News from the Factory

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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Register now for Desert Camp 2013

Got plans for March? Why not make some? Say, spend a week in the Arizona desert enjoying miles of pleasure on your bike, great company, tasty food? Each March PacTours sets aside a week for Bike Friday owners and enthusiasts to join the fun in the sun. Desert Camp’s Historic

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Always there for you

Here’s a neat post from our Bike Friday Dealer in Redwood City, CA, Mike J Yep, your Bike Friday is always there for you … Raz had the chance to visit him a few weeks ago. Beautiful place. Great remodel.

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Oregon Craftmanship

By Raz Roll down Lagoon Avenue on Swan Island in Portland’s Industrial valley, past the Daimler Factory to the end of the road, and the towering cranes reach toward the hazy skies over Vigor Industries behind chain link fences and security gates. First thought is obvious: This just might be

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40 Bike Fridays stolen from 4J Schools

Over the weekend the trailer that holds 40 Bike Fridays owned by the Eugene 4J School District was stolen. The bikes were OSATAs, designed to be an adjustable bike to fit anyone from 4-foot-6 to 6-foot-4. Read more.  

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