News from the Factory

What happens in Bike Friday’s Unique Service Fabrications on a rainy Sunday morning? Killer Skeleton Robot Scarecrow, of course. This unique scarecrow was assembled from rejected parts and discarded utensils by Ryan Foote and his wife, Tracy, for their garden. Jointed at the knees, hips and elbows, their Guardian of

The gravel fire road abruptly gave way to a rocky field, with a pair of deep ruts sweeping around a small band of pines inviting further exploration with, shall we say, a significantly higher degree of commitment.   The ruts resembled the high-bank turns of Daytona or Talledega, with a

Our greatest challenge is also our greatest asset. Helping guide a customer through our nearly endless array of choices can be daunting. We know that. But we can’t help it. We like choices. Just like a one-size-fits-all frame can’t possibly please everyone, there is no perfect common denominator when it

[EDITOR’S NOTE: We received this email back in October, and couldn’t pass up the opportunity. If you are looking for a nice ride on July 14, come join us in Mt Angel!] Dear Bike Friday: My name is John Schaffers and I am a long time Bike Friday owner.  I

Bike Friday recently had the pleasure of hosting our Bike Friday Dealer from China, Xiangyu Zhao. Zhao spent a few days at the Factory headquarters, observing our production line, discussing marketing and sales with our staff, but also spent time exploring Eugene.                

Travel Lane County has posted a nice video about Bike Friday that they showed at their annual awards banquet, where Bike Friday was honored with their Partnership Award.

Our famous Bike Friday Tandemonium Band, which made an award-winning performance at the 2011 Eugene Celebration Parade, has been immortalized in photos on the City of Eugene homepage [it rotates with some other photos on the top left]. That’s pretty cool.  

Bike Friday was honored June 12 by winning the  Partnership Award at the Eugene Cascades & Coast/Travel Lane County Visitor Industry Celebration  at the University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center. Co-Founder Alan Scholz was on hand with his wife Teresa to receive the award, which was presented to a group,

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Clifton Johnson is one of many Bike Friday owners who have come to work for the company.] My family owns five New World Tourists now, and a Tandem Two’sDay.  I have used my NWT (with internal hub) to commute to/from work every day since 2008 (no matter the

Bike Friday is thrilled to be nominated as a finalist for the Eugene Cascades & Coast/Travel Lane County Partnership Award. The award will be presented to a group, business or individual that has worked in partnership with other businesses and / or Travel Lane County to market Eugene, Cascades &