08/28/2026
Last week we announced a new Bike Friday, the Pocket Rocket Further, an adaptation of the legendary road bike, this time built for loose gravel. We didn't want to get too far into the show bike itself at the time, as not all of the options on it are standard. Now the dust has settled and we have some fantastic photos to show for it, we wanted to take the opportunity to point out some of the details that make this bike unique.
It runs an "easy pack" removable seat mast to help with packing into the suitcase. That costs you the "quick-fold", but it lets us use a titanium mast, and the length of it gives excellent passive suspension that soaks up much of the bobbing. This one was made for us by fellow Eugenians .
The new UDH modular dropouts let us run thru-axles, so we spec'd 13-speed SRAM Rival XPLR eTap.
What makes that gravel gearing rather than road gearing is fairly straightforward. It's 1x, so there's no front derailleur to clog with mud or drop a chain off when the bike is bouncing underneath you. The cassette runs 10 to 46 teeth, a proper road gear for the hardpack and a bail-out for the climbs where you're just trying to keep the front wheel down. The jumps stay small at the top where you want to fine tune your cadence, and spread out at the bottom where you've stopped caring.
The brakes are flat mount, so they can be hydraulic or mechanical. Hydraulic is the optional upgrade, a long-time hot topic amongst Bike Friday riders. Through our testing, customer feedback, and with a bit of care during the fold, we're confident the concerns around fluid in transport can be mitigated. If it's not for you, mechanical is still there.
The swan neck custom ultralight stem is always a talking point at events. Perhaps people have just grown accustomed to adjustable stem risers and dialling in their fit. We chose it partly out of nostalgic whimsy, and partly because we knew the exact reach of the rider it was built for, so we could trim a little more weight off the bike.
Additional Parts:
Saddle
Bars, Cowchipper
Hubs, BB, headset, chainring and seat collar
Photos Made Bike Show .bike
