I rebuilt the Q the night I arrived in the hotel room. It took about 75 minutes, and I took my time regreasing the connections during reassembly. It should be noted that the Q has a slide apart design, which is slower to work on and a bit more complicated than the "swing" designs of most Bike Friday bikes. This is part of the cost of having the single/tandem capability.

Damage from trip: I was disappointed to see that my cog set had penetrated the felt wrappings of the seat tube and chewed up the paint some. I had a plastic cover over the cogs, but it had slipped aside. For the the return trip, I changed my approach and doubled the plastic coverings on the cogset. For penance, I'll order some touch-up paint.

Also, I noticed that my seat mast had deformed some from the clamps of the telescoping frame connectors. I was warned at the shop that if you overtighted the seat mast clamps that this could occur. I thought I had been careful before, so I may have come this way (I bought it used), but I'll keep an eye on it. If the seat mast becomes too crushed or deformed, I doubt that a replacement tube would cost much (it's just a single straight tube I would need, painted the correct color).