Paikesi

My first Andrew Ritchie fold bike, bought from TryOn in Makati

Is probably the Pikes Gen 4, but didn't come with a manual and the box mentions nothing

Parts and specs

Came with a Brompton block already.

Drivetrain

chainring is 5 bolts in a 130mm bolt circle diameter, or 130BCD. Originally came with 45T chainring, mine has since swapped to 38T

Photo of hub
Has a Sturmey Archer SRF3 internal gear hub , controlled by thumb shifter on right handle:

Also has 15T and 13T sprockets attached to the gear hub, controlled by shifter on left handle.

This person put a Sturmey Archer 5 speed internal gear hub on their Pikes. Weighs 1950g, so adds 1kg of weight.

This video might be useful if I want to increase gearing

Wheels

bike tube I use is a Schwalbe AV4 Tube Schrader (450 x 35A) - 16 × 1 1/8-1.35 Inches. It has a schrader valve. Tubes designed for Brompton don't fit. I bought on Amazon. I think these ones from Schwalbe website are the same, and cost less per unit, but they want $15 shipping. For this to be more cost effective I would have to buy 6 tubes, at which point I'd save only $2

Brompton website recommends pressure between 65 and 100 PSI
https://global.brompton.com/support/knowledge/what-is-the-recommended-tyre-pressure-for-my-brompton

Some people in this thread recommend varying tyre pressures. One person mentioned getting a flat on a hot day at 100 PSI, so switched to 87PSI (6 bar)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Brompton/comments/vmzch6/what_tire_pressure_do_you_run_your_brompton_at/

I will have to find tubes online or vulcanise in the event of puncture
maybe this is it
https://youtu.be/ouEA3xTE1HU?si=PjwN6C6G9MqVOInS
https://www.ebay.ph/itm/255004895783?hash=item3b5f79ea27:g:jEwAAOSw7ltguakm&var=554930895165

Other thoughts

no official website seems to exist on Google
https://www.elementbike.id/product/product?page=6
https://www.elementbike.id/
https://www.instagram.com/elementbikeid?igsh=MXJ1azh5ZnY3cGx5

This person heavily modified their Pikes Gen 4, with many titanium and Aceoffix parts https://youtu.be/oGDUWOPtujs?si=01MYim8yXMlTAHSZ
same person did initial impression 2022 june, but it appears to already have some modifications https://youtu.be/cNItTkfxBqo?si=OlSY4zpLLiz1VQAO

this 2019 thread seems to have lots of info
https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-bikes/1186639-brompton-style-indonesia-united-trifold-element-pikes.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/Brompton/comments/r6agcs/i_need_some_perspective_on_the_clones/

Wheel extender
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1485912298/easy-wheel-extender-for-brompton-folding?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=brompton&ref=sr_gallery-2-19&frs=1&search_preloaded_img=1&organic_search_click=1

Can be made into a DIY ebike, but this costs more than an entire ebike:

This filipino guy did a review in tagalog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZE9XZM94U

[yearBought::2024]