News from the Factory

Old Friend

Looking long and hard at my camera, I knew the karmic reality: If I take the camera, I probably won’t get the opportunity I seek. The chance to see an old friend. I needed to stack the odds. I left it behind. My mission in the morning rain whittled down

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Bike Frame: COLORS, COLORS, COLORS!

A quick view of the frame colors we offer on Bike Fridays To see frame color choices as well as cable housing color choices on a bike frame, check out this Color Viewer on another page (takes 2 steps to get there): Another place to experiment with frame colors is

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Senator Merkley visits Bike Friday

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley stopped by Bike Friday on April 3, and participated in a roundtable discussion with some local business leaders including Bike Friday Co-Founder Alan Scholz and Bike Friday General Manager Hanna Scholz. Merkley’s visit is part of his “Made in Oregon Tour.” Joining the discussion were

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Rob English on NuVinci + Gates Carbon Belt

[EDITOR’S NOTE: A customer recently asked Bike Friday Head Designer Rob English about combining a NuVinci 360 hub with a Gates Carbon Belt Drive system. Previously Bike Friday did not offer that combination. Now we proudly can offer it. Here is what Rob had to say:] We hadn’t previously offered

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ASK ROB: NuVinci and Gates combo

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The bell has rung, it’s time again to take your seats and listen up as Bike Friday Head Designer Rob English holds class. Today’s topic springs from a interested Bike Friday customer who wants to know why he can’t combine the Gates Belt Drive technology on the Carbon

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Making of a Catalog, part 3

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the THIRD INSTALLMENT of the Catalog Tales. It’s the story of the adventure to collect photos for a catalog that morphed from a traditional piece to the publication now available by contacting us here.]   BY RAZ  Eugene. Corvallis. Portland. Bend. The list goes on and on of

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Making of a Catalog, part 2

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the SECOND INSTALLMENT of the Catalog Tales. It’s the story of the adventure to collect photos for a catalog that morphed from a traditional piece to the publication now available by contacting us here.]   By Raz Mountains, lakes, rivers — Oregon offers so many options it’s impossible

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Critique from Mozambique

[EDITOR’S NOE: We recently received this travel log from Bike Friday owner Rowan Moore Gerety.] A few words on having the Bike Friday in Mozambique: I should start by saying I have never seen a bicycle turn heads as my Bike Friday did in Mozambique. “Avião!” was the kids’ most

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