Professor, Photographer, and Expedition Cyclist Joe Cruz Shares Some of His Favorite Moments With His Pocket Rocket Pro I’ve been bicycle touring for nearly thirty years, sometimes on repurposed mountain bikes, sometimes ‘cross bikes, or road racing bikes, or full suspension bikes or recently frequently on fat bikes. All of these
. New Yorker and Pocket Rocket owner Newton D. has always loved bicycles, but didn’t buy one for himself until he was an adult. In fact, his very first bicycle was a folding bike: “It all began with seeing my friends wife zipping around on a Xootr scooter which prompted
The Mystery of Electric Assist – or – Mechanical doping could make your life better. Alan Scholz, Cofounder/designer of Bike Friday & Burley Design I have watched bicycle assist systems be innovated since the 1970s. Back then they were little wheel drive gasoline motors. Noisy, dirty and to me as
Aloha! I am extremely happy with my Bike Friday Pocket Llama and my only regret is not buying one 15 years ago. The ordering process was smooth and I found all the staff at Bike Friday to be very knowledgeable and helpful. Communication was excellent and they met
Two Generations of Passion for Personal Liberation in Our Modern World . It all began in the chilly plains of North Dakota where co-founder Alan Scholz started cycling to get a Boy Scout merit badge. He fell in love with cycling, the adventure, the personal freedom, the feel of his
. Having been around for nearly 25 years, it’s not uncommon for us to receive updates from customers who bought their Bike Friday 20+ years ago. The following was a lovely note that we recently received from Steve S. in the UK: . In the Nineties, I started to travel
After a painful cycling tour overseas with some off-the-shelf folding bikes, bicycle builders and brothers Alan and Hanz Scholz recognized the need for inspired, cyclist designed bikes that could fold to travel with you anywhere. Up to this point, no one offered a high quality folding bicycle that was custom built
If you’ve heard of folding bicycles, but you’re not quite sure what they are, or why you’d need one, this can help you. .A folding bike is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, for easy transportation and storage. Folding bikes are very popular around the world, and especially
. En el corazón de Oaxaca, México, un proyecto llamado Ciclocinema está llevando alegría, enseñando fundamentos de la realización cinematográfica y creando conciencia ambiental a decenas de niños. El grupo viaja de pueblo en pueblo colaborando con los niños y niñas de escuelas locales para hacer animaciones en stop
. In the heart of Oaxaca, Mexico a volunteer project called Ciclocinema is bringing joy, the basics of filmmaking, and environmental education to scores of children. The group travels from village to city collaborating with school children at every stop to make lively stop motion animations. Ranging from narrative to