Welcome to Bike Friday, where we believe the bicycle is still the most efficient, human-centred form of transportation ever designed.
We exist to offer elegant, personal solutions to modern problems: reducing reliance on car culture, supporting healthier lives, and strengthening communities, one thoughtfully built bike at a time.
Each Bike Friday is made to order, because every rider is different. We listen first, build with care, and stand behind our work. We don’t just want to build bikes; we want to build long-term relationships rooted in service, not just transactions.
Our guiding belief is simple: a bicycle should amplify your life. It should fit you, reflect you, and be there when you need it wherever you are in the world.
Three sixty-something guys went cycling for eight days through Italy, more or less Florence to Rome. The trip turned out to be much more of an athletic event than expected, with some of the steepest hills I have ever cycled. Also, I had heard that Tuscany was over-touristed. Could we, on bicycles, discover the real […]
Things to consider about traveling with your E-Bike Friday Why travel taking along an electric assist Bike Friday? It opens up amazing travel route options It can be argued that the best way to arrive is by bike. Certainly, a great way to meet wonderful people everywhere in a low key way. Mountains and long […]
Tips on traveling with an e-assist Bike Friday -By Alan Scholz (Bike Friday designer and co-founder) From the Joy of Cycling on Sunshine Series part 3 It can be argued that the best way to arrive is by bike. Certainly, a great way to meet wonderful people everywhere in a low key way that […]
Five minutes after I installed a solar panel on the roof of my bike shed it began to rain. Since this was April in Oregon, the rain was not an unusual or unforeseen event and in fact, the next five days were rainy and mostly cloudy. But even on those damp days, my solar system […]
The Joy of Riding on Sunshine Perspective – NASA,1964, Pop Tunes, Human Scale & Dreams come true. #2 in series. In the first article I wrote of the confusion about electric bikes, how I felt we had been right – but very wrong, about cycling’s ‘sweet spot’, & Joy. Here I continue my sense […]
All you need to know about electric assist & the Cyclist.(but you will want to know more!) #1 in series. “In the first article, I dispel the confusion about electric assist, explain why as cyclists we were right – but very wrong, tell you about cycling’s sweet spot, talk about Joy & whet […]