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.
I have toured in Latin America on a Bike Friday every winter since 1997, when I turned, 50. But this year, with my 65th birthday approaching, I decided it was finally time to change gears and visit my home country of England, where I lived (and cycled) until I was 24. I grew up in […]
It is Folding Bike Week at DIYBiking.com, and today the website reviews the New World Tourist.
Walter’s old Bike Friday on the Hawthorne with the Marquam and Ross Island bridges in the background. If you look close they’re filled with riders. Bike Friday’s Walter Lapchynski joined thousands of other riders Sunday at the Bridge Pedal event in Portland. Walter and Showroom Host Robbie Dow crossed all 10 bridges in Portland that […]
For all of you who keep the dream of a Bike Friday alive, you’ll relate to this story.
It’s not unusual for us to get a visitor on Big Wheels, being the Small Wheel company we are. But it is rare that we see Big Wheels like this, on Kevin McNatt’s Victor. It’s a replica of an 1885 Victor, made by Victory Bicycles. McNatt stopped by Bike Friday as he neared the end […]
Arlen Hall blogs about his Adventure Cycling trip to Alaska on his Bike Friday.