Posted: 2011-06-16 Symptoms Question What kinds of GEAR CHOICES are available on a Bike Friday travel bike? A Bike Friday can be equipped with any standard gearing system available on the market, and no, you don’t have to pedal more. You can choose from a wide range of cassettes to
Posted: 2000-07-20 By: Bike Friday staff member Peter Conklin Symptoms I have a Green Gear Family Tandem. Is it possible to purchase and install the triple insert into the tandem? Solutions Unfortunately, the answer is no. There are many reasons for this, first of which is an alignment issue. The
Posted: 2000-11-15 By: Bike Friday staff member Garner Britt Symptoms I have a first generation Family Tandem. Although it is not “packable” like some of the recent models, I am interested in finding out the best way to dissassemble the bike so that it can packed in some way for
Posted: 2001-04-19 By: Bike Friday staff member Garner Britt Symptoms We have a “Project Q” tandem and enjoy it very much. We have been partially disassembling the bike by separating the front and back halves by loosening the four joints and removing the top and bottom “boom” tubes. This means
By: Bike Friday staff member Garner Britt Symptoms Do you have an independent pedaling system so that a child can ride a tandem and either contribute or coast independent of the adult? Solutions We do offer a solution to this problem. We sell a product called the Vision Independant Pedaling
Symptoms At Bike Friday, we often receive inquiries or comments from people who are concerned about their weight. “Hey, aren’t we all?” Now, people come in all shapes, sizes, and challenges. The beautiful thing about a Bike Friday is that we custom-build every bike to meet a variation of criteria
By: Bike Friday staff member Garner Britt Symptoms If I were stuck somewhere and needed to have some sort of major work done, what type of metal is the frame made from? Solutions With the exception of the titanium beam on the Air-style bikes, all of the Bike Friday frames
By: Bike Friday staff member Garner Britt Symptoms I noticed that there is a small tab on the bottom bracket. Is this supposed to be a peg for a pump? Not sure what the function is. Solutions Bike Friday tandems and Pocket Rocket models have pump pegs, but the Pocket
Symptoms Do you have any advice on the pivots and taking care of creaks within them? Solutions The only maintenance the hinge pins need is occasional lubrication. In the factory, the hinge pins are greased with white lithium grease, which is readily available at auto parts stores. I would advise
How to find your bike frame number or serial number Yes, “serial number” and “frame number” are the same thing. There is a hand written number on the sticker that came with your new bike and it should match the number stamped onto the frame of your bike.
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