We have a Bike Friday Pocket Llama and an AirGlide, both mid- to late-90's
vintage. I grew up on Dad's salmon troller and have spent much of my life
"messing about in boats", so when I bought the AirGlide, I did not order the BF
suitcase, but rather a very large Pelican Case. The AirGlide is no longer sold,
and I don't know which other BFs will fit in a Pelican, but I'm sure some
models of BF fit in some models of Pelican. If you want a truly waterproof case
for your bike, Pelican will do it. The Pelicans are admittedly heavy, and I
sometimes have to put some of the bike (seat/post or crankset) in my other
luggage to keep it under the airline weight limit, but that's never been a big
issue for me. Looking at the Pelican site, I see that there are SO many more
options available now than there were 20+ years ago when I bought mine,
including a whole new line of lighter weight cases. I think mine is a 1650, but
the iM2950 seems to be about the same size and 1.5kg lighter, and the Pelican
Air cases are even lighter. One more thing to note: my AirGlide has 406 wheels,
and they barely fit in the 1650 case (I must deflate the tires to fit), so a
451 wheel would probably not fit.
One more plug for Bike Friday: IME, they are great people and provide the best
customer service of ANY company I've ever purchased anything from...OK; I'll
say on-par with RBW. :-)
Have fun spec'ing and riding whatever you choose!
cheers,Andrew
On Friday, June 19, 2020, 09:41:32 AM GMT+10, Jay Lonner
<jay.lon...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm interested in building up travel bikes for my wife and me. Our intended
use is credit card touring in continental Europe and the British Isles. We also
have a developing interest in cruising the Salish Sea, so I'd like something
small enough to store belowdecks out of the corrosive marine environment, and
that would be easy to get ashore via dinghy.
It seems that there are many ways to proceed, ranging from S&S couplers to 20"
wheel designs like Bike Friday to rinko. All have their proponents and
detractors. My priorities are comfort, ease of assembly/disassembly, avoidance
of proprietary/specialized parts, and the ability to fit racks, fenders, and
lights. I prefer plodding utilitarian considerations to zippy performance.
While our daily rides embrace Riv-approved technologies such as rim brakes and
friction shifting, I am open to other options for these proposed travel bikes.
When we're away from home I'm really looking for something bombproof. Rear
derailleurs strike me as a particular vulnerability, especially on bikes with
20" wheels. At the moment I'm leaning towards designs that utilize a Rohloff
hub.
Anyway, so many choices, so many tradeoffs - I'm stuck! What would you do
within the design constraints outlined above, if budget weren't really a
consideration? (That's one of the nice things about bikes - even an extravagant
build is super affordable compared to boats.)
Help me RBW collective, you're my only hope!
Jay LonnerBellingham, WA
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