A guy at the oldest LBS in my town told me that the steel Alien has so much compliance that it could be classified as a softail. Is there any truth to that?

I’ve had mine for nearly 30 years, and it’s recently back on the road! The bar ends are a bit scrubbed up, I’ve noticed a few rust patches here and there, but all in all it’s still a great bike and it’s aged better than I have! I’ve put a few thousand miles in over the years (in pretty rough terrain) so all credit to Marin for building a great bike that’s really stood the test of time.

Hello dear toasty, what is your fork packing setup? thanks!

Hi toasty, if the little window in the hub is worn, you can turn the bike over. all Shimano hubs have two indicator metal pins that need to align too. They’re coloured either red or yellow aswell.

y would u want to ride 1 of these stupid bikes

i think i fell in love.

Incredible. Thank you so much for this video. It has inspired me to modify an old Riley folding bike I have for a travel. didn’t realise I’d have so much to consider though with Paul bracket et cetera.

The first folding bike I've seen that actually looks cool

Nice little vid 👍 sweet setup.

I have alerts set for Hooligan (and Orbea Katu just to be sure) on local classifieds and I'm determined to get one.

Nice build. Thanks for sharing.

I´ve got this exact bike on Monday, here in Krakow Poland, and it is going to the shop tomorrow :)

Where’s the Jamis dragon?

DO use it to break like at 4:43 ? Is it comfortable to do that?

The one reason i don't want vintage bike is rim brakes. i hate them very much.

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Tidy job, very innovative. Love a folding bike I do - they might make you look like a circus clown but you're the one laughing when you can just hop on the bus or the train with it. Growing up in England in the nineties, Raleighs were everywhere.

Daaamn! That is a hefty rebuild! I would have been ready to call the priest for the last rites!

If you don't mind me asking, please let me know. How tall are you? Im thinking about getting a Mercier Mini Vello ( 53 cm) and Im 6'5.

Hey ! how much does it cost to get a bike ship around NZ and who do you ship it with ?

did you invent #26inchlifestyle

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Your enthusiasm is inspiring! Thanks for sharing such an awesome bike!

That goose neck stem looks perfectly matching for bike of such size. I will consider this example for my mini or folding bike build in future. Thanks ❤️

Linda bicicleta

Good to know it was “high altitude tested”!

Love me a 20 shopper build😍👍

HACKSAW TIME!!!! 😂

hi nice vids where do you take baskets from?? i need one for my build i have ridgeback tempest xl 23" and thinking of respray with rapror 1k bedlining in orange??

Very nice! Where can I find those adapter bits for the axle/mounting the rack?

Cool bike toasty, what a transformation.... your wheelies are outrageous!!!

Thank you for this video, it helped me repair my 1993 cannondale commuter bike. 😊

Eu tinha uma bicicleta parecida com essa , só o quadro não era dobrável. Isso há quase 40 anos atrás ...

You keep showing impossible conversions. That BB cut is amazing. I still remember how you converted a 12-speed with an old Deore shifter. Please make a video of that.

This bike has to be one of the quirkiest project you have done. You have turned a naff machine into something attractice and interesting. Thanks for posting, I enjoyed watxhing

Sweet build, Bro. Respect. I am a big fan of Morrison's N.Z. Raleigh 22" H frame shopper. Lovely racks back and front! I also have 2 x BSA 18"s and a Sun 20" of the same design, altho none fold. All have S/A 3 speeds with original Brooks leather saddles on the English ones. Really cool urban bikes in my town with few hills. Cheers.

The Brompton fold is called the "tri-fold" since it folds into 3 parts. Swingarm, center frame and steering.

I hv a redline Has those cranks already just needs the rear single speed sprocket This kind of inspires me to make it like this

Hacksaw facing! Brilliant!

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Great to see I’m not the only one mad enough to take on a custom build with one of these! Loved how mine turned out - great to ride too!!!

I swear that's the frameset I nearly bought on ebay a few months ago! Very nice. I ended up with a non folding one.

Whoa! Dia Compe Puzzle levers! I recently sold a set of those for 200usd. They are supremely sought after in the retro bmx world.

I appreciate your home brew machine work.

You could add like a quick release on one of the steam bolts so you can easily twist or remove the handlebars

The odds of this video the day after I buy almost the same bike

Jaysus those XT brakes are totally overkill but I love it 🤣

Very nice; just the right amount of jank. You don't see many internal gear hubs and roller brakes in restomods.