Foldable BikeE

Don B. wrote:
Has anyone tried sawing a BikeE frame in half to fit it into a
standard suitcase? If so, did the disassembled bike fit entirely in a
suitcase, or in a suitcase and a half (with room for a few clothes and
vacation supplies)? Also, how did you fabricate a connector for the
two frame sections? I suppose I should also ask if the operation was a
success.

YIKES! Wouldn't you prefer getting a Sat R Day bike from Bike Friday?

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"Don B." wrote in message
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Has anyone tried sawing a BikeE frame in half to fit it into a
standard suitcase? If so, did the disassembled bike fit entirely in a
suitcase, or in a suitcase and a half (with room for a few clothes and
vacation supplies)? Also, how did you fabricate a connector for the
two frame sections? I suppose I should also ask if the operation was a
success.

In short - a connector won't work for a single tube frame. Apart from that,
the connector solution (as in S&S couplers) is for high end bikes, as it's
really expensive.

But if it's a matter of life or death, You could weld (or bolt?) the frame
together with a kind of sleeve over the cut. Not a desirable solution in my
humble opinion.

Regards, Torben

It's /possible/ that the hinge arrangement from one of the old rectangular
frame Bickerton folders might do the trick, but the chances of finding a
Chocolate Bickie[1] still in one piece are probably slim.

1 - so called as they had the structural rigidity of a chocolate digestive
/after/ it's been dunked in ones tea...

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Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
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