Any harm in keeping a bike Friday folded while in storage?
03-05-12, 09:08 PM
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Any harm in keeping a bike Friday folded while in storage?
I have a Friday pocket crusoe that I keep folded while in storage. Is this bad for the bike components, ie cables. It takes up significantly less space that way, but don't want to harm the bike.
03-05-12, 10:49 PM
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It's a folding bike, it's designed to be stored while folded. In fact that's the entire purpose of folding bikes--to take up less space while folded.
03-05-12, 11:53 PM
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All my current and past folders (including a BF NWT) spend most of their life in the folding position. If you are still in doubt you can ask BF directly.
03-06-12, 02:55 AM
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When the bike is folded all the mass is closer together - making a dense clump of gravity. This attracts grit which gets on the chain.
For this reason i store my Bike Friday completely disassembled at all times.
For this reason i store my Bike Friday completely disassembled at all times.
03-06-12, 04:52 AM
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I wonder if the Brompton has a bigger issue than most with the First Law. In fact, this could well be another advantage of the Swift's tall 'n thin fold. It's also another knock against small wheels.
I can't imagine it would make any difference at all, gravity fields notwithstanding. How often it gets folded, unfolded will have an impact on wear and tear, but not how it's stored.
I can't imagine it would make any difference at all, gravity fields notwithstanding. How often it gets folded, unfolded will have an impact on wear and tear, but not how it's stored.
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03-10-12, 01:37 PM
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i'm guessing inside bike fridays factory warehouse in oregon are neat rows of bikes folded ready to ship in a folded configuration sitting in pallets or shelves
[but in reality they don't have a big warehouse and most bikes are built to order except for a few like the tikit]
well what i'm saying really is i don't think there's any harm storing it folded !
[but in reality they don't have a big warehouse and most bikes are built to order except for a few like the tikit]
well what i'm saying really is i don't think there's any harm storing it folded !
