Please do not confuse an S&S coupled bike with a "folding bike" like a Brompton - Bromptons, Birdies, and their ilk are highly compromised commuter bikes that can be folded and unfolded in less than a minute. That's the sort of bike where the wheels stay on. It takes me nearly an hour to assemble my S&S coupled bikes! Packing it up is not so quick either - I always clean the bike pretty thoroughly (why pack a dirty bike), and wrap all the tubes and exposed bits in protective covers. I remove the pedals AND cranks, chain, and lots of other bits like bottle cages, etc. It's a job, but you wind up with a great bike that fits in a suitcase. And by the way, cable couplers are easy to install, easy to use, and make the job much less cumbersome - I can't imagine speccing a packable bike without them.
Fred Roses (S&S-coupled Roark titanium road-sport, S&S-coupled Landshark stage- racer, & S&S-coupled Bilenky tourer) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
