FS: Bike Friday Pocket Sport

[tulip]

TriGirl, is this a stock bike or one made for you according to your measurements? I do not have those issues at all with my Bike Friday, as it was made per measurements based on my position on my Luna. It's a perfect fit for me. It's a bit heavier than my Luna, but that's it. I don't even know I'm riding a small-wheel bike unless I look down at the wheels (or see the amused looks on people's faces).

If you don't feel good on it, that's good enough a reason to sell it. I just don't want folks to think that all Bike Friday's don't feel right.

[Tri Girl]

It's stock- not custom.
I tried everything I could do to make it fit right, but it just doesn't. I think some bikes are for some people and some are not. I just don't think that a BF was right for me. I wanted it to be. Desperately.
The smallest stock frame is 50cm, and I just think it was a little too big. I probably shouldn't have gotten it in the first place. Man, I love that little bike. There are thousands of people out there who fit their BF just right and LOVE it. I'm sadly just not one of them.

[Tri Girl]

There ARE braze-ons on the front for a front rack. There are braze-ons for a rear rack, too. There are also spots for fenders. Bike Friday sells fenders. I have one extra presta tube I will send with the bike. The rims are drilled for schraeder valves, but I bought a rim conversion piece that converts the rims to presta valves. I *had* two initially, but have lost one. The rear tire is schraeder, the front tire is presta. The conversion piece is about $5 on the BF website.

[Tri Girl]

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[Tri Girl]

wait- there's more!

The last two pics show important details. This is where the rear rack rubbed the frame. Had I known this was going to happen, I would have put clear protective stickers where the rack touched the frame. It rubbed the paint off, and I used model paint to paint over the area where the paint was rubbed off. I asked my LBS and they said the damage is only cosmetic.

[Tri Girl]

The second picture is the new bars. You can tell the new bars have a much shorter drop than the original bars. They are also a bit narrower in the width. I have the Fizik gel pads under the bar tape for extra padding.



And um... my house paint has really faded in the last 2 years.

[tulip]

Someone buy this bike!! It is awesome and at a great price! I would buy it but I already have one!