Welcome to these web pages, which are for owners and prospective owners of Bike Friday bicycles who live in the UK.
These pages are intended to supplement those maintained by Green Gear (the manufacturers of Bike Friday) in the USA. More complete information on products, technical support etc can be found on the Green Gear web site.
Those of you who are Bike Friday owners, and have access to the Community Pages of the Bike Friday Web site at http://www.bikefriday.com can have a preview of the new folding recumbent from Green Gear. Details are promised on their main product web pages in a few days time, but until then the picture and details are for existing Friday Folk only. The main features include 3x8 gearing giving a range of 20 to 120 inches standard, an option of above or below seat steering, 16 inch wheels with Primo tyres, sizing to suit riders 58 inches to 78 inches, a base weight of around 28.5 pounds, and a base price of 2995 dollars. The picture on the web pages shows the version with above seat steering, which looks rather upright. The appearance is slightly reminiscent of the recumbents based on Moultons built by people such as the late Hugh Roberts. Watch the Bike Friday pages for further details.
A contributor who saw a prototype at an event in the USA recently
adds:
Rick (the person who was riding the prototype) said it had 16"
wheels to get it into the same size case as other Fridays. It folded very
nicely (bigger space than Brompton). The seat is removed to pack the bike
in the case (quick release). His Sat R Day weighed in at about 29lbs. He
said there was some chain slap. The chains (2) use a "freewheel"
to raise the gearing and keep the chain tight when folded. The general
response was, "If you had the funds you would buy it."
If you are interested in regular rides, why not join us at the Origami Phoenix rides held on the second Saturday of every month at Meriden, which is designated as the geographic centre of England? We usually have at least one Bike Friday there amongst the Moultons and Bromptons, and sometimes there are more. See the Events page, or the Origami Phoenix page, or email us for more information.
The Bike Friday USA pages are giving notification of a major event in the USA 20-22 August 1999 - The Bike Friday World Games. If any other UK Fridayists are thinking of attending, please let us know. Please see the Bike Friday USA pages for more information, and to register your interest.
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Last updated: 7 October 1998
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