Help Identifying Specs of this Bike Friday Pocket Tourist on CL
 

Hi all,

My girlfriend is really interested in this BF Pocket Tourist thats currently FS on Craigslist:
Folding Bike by Bike Friday-REDUCED

He claims "This is a used 8 speed Bike Friday "Pocket Tourist" that needs nothing, works great. "

I'm trying to figure out the specs, so any help would be appreciated: (and I apologize for my ignorance up front, just getting back into bikes and am new to Folders/ Bike Fridays!)

Any idea on the year? Looks older to me.

1) Looks like a telescopic front stem?
2) 8-speed meaning only 1 front crank but 8 on the rear cassette?
--So for touring, we'd have to swap out the drivetrain...?

Any other issues you can see? I think $700 is a bit high, and want to offer more like $500-600. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Phil

It's a lower end model. It's a left fold so it's not ancient. It may not have a front derailer mount ... I can't tell from the photos. You should expect low end components on this entry-level model. I'd expect that the mast doesn't adjust vertically but that the quill stem does.

It looks like this bike ...
Bike Friday - Custom folding and travel bicycles hand-crafted in Oregon
... which is $800 new and does not have a front derailer mount.

Bike Friday sells a 16 speed model -- front derailer -- for another $100.

IDK if the Front derailleur mount is there , but you can certainly replace the rear hub with a Dual drive 8 by 3 , the 3 internal to the hub,
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and that would just be another back wheel

I'm guessing easy pack stem and seat mast , which comes out , with that QR lever .. for packing.
to quickly knock down. stem is a common Quill type.

motivated seller is a phrase for someone willing to haggle , Firm would suggest not.

bring the offer in Cash with you and see if its good enough..

Okay, great, all this is good to know. Its clear that it would take a few hundred dollars to get this somewhere near Touring spec (and that doesn't even include a hard shell case).

I'm thinking this isn't worth much more than $550.

offer 450.

http://images.craigslist.org/01616_6...DE_600x450.jpg
same model as this beauty:

http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images3/cc328-2BF02.jpg

http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images3/cc328-3BF06.jpg

http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/images3/cc328-4BF11.jpg