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On Thursday, November 11, 2021, 09:26:13 PM EST, y...@bikefriday.com <y...@bikefriday.com> wrote:

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• FS: Bike Friday Front Rack LowRider Easy Pack 4130 - 2 Updates
• BF Service? - 4 Updates
• Older NWT for sale - 2 Updates

FS: Bike Friday Front Rack LowRider Easy Pack 4130

Walter Lapchynski <w...@bikefriday.com>: Nov 11 02:33PM -0800 To be clear regarding its weight limit, it's 25 pounds on each side (so 50 pounds total). Compare to Tubus racks, which are limited to <40 pounds total, despite also being made out of cromoly (or stainless steel). The more common aluminum racks tend to be far less. I probably would have referenced Bruce Gordon's racks as a better reference point, but there's no published weight limit I can find. Point being, they take a heavier load than pretty much every rack on the market.     -- Walter Lapchynski Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday office +1 541-687-0487 | cell +1 541-995-0541

Ray C <xina...@gmail.com>: Nov 11 03:10PM -0800 Rack has found a new home. Thanks!   On Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 10:32:41 AM UTC-8 Ray C wrote:

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Gregory Behie <grb...@gmail.com>: Nov 10 09:41PM -0500 Jim,   This is a tough one.   I would seek out a machine shop in your area. They may be able to splint the break on the ID of your frame with solid stock. It could be turned down to fit exactly or leave some gap to allow for an adhesive. Not a difficult task for a good machinist. You then may be able to glue it in place with a marine epoxy, clamping the break after forcing the stock to the rear with needle nose pliers and the frame gap forced open.. You might weld the break using a splint but be careful about how much frame material might be lost in the weld. All this may be contingent on the condition of the steel on the inside of the frame. Flush with MEK or acetone to remove residual solvents and oil.   Good luck.   Greg

Hugh L <sirfla...@gmail.com>: Nov 10 08:04PM -0700 Contact service at ser...@bikefriday.com, and they should get back to you fairly quickly. The frame should be covered by BF’s warranty.   Since you are wanting to travel with the bike, and we don’t know where you are, the frame is Cro-moly steel, so any good welder should be able to repair it and spray-paint the fix.   That said, talk to BF to see what your options are. I do know that in the past, they have paid for a frame repair when a TT owner was in Europe so they could continue riding, and then had them send in the frame to Eugene for factory repair/overhaul.   Hugh Larkin Meridian, ID -- Hugh Larkin Eugene, OR Cruzin' the Globe on 2 Small Wheels!   You have no such accurate remembrance of a country you have driven through, as you gain by riding a bicycle. --Ernest Hemingway, 'Battle for Paris', 1944   Go Green! Please do not print this e-mail unless it is completely necessary.

robert clark <ro3ert...@gmail.com>: Nov 11 09:21AM -0800 Or Try the 800 number (if your phone service charges for domestic long distance)   On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 7:05:00 PM UTC-8 sirfla...@gmail.com wrote:

robert clark <ro3ert...@gmail.com>: Nov 11 09:32AM -0800 to the left, towards the front, is the next larger diameter of 4130 tubing, that the rear section sleeves into . a short piece of that , after burning away the powder coat , can be sleeved over the separation tig welded, then that sleeve piece tig welded around it to double the wall thickness at that point ... your frame repair guy, could braze the sleeve piece over the crack too..   On Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 9:21:22 AM UTC-8 robert clark wrote:

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Robert Lovisa <rlov...@gmail.com>: Nov 11 07:29AM -0800 A friend of mine who lives in Colorado alerted me that you have a Bike Friday for sale. I live in Silver Spring and would like to see the bike and get a better understanding of the 3 speed hub issue and the overall bike. If you have not sold the bike to date, I would like to check it out at your convince. Please let me know.   Thanks,   Robert Sent from my iPad   On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 2:19:57 PM UTC-5 Win Allred wrote:

"John S. Allen" <jsa...@bikexprt.com>: Nov 11 12:26PM -0500 The most usual problem with internal-gear hubs is a mis-adjusted cable. There may be nothing wrong inside the hub.   Cracked tire sidewalls do not affect the strength of a tire. That is in the fabric underneath. Hardened tread rubber does affect traction but is less common/takes much longer..   The 3 x 7 is no longer manufactured, but it is very durable. You can probably still get replacement parts by way of eBay. Most of the internal parts are the same as with some other Sachs hubs. I'll be posting cross-compatibility information on Sheldonbrown.com within the next month or two.   On 11/11/2021 10:29 AM, Robert Lovisa wrote:   > $150 if picked up from our house in Silver Spring, MD, inside Belt > Way a couple of miles East of downtown SS. > Sent from my iPhone   --   John S. Allen   CyclingSavvy Instructor League Cycling instuctor Author, Bicycling Street Smarts Technical Writer and Editor, sheldonbrown.com     -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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