News from the Factory

Belt Drive Ride

 Like so many individuals, my New Year’s Resolution focused on my belt. Some folks figure a New Year is a good time to start losing some of the weight around their waist, while others look to save money. You can call those various attempts at Tightening a Belt. My Belt

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Catch Bike Friday in Seattle!

Bike Friday’s latest innovation, the Silk, will make its Northwest debut this weekend at the Seattle Bike Expo. Be the first in the Northwest to see and test ride our Silks, as well as our latest Carbon Infinity tikit and our 2013 Select models of our New World Tourist and Pocket

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Michelle Obama Backs Safe Routes

Safe Routes to School National Partnership Joins First Lady Michelle Obama and Partner Organizations to Kick Off Let’s Move! Active Schools and Fire Up Your Feet “Parents can play a critical role at home by encouraging their kids to be active.” -First Lady Michelle Obama at the Let’s Move! Active Schools launch. The

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In-House Beta Testing Silk

For the last several months I’ve had the privilege of beta-testing a Silk, our new 20-inch Gates Carbon Belt Drive bicycle. I’ve been impressed with the sturdiness and durability of the new design. I take the bike off curbs (sometimes up them). I drop the bike regularly. I never clean

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Introducing the 2013 Select Group

Some say the third time is a charm, and when it comes to our third season of offering the Select Groups for our most popular models, well, we have to agree. The Select concept began to allow our experts to easily share their wisdom and insight with you by putting

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Ready at a Moment’s Notice

With no glimpse of the sun for more than three days, expectations focused on a possible photo or two of the haze and mist as I rolled out of Mt. Shasta City after a breakfast burrito and latte. Rounding a corner, the view exploded like a bolt of lightning. A

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Hangin’ with Cadel

  Bike Friday owner Paul Webb recently sent us this photo of Tour de France champion Cadel Evans leading a ride in Australia, with Webb and his Bike Friday close at hand. Webb writes: I’ve owned a Tandem Traveler XL Triple since 2000 and a tikit since Hanna Scholz brought

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Regional Bike Parking Survey

The Eugene-Springfield area is undergoing a Bike Parking survey to help the local transportation officials: Lane Transit District’s Point2point, our regional transportation options program, has secured funding for a regional bicycle parking study in the Eugene-Springfield area. The study is measuring short and long term bicycle parking supply and demand,

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