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
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.
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,
While e-bikes have been a growing part of the bicycle business for several years, I’d always figured I didn’t need one and frankly, I didn’t want one. For decades I’ve managed to get around just fine on a bike where I’m the only motor and I didn’t see any reason
E-motion is High at Bike Friday The 3 Es of our Electric Enhancement systems for Cyclists E-xpectations, E-tiquette, E-mancipation E-xpectations: why now? the law, realistic power & speed, + flying with an E-nhanced BikeFriday Why now? Why now and not before? The short answer is confusion. Confusion caused by multiple
Have you ever wished you could just jump off a plane, walk out the doors of the airport and be off on your adventure? No waiting for trains, Uber, Lyft or a smelly taxi? The Bike Friday New World Tourist was created to solve these problems. It even has the
Like Manna from heaven the next dimension of Bike Friday bikes has finally hit the ground and hit the ground with rocket boosters. Going E-Assist has been life-changing for our test crew and loyal customers who were the early adopters of this technology so this is a big moment for
Why and How E-assist makes sense to the Cyclist Why it has been so confusing Sounds like a movie doesn’t it? Before you start thinking I am talking about creatures of the Borg from Startrek or about human Cylon hybrids I need to do a little definition. Cyborgs, as I
On fire! That is the only way to describe the current US eBike business. While much of the US bicycle business has been in a slump, one category is showing good growth: eBikes. By some estimates, electric bike sales grew as much as 70% in 2016 and may have reached
The Enigma of Electric Assist By Alan Scholz, Co-founder/Designer of Bike Friday & Burley Design The main mystery of Electric Assist for bicycles. Why is it not more popular in the US? It is wildly popular other places. What do they know that we don’t? It seems like it should