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.
As part of the celebration for the Eugene Science Factory’s 50th Anniversary, Bike Friday joined forces with them to conduct an essay contest for students. Students wrote in 100 words or less: How A Folding Bicycle Could Change Your Family’s Life. Alana Schneider, a 9-year-old home schooler from Veneta, Oregon, won. Her prize: Her family […]
Check out the latest from Lynette Chiang on Bike Friday owner Lon Haldeman: By Lynette Chiang This one’s for BF Desert Campers and fans of Lon Haldeman/PACTOUR. I’m just back from an assignment in Peru videoing PACTOUR’s many, many charitable projects for schools, orphans and streetkids there. He also sponsors two local women cycling champs […]
Since he was here anyway, Co-Founder Hanz Scholz quickly found his way back into the Bike Friday shop. He worked on some handlebars. Later grabbed some tubing to take home. Home, these days, is Winthrop, in the heart of Central Washington’s Methow Valley. That’s where Hanz moved his family after leaving Bike Friday. “It was […]
Honking blasts of geese. Sweet scents of fir needles. A warm tear down an icy cheek. A flash of soft morning light. Lightning quick moments that freeze time and seemingly linger throughout the day. Why? That’s why. Those are the endless stream of answers to the questions so many others ponder from the warmth […]
Customer Ken Firestone saw this and fired it in our direction. While it was produced by another folding bike company, we couldn’t help but point it out. Such an imaginative way to show the value of folding bikes.
There are any number of ways you can ride a Bike Friday across the United States. Dr. Mark Atkinson conceived a rather unique approach. You can read the story of this anesthesiologist from Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Kalamazoo’s Encore magazine. It’s good stuff.