Thanks for all the feed back. I contacted Jim Thill at Hiawatha Cyclery and he was incredibly helpful. Provided me with the S&S link (www.sandsmachine.com) which includes a very detailed description of breaking down and packing a bike, recommened a number of tools to carry and gave me some tips on dealing with the airline. I'm just not used to getting that kind of help from the LBS's around here. Now the only hurdle is my wife. I can hear it now. "You want ANOTHER bike?"
On Sep 23, 4:41 am, Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unlike Fred, I only own two S&S coupled bikes. Rivendell All-Rounder > and Santana Vision Tandem. > > Like Fred, I agree that cable couplers are a distinct advantage. It > is also no 5 minute job assembling or disassembling the bike. You end > up with a "normal" bike. I also have a Brompton, very quick to fold/ > un-fold, but not a "normal" bike. > > Angus > > On Sep 22, 5:17 pm, ItsFred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
