We’ve had such a lesson in bike shopping in Jakarta. My old Oyama is in transit, and Souvik wants to use it, so I had to get a new one. Jakarta seems to be bike heaven, but buying one seemed such a big deal. We wanted a road bike, but with my height, it’s difficult to find the right sized frame (S) here. We checked out various shops, met with a range of sales people, most of whom weren’t interested in making a sale (!) because they showed no interest. And I wanted too much information. We even thought of importing one! Then we found a Rodalink shop with some enterprising salespeople, and some space to try out bikes. The problem of size prevailed, but we found this rather spunky folding fella from Dahon:
Crouching Tiger
Folded Dragon
Come Sunday morning, car-free day, and I set out to ride on Jl. Sudirman. It was a carnival of sorts – plenty of musicians, some processions for various causes, families and youngsters milling about, and hundreds or thousands out on bikes of all ages, forms and colors!
A Busy Life of Leisure 
Looks like a lot of drafting going on! Did you skip the Tour this year? Did you buy the ‘crouching tiger, folded dragon’? Looks like a good fit .
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Pia, all our plans changed this year because of the move to Jakarta. I did buy the bike; it’s adorable and I can barely await next Sunday! You’re right, it fits well 😀
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What happened to the one you bought when we were in Hanoi? Did you leave it there?
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Sold it to my neighbour there. Revs, this one is a size that even Sara will ride in a couple of years! You will love it.
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New bike’s damn neat..Like it !
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Do you want one? 🙂
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Yes..for riding inside my BIG BOMBAY apartment. Cant imagine driving on the BIG BEAUTIFUL roads here.
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