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Using Your Bike Friday®
Green Gear Cycling, Inc.
3364 W 11th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402
800-777-0258 USA & Canada
+1-541-687-0487 Int'l • +1-541-687-0403 Fax
www.bikefriday.com • info@bikefriday.com
version 3/4/14
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800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487
www.bikefriday.com

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  • Page 1 Using Your Bike Friday® Green Gear Cycling, Inc. 3364 W 11th Ave. Eugene, OR 97402 800-777-0258 USA & Canada +1-541-687-0487 Int’l • +1-541-687-0403 Fax www.bikefriday.com • info@bikefriday.com version 3/4/14 800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487 www.bikefriday.com...
  • Page 2 Table of Contents The story behind pakiT The growth of pakiT Anatomy of a Bike Friday pakit Anatomy of a Bike Friday pakiT: Closeup A Word on Safety / Your Tools Congratulations / If You Need Help Unpacking your pakiT...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Install Rear Wheel Dropout Spreader Handlebars Placing pakiT into TravelCase 34-36 Accessories: Travel Trailer Parts and Assembly 37-39 Dual Drive Hub Information Bike Friday Service Overhauls Bike Friday Service More Maintenance Tips and Information 42-44 Airport and Travel Tips Warranty Information 46-47 800-777-0258 •...
  • Page 4 A Bike Friday pakiT on tour in Europe. A note from Bike Friday Co-Founder Alan Scholz: Thank you for purchasing our Bike Friday PakiT. Your bike is an example of the wonderful empowering relationships we have with our customers. Why we created the pakiT...
  • Page 5 The growth of pakiT We have found the limitations of most folding bikes are: • Heavy - Hard to take up stairs, into buildings, onto pub- lic transit. • Have Greasy Chains - Hard to keep nice clothes clean. • Come in Only 1 Size - Doesn’t fit most people well for regular riding.
  • Page 6 Anatomy of a pakiT www.bikefriday.com 800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487...
  • Page 7 Anatomy of a pakiT: Closeups 800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487 www.bikefriday.com...
  • Page 8 To check out our products, find other useful information, discover Bike Friday events and Yak with other Bike Friday owners on the bulletin board, go to our main website at: www.bikefriday.com Blue skies and happy trails from Green Gear Cycling www.bikefriday.com 800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487...
  • Page 9 A Word on Safety Bicycles are a lot of fun, but improper use can result in harm. Please, always ride safely! • Always wear a helmet. • Follow the rules of the road, and be courteous. • Use front and rear lights after dark. •...
  • Page 10 Unpacking your pakiT Unpacking Your PakiT From a Box or TravelCase Opening your box or TravelCase may present an intimidat- ing sight, particularly if you ordered many accessories. Do not worry; we work hard to keep our products as simple as possible. We recommend finding a quiet area and some room to spread out.
  • Page 11 Assembling your pakiT Open the box or TravelCase and remove the bike from the container. Remove the bubble wrap or felt covers and lay the disassembled bike out on front of you. Connect Front and Rear Frame Sections With a hand holding the front and rear sections respec- tively, insert the front (male) section into the rear (female) section of the main frame.
  • Page 12 Assembling your pakiT Install Front Wheel QR Open the front brake release, then position the front wheel making certain that the wheel axle is fully seated in the front dropouts. Now install the quick release from the fork spreader on the front wheel.
  • Page 13 Your Bike Friday PakiT has several of them. If you are not familiar with their operation, PLEASE study these directions carefully. If you are still unclear on their operation, call us or...
  • Page 14 Using a Quick Release Adjust Knurled Nut With the wheel installed and the axle properly seated in the frame (or the frame joint closed), position the quick release lever so that it is in line with the axle. Then turn the knurled nut on the other side clockwise until Fig.
  • Page 15 Assembling your pakiT Reconnect Linear Pull Brakes / V-Brakes To close the V-brake to the riding position, while fac- NOODLE NOODLE ing the brake, with your CARRIER left hand (index finger and thumb), grab the noodle Fig. 9 V-brake open. carrier and with your right hand grab the noodle and slip the noodle tip into the...
  • Page 16 Assembling your PakiT Adding Cable Slack to V-Brakes Barrel To increase slack in the Adjuster brake cable, you can turn the barrel adjuster on the brake lever. The barrel adjuster is the knurled bolt that the cable hous- ing goes through as it enters the brake lever.
  • Page 17 Assembling your PakiT Mount the Stem Riser Upper Stem Slide the bottom of the stem Riser Bolt riser onto the fork steerer tube, keeping the stem riser’s Locking lower clamp forward so the Headset hidden stem pin will engage the slot in the fork. Gently Spacer press the stem all the way down.
  • Page 18 Assembly: Pedals Pedal Thread Directions Bike pedals have two dif- ferent thread directions. The right pedal has a right-hand (clockwise) thread, and the left pedal Tighten has a left-hand (counter- clockwise) thread. Pedals are usually stamped with an R or L on the pedal axle near the threads.
  • Page 19 Double Check Your Friday Double Check Your Bike Friday! At this point your bike should be ready to ride. However, before you ride away, be sure to double-check your assembly. • Are the handlebars tight? • How about the stem and pedals? •...
  • Page 20 Adjusting your PakiT How to Adjust Your PakiT to Fit Each Individual Rider The PakiT is adjustable to a wide range of riders. Adjust- ments can be made to the main frame (frame size) as well as the seatmast / saddle height and stem / handlebar height. Frame Size: The PakiT frame can be adjusted between a 46 cm and 58 cm in 4 cm increments.
  • Page 21 Adjusting PakiT: Handlebar Handlebar Height: This is a subjective preference. Handle- bar height can be classified into three general categories: 1) bars below saddle; 2) bars level with saddle; 3) bars higher than saddle. For reference you can use an existing comfortable bike or you can try out the three settings and see which one works best for you.
  • Page 22 Adjusting PakiT: Handlebars Adjusting Handlebar Height. Loosen the upper stem riser bolt, adjust the height as Upper Stem needed and re-tighten. If you Riser Bolt are having difficulty adjusting the height with the upper stem riser bolt loose, you may find that also loosening the lower Locking stem bolt will make it easier to...
  • Page 23 pakiT quickfold Instructions 1. From a standing position, press the rear latch button and lift slightly Closeup of rear latch release button 2. Twist the front wheel backward while swinging the rear wheel underneath. Lower bike to the ground for next step.
  • Page 24 Quick fold continued 3 Undo the quick release latch on the seat mast, slide seatmast down throught the post until it stops, tighten quick release again. 4. Undo the quick release latch on the stem riser, push the button, and pull up on the handle bar unit. Closeup of handle bar release button www.bikefriday.com...
  • Page 25 PakiT: 5. Attach handle bar unit to the main frame with the attachment pin. 800-777-0258 • +1-541-687-0487 www.bikefriday.com...
  • Page 26 Adjusting PakiT Adjusting the Headset The PakiT uses a unique bearing preload system that can be adjusted with or without specialized tools. The installed system will hold or secure a headset adjustment, but you will need either a specialized or improvised tool to adjust the head- set preload, for instance if the head- set adjustment seems loose or overly...
  • Page 27 Adjusting PakiT: Headset Tap Adjust Method (Using Improvised Tools) Remove the seatpost from the seatmast and the seatmast from the bike and the collar from the seatmast. Mechanic’s Tip: Mark the seat- post (where it enters the seat- mast) and seatmast (where it Fig.
  • Page 28 Adjusting PakiT: Headset Tap Adjust Method (cont.) Place the seatmast over the steerer tube. While lifting upward on the fork with one hand, tap downward on the seatmast to compact / add preload to the headset with a mallet or block of wood and hammer.
  • Page 29 Adjusting PakiT: Headset PakiT Headset Press Tool (cont.) Remove the washer and nut from the bottom of the tool. [Figure 39] Slide the rest of the tool, from the top, allowing the 1¼” tubing to cover the portion of exposed steerer tube. [Figure Fig.
  • Page 30 TravelCase (once you are familiar with the process). Remove your Accessories, Set your Derailleur Before disassembling and packing your Bike Friday PakiT, remove all extra accessories including racks and water bottle cages. Items that may remain on the bike include your cycle computer mount, or pump.
  • Page 31 Packing: Brakes Remove the Seatmast (and seat- post as one complete unit) Loosen the seatmast clamping collar and remove the mast. The saddle can remain attached to the seatpost and the seatpost in the mast. The mast, however, will fit better in the TravelCase if you collapse the seatpost in the mast (loosen the seatpost collar bolt, collapse...

  • Page 32: Install Rear Wheel Dropout Spreader

    Packing: Front Wheel Remove the Front Wheel After removing the front wheel, close the brake again. Remove the quick release from the axle by undoing the knurled nut. Be careful not to lose small cone-shaped springs. Put the quick release through the fork spreader (the short PVC dowel), and thread on the Fig.
  • Page 33 Packing: Handlebars Upper Stem Remove Stem Riser Riser Bolt Loosen the stem riser lower bolt and pull upward on the handlebars Locking Headset NOTE: YOU WILL BE LOOSENING THE LOWER STEM RISER BOLT, Spacer BUT NOT THE LOCKING HEAD- SET SPACER. THIS IS IMPOR- TANT, IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY Lower Stem LOOSEN THE FIXED CLAMP, YOU...
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  • Page 35: Placing Pakit Into Travelcase

    Packing: PakiT in TravelCase Placing the PakiT into a TravelCase Place the main frame protec- tor (half of a crush protector) in the open end of the rear end half. [Figure 50] Place the front end of the Fig. 50 bike, with the head tube in the Northeast corner.
  • Page 36 Packing: PakiT in TravelCase Place saddle / seatmast on West wall with the mast pointing East, through the rear end. Install the crush protector. Place the bottom flange in the case in the most central spot as possible, install the rod and this then provides a guide as to the height of the Fig.
  • Page 37 Packing: PakiT in TravelCase Place the front wheel in, overlapping the rear. You may need to offset it to the West a bit. You will likely need to nest the rear cas- sette cogs in the front wheel spokes and the front hub nested into the rear wheels’...
  • Page 38 Accessories: TravelTrailer Your Trailer Parts If you purchased a Travel Trailer with your bike, you should have two trailer wheels and two yellow felt bags with the tongue and axle. The bottom of your TravelCase should have three holes drilled in it if you ordered the trailer with your bike.
  • Page 39 Accessories: TravelTrailer Connect the Axles Slip the open ends of the axles over the “T” of the T-piece. Each axle will have a threaded bolt with a thumb nut and a flat washer. Pass the threaded bolts through the holes on the case.
  • Page 40 Accessories: TravelTrailer Install the Trailer Wheels Insert the axle bolt through the recessed bearing side of the wheel. Once the bolt is in the wheel; the head of the bolt should be flush with the wheel, it should not stick out. If the bolt head sticks out, the wheel needs to be flipped around to the other side.

  • Page 41: Dual Drive Hub Information

    Dual Drive Hub Dual Drive Hub Specifics Installing the Rear Wheel: Install the rear wheel into the rear frame dropouts and bolt into place. With a small flat head screwdriver, screw the shift rod into the drive side end of axle. Depress the button on the click bock and move the click box onto the end of the rear hub axle.

  • Page 42: Bike Friday Service

    Bike Friday Service New Bike Maintenance Like all bikes, your Bike Friday travel bike will go through a break- in period. After the first few weeks of riding you might find that your drive train doesn’t shift as crisply as it did when new, or perhaps the brakes are slightly loose.
  • Page 43 Bike Friday Maintenance New Bicycle Tips and Maintenance Recommendations Unlike other new bicycles purchased from a shop, your Bike Fri- day PakiT has been disassembled partly and placed in a suitcase or box. Then it was shipped across town, the country or the world.
  • Page 44 Bike Friday Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance frequency depends on how much you ride and under what conditions. Wet weather will hasten the need for lubing your chain and greasing bearings, for instance. Ongoing Maintenance: • Keep chain lubed. • Maintain recommended tire pressure (prevents flats and provides the best ride feel).
  • Page 45 Bike Friday Maintenance Overhauling the Bearings [CONTINUED] To increase their lifespan before replacement, cartridges cn be serviced. Using a thin knife, you can peel back the rubber/ plastic (metal in the case of Chris King) seal, clean out the old grease as much as possible, pack in new grease and reassemble.
  • Page 46 Travel Tips & Airport Security Traveling with your PakiT Traveling with your Bike Friday on the airlines today will, for the most part, be as convenient as it was just a few years ago in the good old days. However, because of the need for extensive inspec- tions required by the TSA, there are a few points to consider.

  • Page 47: Warranty Information

    Warranty Information Bike Friday® Guarantee We at Green Gear Cycling, Inc. (Bike Friday) want you, the customer, to be happy with your new bicycle. For direct orders shipped from the factory if your bike does not meet your expec- tations, you may return the bicycle to us for a full refund, less all shipping charges and a 15% restocking fee (as of 06-01-18).
  • Page 48 This warranty is expressly limited to the repair or replacement of the defective frame, fork, or defective part at the discretion of Green Gear Cycling. This is the sole remedy of the warranty. This warranty applies only to the original owner and is not transfer- able.
  • Page 49 Pre-Owned Bike Guarantee We at Green Gear Cycling, Inc. (Bike Friday) want you, the cus- tomer, to be happy with your preowned bicycle. If the bike does not meet your expectations, you may return the bicycle to us for a full refund, less shipping charges. This applies to the purchases of pre-owned bicycles.