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As you might already know, your Bike Friday conveniently
packs into a hard shelled airline accepted suitcase. As you
pack your bike more often and become more familiar with
the process, your packing times will likely decrease over
time. Expect to spend between 15-60 minutes packing your
bike in a TravelCase (once you are familiar with the process).
Remove the Pedals
Loosen your pedals with
a pedal wrench. The right
pedal unthreads in a coun-
ter-clockwise direction and
the left pedal un-threads
in a clockwise direction.
(Remember that both ped-
als turn toward the rear of
the bike.) Place the pedals
in the blue felt bag labeled
“pedals.”
Separate Main Frame
Loosen the OSATA Main
Frame pinch bolts and
separate the two halves of
the main frame. Depress
the spring button, hold
the front wheel above the
rear wheel and use grav-
ity to assist in the separa-
tion of the main frame. If
this does not happen easy,
refer to the previous sec-
tion entitled “Adjusting
the Main Frame Sizing” for tips.
Fig. 43 Separate Main Frame Sections.
Packing: Into a TravelCase
Packing your OSATA into a TravelCase
Remove your Accessories, Set your Derailleur
Before disassembling and packing your Bike Friday OSATA,
remove all extra accessories including racks and water bottle
cages. Items that may remain on the bike include your cycle
computer mount, or pump.
Shift the rear derailluer to its smallest cog, [hardest gear}.
Fig. 42 Pedal tightening drive side.
Loosen
Tighten
Remove the Seatmast (and seat-
post as one complete unit)
Loosen the seatmast clamping
collar and remove the mast. The
saddle can remain attached to the
seatpost and the seatpost in the
mast.
The mast, however, will fit better
in the TravelCase if you collapse
the seatpost in the mast (loosen
the seatpost collar bolt, collapse
the seatpost into the mast and
then lightly tighten the seatpost
collar clamp).
Fig. 44 Collar Clamp
Open Front and Rear
Brakes
If you have V-brakes, grasp
the noodle carrier with
your left hand, and with
your right hand, grasp
the noodle and move the
noodle tip up and to the
left of the carrier, moving
the noodle out of the slot
in the carrier.
If you cannot release the
noodle from the noodle
holder, then the brake
cable may need to be
loosened a bit.
See instructions to add
some slack to the cable
on page 12.
Figs. 45 Grab the noodle and release
from the noodle carrier.
Packing: Brakes
