News from the Factory

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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Making of a Catalog, part 1

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the FIRST 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 The Lowell Covered Bridge emerges from the haze like a

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Essay Contest Winner’s Tour

As part of the celebration for the Eugene Science Factory’s 50th Anniversary, Bike Friday joined forces with them to conduct an essay contest for students. Students wrote in 100 words or less: How A Folding Bicycle Could Change Your Family’s Life. Alana Schneider, a 9-year-old home schooler from Veneta, Oregon,

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A Flash of Light

  Honking blasts of geese. Sweet scents of fir needles. A warm tear down an icy cheek. A flash of soft morning light. Lightning quick moments that freeze time and seemingly linger throughout the day. Why? That’s why. Those are the endless stream of answers to the questions so many

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The Color Purple?

OK, so we’ve heard the rumblings and calls for an option of purple for your frame color. Nothing is simple. We experimented with this one. Let us know what you think (Click on Leave a Comment). Thanks, in advance

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Bike Friday Caption Contest

  What’s your caption? Go ahead and get creative.  Just click on LEAVE A COMMENT on the right below and let the games begin. The Bike Friday Caption Committee will pick a winner, and we’ll send a T-shirt to the Caption winner as well as Stuart.

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Bicycle Times review of Bike Friday

When Bicycle Times contacted Bike Friday to do a review, they focused their attention on our Travel System. Online Editor Adam Newman wanted to see what it was really like to fly with your Bike Friday in a Travel Case, then transform the Travel Case into a Trailer, and explore.

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A Racer’s Perspective

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently a customer asked for a racer’s point of view on Bike Fridays, so we looked no farther than our head designer, Rob English. He put Bike Friday into perspective.] By Rob English I am a Cat. 1 road racer, current Oregon Time Trial champion and long time

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Desert Camp deadline nears!

Come early March, when the winds are howling and the rain pouring here in Eugene, Bike Friday Co-Founder Alan Scholz  plans to head south to join cycling legends Lon Haldeman and Susan Notorangelo for Desert Camp 2012. Desert Camp is part of the great line of PacTours run by Ultra

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Winning photo

Local photographer Beau Owens took this stellar shot of the Bike Friday Tandemonium Band at the Eugene Celebration, and won first place in the “Arts & Culture” category as well as first place in the “Best of Eugene” category in Travel Lane County’s recent “Eugene, Cascades & Coast” photography contest.

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