Quick Folding Your Silk; Packing In Travelcase; Remove Seatpost - Bike Friday Silk User Manual

Quick Folding your Silk

Fold the Rear End
Fold it until the rear wheel is
resting against the front wheel.
Remove the Stem/ Stem Riser
Your stem should lift out of the
frame with the quick release
open (or the bolt loosened).
Fold the Seatmast
Fold the mast, forward next to
the mono frame. We use nylon
water bottle cages so that you
can gently bend the cage to the
side to accommodate the seat-
mast.
Nest the Handlebars
Place the handlebar across the
top of the mono tube and seat
mast. The stem portion should
be on the right side of the bike.
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Packing: Into a TravelCase
Packing your Silk into a TravelCase
As you might already know, your Bike Friday conveniently packs
into a hard shelled airline accepted suitcase. As you pack your
bike more often and become more familiar with the process, your
packing times will likely decrease over time. Expect to spend
between 10-60 minutes packing your bike in a TravelCase (once
you are familiar with the process).
Remove your Accessories
Before disassembling and packing your Bike Friday Silk, remove
all extra accessories including racks. Items that may remain on
the bike include your cycle computer mount, pump and mono
tube mounted bottle cage. (The seat mast bottle cage needs to
be removed.)
Remove the Pedals
Loosen your pedals with
a pedal wrench. The right
pedal unthreads in a coun-
ter-clockwise direction and
the left pedal un-threads
in a clockwise direction.
(Remember that both ped-
als turn toward the rear of
the bike.) Place the pedals
in the blue felt bag labeled
"pedals."
Remove the Seatpost
Loosen the seat mast clamp-
ing collar and remove the
seat post. The saddle can
remain attached to the seat-
post. The seatpost shim (and
collar) should remain in the
seat mast. Place the seat-
post (and attached saddle)
in its felt bag. If you have
an Easy Pack Mast remove it
and place in its bag.
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Fig. 40 Remove pedals.
Fig. 41 Remove the seatpost.
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