[RBW] Bike Friday questions
Your crank will be the deciding factor in BB spindle length. There's nothing weird about Bike Fridays in that reguard so you can just follow whatever the crank manufacturer specs. Kent Peterson Eugene, OR USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1ab57b4b-1d75-4942-9d03-16e86a2abd1eo%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Bike Friday questions
Thanks Kent. Any idea on appropriate spindle length? I know the crank will have something to do with that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1a1efcfd-167c-450a-b1ad-1a24bfc9563eo%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Bike Friday questions
I run 1*8 on my e-Friday. A 1*10 is probably how I'd set up a bike if I was building a Friday for myself today. BTW, since SRAM discontinued the 3*9 hubs (successors to the 3*8 and the old Sachs 3*7) keeping those old systems running is becoming more and more an exercise in grave robbing. Kind of like at the end of the space shuttle program when NASA had to grab a part from the Enterprise (which they'd donated to the Smithsonian) to make one of the last shuttle flights happen. As for Bike Friday's horrible website, I was just commenting today that our company slogan should be: Bike Friday: We build bikes, not websites. Kent Peterson eBike mechanic at Bike Friday in beautiful Eugene, Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9827395b-9cbb-4c1e-add6-a24dc73eea6do%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Bike Friday questions
1. There should be a shim inside the threadless 1-1/8 stem to step it doej to the steering mast, every BF I've owned came that way. 2. The "kickstand" is similar to Brompton if you put the BF rack on, the bike will park on it (disclaimer: I've seen this, my BFs didn't have racks). That rack is 'normal bike' height to facilitate using touring panniers, the low rack on Bromptons is basically useless for anything but a trunk bag and being a kickstand. 3. You'll need to determine if the bottom bracket is Octalink/ISIS "pipe style" or outboard bearings. If you post pics of the cranks we'll probably be able to sort that out. 4. 1x is great for a folder, lots of Bike Fridays are set up that way. 5. See 2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1ebd8e48-7d44-41d8-a3e4-e72c1f70d8a8o%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Bike Friday questions
So, due to the travel bike thread, I find myself the owner of a 2014 (I think) bike Friday llama. If this is too off topic, let me know, but I kind of think of this as a folding rivendell. Overall I’m very impressed. Folding is nothing like the brompton, but the ride quality, for me, seems vastly improved. That said, the bike Friday website makes rivendell’s look state of the art, and I’m having a hard time finding any info outside of videos the company made in 2009. So... 1. It has a threaded 1 1/4 steerer but the clamp area is 1”. Do they make a 1 1/4 steerer with a 1 1/8 clamp area? 1” threadless stems don’t have a ton of options. Also I see they had a folding stem at some point, but it was discontinued? 2. Is there a kickstand or something to hold it up when folded, or at least something to protect the little prong it balances on. 3. I bought the bike without pedals, got it home and realized the crank threads are entirely stripped. It has a non square taper (external?) bb. Any crank recommendations that would not require a new bb and keep hearing similar. Something xd2/silver ish but for a modern bottom bracket? 4. While I’m having to get a new crank, is 1x ridiculous on a folding bike? 5. 2 racks came with the bike. A Topeak and a bike Friday rack. I’m surprised the bike Friday rack is as tall as the topeak which is made for a normal bike. Why are bf racks not much shorter like brompton racks? Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76049c2b-fe6a-4d4d-9731-4ce0231a1592o%40googlegroups.com.
