Hi Lynette, thanks for the wheel notes. I think I currently have sun
451 rims. Any links to info on these wheels you mentioned? Oh, and
weight is 155 so gonna guess most wheels would be ok.

I'm a bit confused by the remainder of your posting. The part of the
AirFriday I'm considering snipping has nothing to do with the frame.
It's just the bottom of the seat post. See picture here:
http://www.bikefriday.com/bikeMMI.cfm?bf=2
Note how that picture doesn't have any seat post sticking out beneath
the Ti beam? In my case, the seat post sticks out well below the beam
another 4 or 5 inches or something like that.

I do in fact have a 2nd water cage and a front derailleur on the
little part of the frame that sticks up above the bottom bracket. The
useless extra seat post is actually long enough that it almost hits
the top of the water bottle in the 2nd cage as the Ti beam flexes.

-Chas


--- In bfclubaustin@yahoogroups.com, Lynette Chiang <lynchiang@...> wrote:
>
> Chas,
> Lynette here. You must have the Air Friday with a hub. Before you do
> a Loreena Bobbit on it, a) it's there to hold an extra waterbottle
> and b) it's handy if you want to put a front derailleur on it (from
> memory). Depending on your weight there are 24 spoke Velocity, Alex
> and M14A rims available - depending on what you have. That's about
> the limit of my knowledge at this point, so I shall defer to the
> other techhies like Alvin et al and they can give you the good oil.
> In fact he might be able to do it for you but check if it voids the
> lifetime frame warranty - and that means lifetime. Or call BF service
> department.
> Lynette Chiang
> Bike Friday Adventurette
> Recent adventure: http://www.bikefriday.com/route66
> http://www.galfromdownunder.comChas,
> Cell: 541-513-7711
> >
> >
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