The Bike Friday’s ride is sturdy, but not abrasive. I switch that out from time to time with a Rickshaw Pipsqueak. I have added an unfashionable but functional small Novara handlebar bag on the front so I could easily carry and access my camera and other small items. The Nelson is too much bag for this bike. Ideally, I would like to put a Carradice Pendle on it instead, as Felkerino has done. The Dining Room Bike Shop had an extra Carradice Nelson long flap saddle bag that I hooked onto my Brooks Flyer so that I would have enough carrying capacity for a winter brevet. I ditched the STI for bar end shifters because the STI shifters took a beating from the airlines. I switched out the Dura Ace crank for an Ultegra triple with larger rings. Over time, I made various tweaks to my setup. Among other shiny bits, it came with the following: The Bike Friday was my first tricked-out bicycle purchase and I saved and saved for it. I had just gotten into cycling, including riding RAGBRAI the summer before I bought it, and was enamored by the idea of a packable road bike that I could use on supported tours or when I went on travel for work. It was a year or two old when I became its owner.

I purchased my pre-owned Pocket Rocket directly from Bike Friday in 2005. Ours are built with 20-inch wheels and they are designed to break down easily into a standard-size suitcase. It is not a fast folder, like a Brompton or a Bike Friday Tikit, but rather a packable folder. For those unfamiliar with Bike Friday and their bikes, the Pocket Rocket is a high performance folding bike.

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