Bike Friday tikit

Have been wanting to blog about my Bike Friday tikit ever since I bought it from MyBikeShop in early Mar 2013. Here is a picture of it (click to enlarge) and below is the list of modifications that have been done to it.

1. Upgraded from the stock 16-inch rims with Schwalbe Marathon tyres to the 18-inch WheelSport Magic 355 rims with Schwalbe Kojak tyres.

2. Replaced the stock handle bar (plain old cylindrical) with the ergonomic Biologic - Arx™ Grips with T-Tool as well as replaced the grip shifter with the SRAM trigger-shifter.

3. Zixtro pouch under the bike saddle. (Can be used to keep accessories, including the bike pedals mentioned below) Note that Model-T tikit does not come with a saddle by default, so I got a simple one separately.

4. Upgraded the chain-ring from the stock 53T to the Vuelta 60T, together with a somewhat ugly chain-ring guard (chain-ring guard for 60T is pretty hard to find, so cannnot complain - according to the folks at MyBikeShop)

5. The MKS EZY bike pedal can be dismantled via quick release and then kept inside the saddle pouch - so cool! Bike pedals that are folded are like sore-thumbs sticking out of the folded bike. Having bike pedals that can be dismantled is definitely advantageous. Note that Model-T tikit does not ship with bike pedals by default.

6. Model-T tikit does not come with a kick-stand by default, as such I got a plain and simple one.