North Dakota Trip Report By Joe Cruz With summer ending I was craving a last meditation: I’d been to 49 U.S. states, and North Dakota was the only one missing. It wasn’t intentional avoidance, just circumstance and vectors of life. I was glad for the remaining promise of
How the All-Packa and Packalope bars came to be by Willie Hatfield The origination of the All-Packa In 2020 I started a program of research and development (AKA tinkering) with the high aim of creating the ultimate bikerafting bike. The code name was Tardigrade AKA Water Bear. Bikerafting
Welcome to the ‘Designing in 12 Dimensions’ blog. It is about cycling, cyclists, and thoughts motivated by 50 years of cycling and meeting cyclists of all stripes. Its focus is also on designing new bikes & new systems at Bike Friday. Written with a makers & pantologist’s perspective, and as
When I began planning my adventure to pilot my Bike Friday minivelo across the subcontinent of India, I was met almost invariably with the same remark: “Why India?” While I was tempted often to cheekily answer “To find a wife!” (full disclosure: it has always been a dream of mine
pakiT to Shiretoko By: Aaron Lin I have done some solo bike tours with my Bike Friday tikit and taken it with me on some unique trips including Taiwan, Tasmania, & Iceland. These trips helped me realize how a high-performing, folding bicycle can be liberating and allow me the freedom
Update Bike Friday Team “Shelters at Home” Responding to COVID-19 (Friday March 20th, 2020) Hello Bike Friday Community, These are strange times! Its a sunny spring day and we are all going home to do our responsible part of slowing the COVID-19 virus in our community and supporting our
From the personal attention of our Bike Designers, to the focus and craftsmanship of our production team, every worker at Bike Friday knows that every bike we build is special. But not every bike build receives a nick-name before it’s delivered… As christened by our production team: Avocado Toast.
Be Powerful! Join Bike Friday in Climate Action At Bike Friday it’s not just about cool bikes. Its about making the world healthier to live in. Lets get serious together. The children are marching in the streets and we each need to take personal action to live sustainably
The Designers Dilemma Vintage Bike Fridays released for New Owners The designers dilemma by Alan Scholz (Bike Friday co-founder) Like many of you, I love bicycles. And like many of you I have more than one, ok more than a couple. OK the truth! A LOT more than a
My journey through the mystery as a designer and cyclist By Alan Scholz Bike Friday Co-founder and designer with editing from Kent Peterson, long time Randonneuring Cyclist Aha! Electric Assist can be a logical choice for a “real” cyclist – it only took me 25 years to figure
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