What it means for a bike to be “Made in the USA” can be a bit confusing to people not up to date with the realities of manufacturing and the business supply chain within the current bike industry. Over the last 35+years, 95%+ of the USA bike industry moved overseas.
E-motion is High at Bike Friday The 3 Es of our Electric Enhancement systems for Cyclists E-xpectations, E-tiquette, E-mancipation E-xpectations: why now? the law, realistic power & speed, + flying with an E-nhanced BikeFriday Why now? Why now and not before? The short answer is confusion. Confusion caused by multiple
We just read a really interesting blog post about how E-Bikes are now more dangerous than cars. Though this isn’t actually true it made us think about our design and what we could be doing better as well as what are we doing right. Well the good news is the
Welcome to the ‘Designing in 12 Dimensions’ blog series By Alan Scholz : Designer and Co-founder of Bike Friday, Burley Design Edited by Hanna Scholz : Bike Friday President and daughter I have written this series about cycling, cyclists, and thoughts motivated by my 50 years of cycling and meeting
Why and How E-assist makes sense to the Cyclist Why it has been so confusing Sounds like a movie doesn’t it? Before you start thinking I am talking about creatures of the Borg from Startrek or about human Cylon hybrids I need to do a little definition. Cyborgs, as I
On fire! That is the only way to describe the current US eBike business. While much of the US bicycle business has been in a slump, one category is showing good growth: eBikes. By some estimates, electric bike sales grew as much as 70% in 2016 and may have reached
We are expanding our business using the newly available platform of Equity Crowdfunding. We are offering the community a chance to become a part of the company in a way not previously possible. Join us as we jump into emerging markets, grow our team, expand our production capacity, and refine
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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