I had to go to a wider, universal tire. The 28mm stock tires areOK for smooth roads; however, with the 406 wheels, you need more
The bicycle does *not* fit into the provided suitcases unlessyou're willing to spend a couple of hours taking it apart... and I'm
Once I got heavier tires, I was surprised how solid it felt. Wewimped out and I installed my first electric motor on it. I'm getting
Hello,
We have a Bike Friday folding tandem which, in order to fold, requires
the rear brake to be disconnected and the shifter cables to be tension released. When we travel, we fold and deploy regularly, and the
cables are messy.
Does anyone have any experience with *Shimano CB90 In-line Brake Cable Adjusters*? Here is a video; however, it's mostly a talking head
telling us how wonderful they are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-WM8BW-Vo
If you have any practical experience, I'd like to hear about it.
****
Just FYI, we do like the Bike Friday! We own several tandem bicycles.
I picked up the "Friday" on Ebay ay a decent price. Some
observations:
I had to go to a wider, universal tire. The 28mm stock tires areOK for smooth roads; however, with the 406 wheels, you need more
rotating mass for control.
The bicycle does *not* fit into the provided suitcases unlessyou're willing to spend a couple of hours taking it apart... and I'm
talking about a serious disassembly. It *will* fold fairly easily to
fit into a typical camper cap with the talegate closed.
Once I got heavier tires, I was surprised how solid it felt. Wewimped out and I installed my first electric motor on it. I'm getting
used to that.
On 1/24/2026 9:08 AM, !Jones wrote:
Hello,
We have a Bike Friday folding tandem which, in order to fold, requires
the rear brake to be disconnected and the shifter cables to be tension
released. When we travel, we fold and deploy regularly, and the
cables are messy.
Does anyone have any experience with *Shimano CB90 In-line Brake Cable
Adjusters*? Here is a video; however, it's mostly a talking head
telling us how wonderful they are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-WM8BW-Vo
If you have any practical experience, I'd like to hear about it.
****
Just FYI, we do like the Bike Friday! We own several tandem bicycles.
I picked up the "Friday" on Ebay ay a decent price. Some
observations:
I had to go to a wider, universal tire. The 28mm stock tires areOK for smooth roads; however, with the 406 wheels, you need more
rotating mass for control.
The bicycle does *not* fit into the provided suitcases unlessyou're willing to spend a couple of hours taking it apart... and I'm
talking about a serious disassembly. It *will* fold fairly easily to
fit into a typical camper cap with the talegate closed.
Once I got heavier tires, I was surprised how solid it felt. Wewimped out and I installed my first electric motor on it. I'm getting
used to that.
The Shimano unit has a function to slack the wire tension,
similar to a classic caliper QR:
https://velobase.com/Pages/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=4C0D7F1A-4DD5-4C3E-92D9-20F13697717C
Slacking the wire can be helpful for removing a wheel but is
not the same as disconnecting a wire. The cable splitters
commonly found on tandem gear systems are not generally
considered safe for a brake system (and would require using
gear wires for the brake control).
Santana's solution is to leave the wire anchored to the
brake arm and merely remove that arm.
The arm and cable are stowed with the handlebar: >https://www.yellowjersey.org/ssscan4.jpg
The other arm stays with the frame/fork: >https://www.yellowjersey.org/ssscan2.jpg
IMHO that's the best solution for packing a tandem in a
travel case. Rider removes the arm mounting bolt but
doesn't futz with the brake adjustments.
For folding, the Shimano CB90 may be helpful and sufficient.
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