[Amuro Lee]

Hi Neil

Thanks for the praise and welcome to the forum.

It's very interesting that you are learning Korean, I think it's one of the most important languages today. I'm learning Mandarin myself, and I think it's crazy that our schools are so out of date and not preparing people for today's world.

Garry

您好! Garry

I'm learning Mandarin, too. We always speak Cantonese in Hong Kong that I cannot communicate well with the people from the mainland China and Taiwan. Nowadays, all the schools in Hong Kong teach Mandarin. However, there was no Mandarin lesson in school when I was a student.

Amuro

[Garry]

I'm in HK next week so I'll have a chance to practise my very low level Mandarin and even worse Cantonese

Garry

[Amuro Lee]

I'm in HK next week so I'll have a chance to practise my very low level Mandarin and even worse Cantonese

Garry

Yes, you'll have a lot of chance to practise your Mandarin in Hong Kong due to a lot of travellers come from the mainland China in this few years. You can hear Mandarin Broadcast in public transports, too.

Amuro

[marclewis]

OK,

I took delivery of my A-bike on Tuesday this week, and I'm pretty happy with it.

I've not had chance to use it for what I intended it for yet, but tonight I will - my journey to my Korean lesson in London.

When I unpacked it I was quite happy, everything there, all in good condition, brakes adjusted - great!

Then I had a look at the bag....

I do like the clever way it folds inside itself when not in use, very neat, and although it is fairly cheap, it is pretty well made... except for one thing.

The clip that holds the strap to the lower part of the bag is far too loose for the weight of an A-bike. Everytime I hang the bag over my shoulder, the clip separates at the swiveling part letting the bag and bike crash to the ground.

Luckily I've not done any damage to the bike, but the bag is totally useless like this. Has anyone else had this problem

Nice website and forum by the way, really helped with my decision to buy the bike.

Neil.

Yes the A Bike bag I have has come apart, and that was from just hanging it on the loop with the A Bike in it on a hook in my garage. The only bug I have, is the uncomfortable seat. One guy on this forum has changed his. I think that would be a good optional accessory that Sinclair could come up with.

[Amuro Lee]

This is the bag which came with my A-bike in Hong Kong:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/ ... es_Bag.jpg

Although it is not stylish, it is simple and reliable.

[Mucklegipe]

This is the bag which came with my A-bike in Hong Kong:
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o74/ ... es_Bag.jpg

Although it is not stylish, it is simple and reliable.

This Bag looks more robust than the 'standard' one that is like a backpack. The UK website even describes this type of bag as:

Please note: the A-bike storage bag is designed for occassional use only for carrying the A-bike.

Where the one you show looks like it would be better suited for ever day carriage.

One thing I have used my backpack style of bag for was shopping! I took the A-Bike to the local supermarket to get some milk, and a ready-meal, filled the basket, . Two carrier bags full of shopping, no problem, unfolded the bag as if I was to put the bike to bed, filled it and zipped it up, with the fasteners at the top and me, the bike and the shopping got home safely

Life is not a collection of problems, more a list of solutions!

Mucklegipe

[Sherlock Holmes]

您好! Garry

I'm learning Mandarin, too. We always speak Cantonese in Hong Kong that I cannot communicate well with the people from the mainland China and Taiwan. Nowadays, all the schools in Hong Kong teach Mandarin. However, there was no Mandarin lesson in school when I was a student.

Amuro

That is really great that you live in Hong Kong! I had the chance to visit there about a year and a half ago and I was blown away! It is such an amazing city. I really want to go back sometime.

Have you lived there your whole life? Do you often go off into Mainland China?

[Weakling]

nezil, thanks indeed for your review on the bike. Hope they read here so they change the things that is badly needed. The bag is an important part of such a small folder bike.

People star for sure. Many other owners have had that embarrassing experience too. And some small kids even laugh at them.

Korean and Mandarin. I guess Mandarin will be an even more important to learn language in the future. In some shops here all tools are from China. So they are coming big here.

I'm too lazy to learn any foreign language apart from English. I longed for to learn French cause I like their singer song writer style. Too difficult for me.

[Mucklegipe]

OK,
Then I had a look at the bag....

I do like the clever way it folds inside itself when not in use, very neat, and although it is fairly cheap, it is pretty well made... except for one thing.

The clip that holds the strap to the lower part of the bag is far too loose for the weight of an A-bike. Everytime I hang the bag over my shoulder, the clip separates at the swiveling part letting the bag and bike crash to the ground.

Luckily I've not done any damage to the bike, but the bag is totally useless like this. Has anyone else had this problem

Neil.

I had a similar experience with my bag, in that the stitched loop that holds the clip one end ripped out of the A-Bicycle bag (not an A-Bike Bag but a copy). I then discovered I had the strap in the wrong loop!

Let me try to explain, I had kept the strap in the loop that you use when the bag is in 'backpack' mode, with the bike carrying part all neatly tucked away, however when the bike is in it and you use this loop it puts too much pressure on this and it is likely to do what it did. In bike carrying mode they have provided a second loop on the bottom of the extra part that opens out when carrying the bike, when the strap is connected to this then the strains are far less on it and the provided loop even the cheap bag I have seems to be able to cope.

I have to say the bag I have just received from Mayhem looks better quality than my first one but I think the same would be true for it as well.

Mucklegipe

[Amuro Lee]

That is really great that you live in Hong Kong! I had the chance to visit there about a year and a half ago and I was blown away! It is such an amazing city. I really want to go back sometime.
Have you lived there your whole life? Do you often go off into Mainland China?

Yes, I have been living here for my whole life.
Actually, I seldom go to mainland China. That's the reason why my Mandarin is such poor to communicate with those who come from mainland China and Taiwan.