Originally Posted by cyclezealot
I wonder what sizes these bikes come in.. The bikes I own are 56 inches..This bike is what size..? How tall a person are you? Seems for a taller person, such a small traveling case would not work..
I'm 6 foot, and my road and touring bikes are about 58-59 cm. The bikes disassemble or fold so much that all of them use the same case size.
The Bike Fridays are unique, because most are custom-made, and even then they are very adjustable. On mine, for example, the seat tube can telescope in and out of the frame for a broader range of sizes, and the stem can do the same. Even if you bought one used, they could cut and paint a different sized seat tube and stem for you.
It does seem strange when riding that the seat tube and stem are so extended, but I don't notice it much unless I'm hammering out of form and feel a bit of flex between saddle and bars. In normal or good form, I don't feel it at all. Co-motion has a tandem with a similar "periscope" design.
Check out the website at
http://www.bikefriday.com. They claim to be able to build frames for the very large and very small, and they supposedly use heavier tube sets for heavy riders.