My Friday is back!

I got my BikeFriday NWT back today. The main portion of the frame has been replaced, new parts added, and Green Gear is absolutely as good as its word. I’m not sure why I had a problem but they took care of it 100% and I’d buy another bike from them in a heartbeat. Indeed if I had the cash I’d probably buy a Tikit tomorrow. Instead I’m going to order some more stuff to finish the upgrade.
I’d dropped off my bike at the Honolulu location of The Bike Factory Hawaii on Cooke St. They took it out to the Waipio store where their BikeFriday guy, Duane, works as a manager and a week later, voila, one upgraded BF.
Of course I immediately took it out for a spin putting some 20 miles on it. The ride is, well it’s never been better. Which is to say it’s great. I’ll be completely honest and say it’s probably impossible to tell just from riding if the Chris King headset and the Phil bottom bracket actually improve the ride but hey, I know they’re down there and I feel good about it all.
I’ve also added a few things. The biggest item is a Rixen and Kaul KLICKfix Daypack Handlebar Bag:

I “needed” this for my summer ride so I can keep stuff at hand. It was loaded up when I took my test ride and I found no difference in handling. Of course I’m used to loading up my Quickbeam with all sorts of stuff on the front so a couple a kilo of stuff isn’t going to make much difference.
In any case I can now get back to getting ready for RAGBRAI on the bike I’ll be riding!
[And because I did 20+ today I’ve only got to get in 30 more miles this week to hit 120 and it’s only Monday. Piece of cake – I’ll get at least another 15 tomorrow leaving not a a whole lot needed this weekend on my Hilo bike.]
Aloha!