Bike Friday Air Llama Specifications
This bicycle is completely custom built and absolutely one of a kind

My Air Llama was repainted in spring 2009 and had disc brake mounts and headbadge added. I rebuilt the bike using mostly new components.

Frame - Bike Friday Air Llama (406V)TM

Road Wheel set:
Shimano XT M756 black disc hubs (32 hole), Alex DA16 rims (black), Continental Top Touring 2000 tires

Mountain Wheel set:
Shimano XT M756 black disc hubs (36 hole), Sun Rhynolite XL rim (20x1.75, black), Specialized Armadillo Spanky tires

Headset - Cane Creek Aheadset with Action-Tec suspension steering tube
Stem - Easton EA70
Handlebar - Ritchey straight 2014 aluminum bars with Profile Designs Briefs barends
Cassette - Shimano XT M750 9 speed 11-34 tooth
Crank - FSA Gossamer 30, 42, 53 tooth rings (175 mm arms)
Front Derailleur - Shimano XTR
Rear Derailleur - Shimano XT
Cables - Jagwire with PTFE coated cables
Chain - SRAM PC–971
Pedals - Shimano PD-M424 SPD with platforms
Brake Lever/Shifters - Shimano XT M750 levers with integrated RapidFire shifters; Shimano XTR SS95 barend remote shifter
Brakes - Avid BB7 disc brakes with 160mm rear rotors and 185mm front rotors
Seatpost - Bontrager MTB Race Light
Seat - Terry Libertator Y Gel
Weight - 25 lbs.

Before the 2009 repaint

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Frame - Bike Friday Air Llama (406V)TM
Front wheel - Bike Friday custom wheel
Rear wheel - Shimano XT 750 hub, Alex rim, 36 spoke
Headset - Cane Creek Aheadset with Action-Tec suspension steering tube
Handlebar - Bike Friday custom bar with Profile Designs Briefs barends
Cassette - Shimano XT M750 9 speed 11-34 tooth
Crank - Shimano 105 with 30, 42, 52 tooth rings (175 mm arms)
Front Derailleur - Shimano XTR
Rear Derailleur - Shimano XT
Chain - Shimano HG-93 chain
Pedals - Shimano PD-M424 SPD with platforms
Brake Lever/Shifters - Shimano XT M750 levers with integrated RapidFire shifters; Shimano XTR SS95 barend remote shifter
Brakes - SRAM 7.0 v-brakes
Seatpost - Bontrager MTB Race Light
Seat - WTB
Weight - 25 lbs.

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From the Bike Friday site:

Start with the award-winning design of the road-proven AirFriday. Then beef up the frame, add a suspension fork, tweak the geometry for low-speed performance, widen the forks for 2-inch knobbies. Introducing the latest addition to the Bike Friday line of performance travel bikes: the AirLlama mountain bike.

The AirLlama adds the performance edge of a titanium seat boom to a responsive and stable mountain bike frame, for incredible off-road performance. The Action Tec steerer tube-based suspension system provides significant comfort and excellent accuracy.

The AirLlama simply rocks on the trail. "It will do everything a full-sized bike can do," writes Chris Burgeson in his review for Mountain Bike Magazine, "some things it can actually do better."

You don’t have to be a dirt devil to enjoy the Llama. With a rugged frame, double suspension, wide tire versatility, and braze-ons for racks, bottles and fenders, cyclists who prefer mountain bike-style geometry for distance touring will absolutely love the AirLlama.

Like all custom-manufactured Bike Friday travel bikes, we want you to design the bike you want. Our designers and production people have put together some extraordinary component group configurations to choose from, from economical to elite. From there, you have hundreds of choices to fine-tune your performance travel trail machine. Color, sizes, weight, price: the design is yours. Talk to one of our travel system specialists; we’ll be glad to walk you through the easy process.

And like any Bike Friday, this is one mountain bike you can take with you. Pull the suspension boom and the handlebar stem out, release one hex bolt, and your AirLlama fits into a 36” x 30” space (92cm x 77cm). Spend maybe twenty minutes with two included tools and you can pack your AirLlama into the optional TravelCase for fee-free checked baggage travel on most any commercial carrier. Consider the optional TravelTrailer when you want to convert your suitcase into a cargo trailer.

Whether you’re a serious rider who needs to train while you travel, a business traveler who wants to take a ride out of the city, or an adventure tourist who needs a rugged, dependable expedition bike, the AirLlama will be your trusty companion when no other bike could even make the trip.

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