News from the Factory

Thanks San Francisco

We had a great time at the SF Bike Expo over the weekend at the Cow Palace. It was neat to meet many of the Bay Area Bike Friday owners, and tell a lot of potential new comers about our bikes. Just give us a call if you are interested.

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A picture is worth …

       [EDITOR’S NOTE: Marketing can be an endless experiment. We run a variety, albeit small in number,  of ads, try different media and test as much as we can. With a small company, you test live. We run ads, and wait to see what gets a response, and

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Thanks, Portland

Once again, thank you to those of you in Portland who stopped by our Show N Ride on Saturday. You kept us so busy, I only had this brief moment to take a couple of photos — and I didn’t even have time to turn around and take a photo

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Big Impact for Little People

If you are a fan of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, you might have caught Sunday night’s episode (October 16, 2011). The Makeover team designed a new house for the Korpai Family in New York. Hailey Korpai is a dwarf. In a nutshell, here’s the Korpai Family story: After giving birth

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Hailey’s Bike Friday: Behind the scenes

It all began with a Contact Form sent in from our website. Late on a Friday afternoon. In the middle of summer. What struck me most from the outset: It wasn’t anything like a typical query we receive: Hello, my name is Brianna with Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and I

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Hailey’s Bantam Bike Friday

The essence of the smallest Bike Friday ever built. Rob English chose 305 wheels, basically the smallest tires available. Custom made 90 mm cranks were made to meet the demands of Hailey’s 11-inch inseam. Rob chose a single speed with the ability to add a derailleur in the future. Speaking

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The Right Solution

  Rand and Jo Erickson were traveling from Olympia, Washington, to Southern California recently. Since they were passing through Eugene, they figured they’d stop by Bike Friday to see if we could help them out. You see, Jo Erickson suffered a spinal cord injury that left her with paralysis of

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A cyclist is a cyclist

         Whenever someone points out that cyclists come in all shapes, sizes and forms, I take a moment to reflect on it. Sure enough. There are cyclists who ride for fitness. Cyclists who ride for pure joy. Cyclists who commute. And, of course, cyclists who have no other wheel-powered choice

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Inspiration comes in all sizes, and ages

Once Carol Collins gets rolling, look out. When she’s on her Bike Friday, she takes no prisoners. The evidence sparkles in the sunlight from the three gold medals draped around her neck — hardware won at the National Senior Olympics down in her hometown of Houston back in June. When

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