Designing in 12 Dimensions – By Alan Scholz

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Bike Friday Electric Assist Basics

Understanding electric-assist systems can be daunting. We hope to make it less so. There are many articles that go in-depth on every aspect of e-assist systems (we have our own HERE), but our aim is to give a digestible overview of the main components of the Bike Friday electric-assist system,

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Designing in 12 Dimensions

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

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Traveling with an Electric Bike

Tips on traveling with an e-assist Bike Friday -By Alan Scholz (Bike Friday designer and co-founder) From the Joy of Cycling on Sunshine Series part 3   It can be argued that the best way to arrive is by bike. Certainly, a great way to meet wonderful people everywhere in

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Riding on Sunshine Part: 2

The Joy of Riding on Sunshine  Perspective – NASA,1964, Pop Tunes, Human Scale & Dreams come true.   #2 in series. In the first article I wrote of the confusion about electric bikes, how I felt we had been right – but very wrong, about cycling’s ‘sweet spot’, & Joy. 

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Joys of Riding on Sunshine

  All you need to know about electric assist & the Cyclist.(but you will want to know more!) #1 in series.   “In the first article, I dispel the confusion about electric assist, explain why as cyclists we were right – but very wrong, tell you about cycling’s sweet spot,

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The Enigma of Electric Assist #2

The Enigma of Electric Assist  By Alan Scholz, Co-founder/Designer of Bike Friday & Burley Design  The main mystery of Electric Assist for bicycles. Why is it not more popular in the US? It is wildly popular other places. What do they know that we don’t? It seems like it should

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The Mystery of Electric Assist #1

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

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