Thanks guys. I am an airline pilot and will carry the bike alot. Having a faster bike than the
typical rental will allow me to contact bike clubs and ride with them on layovers. Why is the Pkt
Rocket easier to pack than the Air Friday?
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> > anyone have any thoughts on Bike Friday folding bikes. Specifically,
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> > Air Friday (titanium beam) model vs. the Pocket Rocket. Thanks Mark Atwell remove the dashes :
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> I used to build frames at Bike Friday. I also did everything else in the production line, so I
> know a bit about them. How do you intend to use the bike? Are you going to do much actual plane
> travel with it? My opinion is that both of the bikes that you mentioned are decent. The Air
> Friday, of which I did most of the prototyping, rides well, and due to the Ti beam is quite
> comfortable. If you don't have a smooth pedal stroke, you are going to bounce a bit, but it's not
> bad. The Pocket Rocket is a better design for travel, and much easier to pack in the case. It
> rides fine. The craftsmanship can be spotty, with varying degrees of weld/braze quality depending
> on who is in the line that day. I am a bit out of the loop these days, and the craftsmanship may
> be superb at this point. It was always line speed over aesthetic quality in the past, but who
> knows. They have a money back guarantee, so what do you have to lose? Good luck!
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