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Changing the narrative around autism with an epic trip across the US

A Family’s Mission to Change the Narrative Around Autism

. To challenge ablism and the narrative around autism, three very brave and committed cyclists trekked across the entire United States. Two of them, Fiona and Travis, are fully grown adults, and the third is their seven year old son, Patch, who was diagnosed with severe autism at 21 months.

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Eight Bike Friday riders trek the Great Allegheny Passage

9 Cyclists, 8 Bike Fridays, 335 Miles

  These Friends Love to Travel and Tour Together on Their Bike Fridays . Long-time Bike Friday owner Gerda Mesiter Eck recounts how she and her friends became hooked on the travel they could do together with their Bike Fridays: .   Allen Burrell and I have been doing long distance

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Molly Hayes gets ready to compete in a triathlon

The best way to stay young? Become a triathlete.

Serial Triathlete Molly Hayes Stays Young by Staying Active       Become a triathlete. And learn email.   At least that’s what Susan B. Cox, the first woman inducted into the Triathlon Hall of Fame, advised her friend, and fellow athlete, Molly Hayes.   At 83 years of age,

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Brad packs the pakiT folding bike into a Roadrunner pakiT backpack

Review: The pakiT Folding Bike in Downtown Los Angeles

Cycling aficionado and rock-star bag maker Brad Adams reviews the pakiT   . pakiT: The only way to describe the pakiT is, to put it simply, exactly that: simple. It’s as simple as simple gets. Belt driven (clean and grease free), light weight, quiet and packable. Yes, packable.   . I’ve had my

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Cuba on a Bike Friday Tandem

  We were recently contacted by Australian Bike Friday owners Shirley and Geoff. They have a wonderful story to tell you about their experiences touring Cuba on a Tandem!    Having cycled around Cuba in 2009 on standard road bikes which we gave away at the end of our month,

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Cycling the UK End to End

  New World Tourist owners John & Rosemary are cycling over 1000 miles from the bottom to top of Great Britain! They sent us these photos of their current trip, we hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we have!     John reports that “the bikes are handling the

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School of the Road

Several months ago we were approached by an Australian couple with an amazing idea: to teach their autistic son that he can do anything by cycling thousands of miles together across the U.S. With the need to both fly thousands of miles and cycle thousands of miles, the couple identified the

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The “Mini-Van”

  Earlier this year Kristen and her husband Thomas won a Haul-a-Day through a Bicycle Times contest. Kristen is pregnant and as an avid cyclist she and her husband have been looking for ways to continue riding with their new baby. The surprise win of the Haul-a-Day was a dream come

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Haul-a-Day Bloggers

  Since it’s inception, the Bike Friday Haul-a-Day has inspired more blogging than any other of our models. Here is an overview of some of our favorite bloggers covering Haul-a-Days!   Lovely Bicycle An approachable blog written with the average reader in mind, Lovely Bicycle is full stories and reviews,

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The Spirit Ride

Bike Friday Owner Rich M. Recounts His Final Journey With His Late Wife . My trusty Bike Friday Pocket Llama has a funny name – Nyimbur-ma. That means ‘peace’ in the oldest of Australia’s ancient aboriginal languages. Nym has a cousin, Bo, my wife’s Bike Friday Expedition model. Nym and

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