Zizzo Liberte - folding bike

[A2022]

great photos! two bikes with 20-inch wheels and two people on a nice trip in an RV9A, that has to be a first. I'm still trying to get my wife to go on a bike trip. perhaps one day she will bite.

edit: well, today she bought a new bike helmet, so, getting closer.

[rockwoodrv9a]

I found it is easier to take the front wheel and seat off when trying to fit two bikes in the back really helps them go in easier. Mine do not have quick release so I have to carry a wrench but I have one in my travel tool kit anyway!

Worth the trip. It is a little crazy coming in on RWY 26 with a bluff and trees a couple hundred feet over the water. It makes it tricky to know how high you are. But a Citation X landed after we did so maybe Im just a wimp! We will go back later in the fall to see leaves changing and spend a night at the Grand.

[A2022]

the Liberte bike has quick release on both front and rear wheels. no problems so far with anything becoming loose, and I ride one of them hard on MBT's with rocks and roots.

the Forte uses a wrench nut like the Urbano. one person side there is likely to be less theft if the wheel is wrench bolted. not sure if I believe that was the decision point, but perhaps that is a real issue in other places. the wrench nut is probably more durable.

I've had both a Forte and Liberte loaded in the 9 for test fit purposes. I needed to put the Liberte in the suitcase fold in order to do that. I'll mess around today and load both Liberte's to understand what I need to do for that. I find the smaller tires on the Liberte makes them easier to load. Now, one of them has small racing tires and it is very easy to load, so I think loading those two together will be easier.

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I used the suitcase fold on one and fit them easily. removed both wheels with quick release and the seat post. a compact fit.

took a 10-mile ride from the home airport this morning and found a hat. perfect fit.

[A2022]

Five days, Traverse City Michigan, on the bike, camping, low cost. it was very good. she needed the food (a crunchy, oats and honey) because she is a hard-working mother.

Dire Straits - So Far Away (Live at Wembley 1985)
https://youtu.be/4HdLtZAxM9Y?si=hKJ6_1Ql29HoJAzX








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too many photos but gives the flavor of a very nice trip at low cost. good apples everywhere, growing along the bike trail, I mean... very good.

note: if you don't have a bike, the airport will give you one for free. Traverse City is set up for bicycles. in the Summer, bikes move thru town faster than cars.

Lane 8 - Midnight
https://youtu.be/m-xqBm2ANoU?si=FszVBtbkfIiTtOMl