[RBW] Bike Friday questions

2020-06-27 Thread Kent Peterson -- Eugene, Oregon
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

[RBW] Bike Friday questions

2020-06-27 Thread Drw
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] Bike Friday questions

2020-06-26 Thread Kent Peterson -- Eugene, Oregon
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

[RBW] Bike Friday questions

2020-06-26 Thread Joe Bernard
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

[RBW] Bike Friday questions

2020-06-26 Thread Drw
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