Originally Posted by
gringo_gus
my phone is being fixed but I hope to post some pics to follow soon.
in the mean time, is there any obvious mistake people make when folding the mezzo which stops them from getting the front wheel assembly to drop out of the front forks and tuck away ?
something to do with the tightness or not of the qr ?
i have looked online and am at a loss. The bike was folded when I got it....
sequence of actions to remove front wheel
all comments/suggestions welcome
There are a few things to remember.
Unfolding: If you try to get the front wheel to unclip from the folding position before extending the seat back to normal height, you will struggle to extend the seat afterwards.
Folding: Turn the front wheel into the frame and then make sure the pedals are horizontal with the pedal on the chain side pointing to the back of the frame. You then need to release the rear clamp to allow the rear wheel to rotate under the bike. Then you need to unclip the front wheel and swing it underneath the bike and into place. I do rotate the clamp a few turns before I pull the wheel nut away to give me more space to release the front wheel. Then drop the seat post and finally release the handlebar clip and rotate the handlebars down.
See videos here and observe closely.
This is the original front wheel clamp arrangement which was redesigned and so the one is shown in the image below.
sequence of actions to remove front wheel