Foldable BikeE

Don B. said:

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.

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Quoted message said:

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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Quoted message said:

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.

Don Santa Cruz, CA

How many different places did you post this? See:

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Also consider a snowboard case. I am thinking a lot of
recumbent frames would fit in one of these, with the fork
pulled. Wheels and seat would go in another case with
clothes. I haven't tried it, but am thinking about it as a
way to avoid the S&S route.

John Riley

YIKES!! Have you seen how much SatRDays cost???!!!

I have a BikeE AT I got for $200, and would like to use a
largish suitcase I already have for a two week vacation in
Hawaii this summer. If it works, I may try to take it on a
trip I have planned later in the year to Thailand.

The frame on the BikeE is a single aluminum box
(rectangular) extrusion, so I think it will be much easier
to reconnect than a single tubular (circular) frame would
be. There is a sort of lip on each side of the top of the
box frame that is used by the seat attachment that makes it
a bit more complicated, however.

Don

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Don B. said:

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?