Bike Picture! :)

[PrincessAna]

I just got back from my first ride on my new Bike Friday Pocket Llama. Here she is:


I'm enamored

Things I learned on todays ride.
1. I need to practice using the brake on the right side without turning the grip shifter.
2. Having a seat all of a sudden flip backwards and poke me in the crotch is no fun at all. (At least I didn't fall...)
3. Bike skorts are awesome. Way cooler than riding in my street clothes!
4. My old bike was a clunker.

Seatpost aside, I'm really happy with this bike. It handles much more gracefully than my old bike. I don't mind the small wheels at all. And it was zippy quick to fold it and put it in the car.

I'll ask my DH to take pics of me and the bike soon, and share those as well. I would try asking the cat, but I have a feeling he'd just look at me funny

Looking forward to biking, and participating in this way cool forum yall've got going here,
Anastasia

[wannaduacentury]

Cuuuute! Love the color, and is that a Brooks saddle I see on it? Jenn

[SouthernBelle]

Aw, it's so cute!

[tulip]

Wonderful! Bike Fridays are a little funny looking compared to full-sized bikes, but they are so fun to ride and versatile.

Congratulations on your new bike.

[emily_in_nc]

Oh, that's just darling! (I have a Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe so am slightly biased. ) How did you get a chainring to match? I've never seen that -- neato!

Enjoy the ride!!!

Emily

[cosc]

Your new bike is quite the charmer. Have many adventurous miles on her.

[Aggie_Ama]

How cute she is!! I really want a Bike Friday but don't know when the budget will allow.

[PrincessAna]

is that a Brooks saddle I see on it?

Yep, a Finesse. I got it several years ago. At the time I had a $300 bike, and it made me feel good to put a $100 saddle on it. (And provided much relief for my sit bones!) Now that saddle is broken in, but not anywhere near worn out, so of course I put it on my new bike

Anastasia

[PrincessAna]

(I have a Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe so am slightly biased. ) How did you get a chainring to match? I've never seen that -- neato!

They're bikes worth being biased for!

I ordered the power raspberry color, and they did the rest. Dunno specifically how the chainring got to be the same color, but I'm not complaining. It is really cool

Anastasia :-)

[PrincessAna]

Thanks to everyone on the congrats and compliments!

Anastasia

[Blueberry]

I think the chainring is the same color when you only have one ring in the front. Looks like that's the dual drive, right?

On the seat mast - make sure you tighten the quick release. It shouldn't more until you release it, when you're ready to fold.

Pretty bike I was between that color and the purple, and I got the purple...

CA

[Bad JuJu]

Neat-looking bike. The color of the Brooks saddle really complements the bike color. I'm not a big fan of pink, but that raspberry--yum! Enjoy!

[Fujichants]

Is this bike comfortable to ride? It looks really small in the picture, would love to see pics of you on it for comparison.

Love the color!

[sgtiger]

Lovin' it! I even like the color, although it does remind me of a bridesmaid dress that I came very close to having to wear. Looked terrible on me, but it's oh so sexy on your Bike Friday.

[emily_in_nc]

Is this bike comfortable to ride? It looks really small in the picture, would love to see pics of you on it for comparison.

Bike Fridays are very comfortable to ride, and since the geometry is the same as a larger-wheeled bike, and the saddle is the same height, you honestly don't realize that you're on a small-wheeled bike. They ride very much like their big-wheeled sisters, I promise! I'm not the OP, but here's a pic of me not-quite-riding my Pocket Crusoe on a loaded tour a few years ago. Hopefully enough to get the idea...



Emily