News from the Factory

All-Packa vs Diamond Llama – Choose Your Adventure!

From Death Valley to Khau Coc Cha pass in Cao Bang, Vietnam, Huu and Serah have traveled extensively with their Bike Fridays. They’ve pushed the limits of their New World Tourist, All-Packa, and Diamond Llama, often accompanied by other adventurers who also bring their Bike Fridays along for the ride.

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Blue Lug visits Bike Friday

During their recent trip to Oregon for the MADE Show, the Blue Lug team stopped by the Bike Friday factory and got to witness firsthand how Bike Friday has turned raw steel tubing into over 41,000 folding bikes since 1992. Seeing how Bike Friday folding bikes are hand built was

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Bike Friday at the 2024 MADE Show.

Our team is back from the 2024 MADE Show! This past weekend, Bike Friday’s President, Hanna Scholz along with our marketing coordinator, Daniel, bike expert, Walter and two members of our production and service teams, Jeff and Matt joined 250+ other bike builders and brands in Portland, Oregon’s Zidell Yards

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Hills and Gravel in the Vineyards of Burgundy, France.

“My aim was to drink beautiful wine, while Margaret’s was to pedal in lovely scenery. The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France was an easy intersection of these. We packed evening outfits, riding clothes, and our Bike Fridays. In Paris we picked up our tiny rental EV to drive to a B&B

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Bike Friday’s Domestic Bike Manufacturing Dedication.

In an era when 98% of bikes sold in the U.S. are imported, we are proud to continue handcrafting every single Bike Friday in our Eugene, Oregon factory, just like we first did in 1992. As the cycling industry faces new tariffs, we were relieved when Representative Earl Blumenauer, an

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Bike Friday Community’s Fall Bike Rides & Event Recommendations

Check out some of the best fall ride recommendations from the Bike Friday community below. Here are top recommendations from the Bike Friday community, spanning from local rides in the Pacific Northwest to scenic routes in Virginia. Grab your Bike Friday, and ride into autumn! Rides: Swift Summit Northwest –

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Sporks On Wheels’ Tandem Family Adventure.

From flat tires to freezing winds, the challenges Sporks On Wheels faced during their 3-month trip were countless, but their determination did not weaken. “There’s beauty in nature that can only be appreciated while riding on two wheels at 7 mph” Jose, Alina, Ademi, Arsen & Arlan shared about their

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Police Unity Tour on a New World Tourist

Honoring Fallen Police at the Police Unity Tour on a New World Tourist. Did you know that folding bikes have military roots? Since their invention by the French Military in the 1890’s, folding bikes quickly gained popularity with police as well as civilians. 130 years later, police and bicycles come

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2024 All-Packa “BF BOOST” White Paper

  By Bike Friday Designer Willie Hatfield What is Bike Friday’s “BF Boost”? The hub is offset 7mm to the driveside, while the rim and tire stay centered. BF Boost uses the existing 56mm chain-line developed for DH bikes and Super Boost Plus 157 but uses frame off-set rather than

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