“My aim was to drink beautiful wine, while Margaret’s was to pedal in lovely scenery. The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France was an easy intersection of these. We packed evening outfits, riding clothes, and our Bike Fridays. In Paris we picked up our tiny rental EV to drive to a B&B
Tackling the 1,435 kilometer Pamir Highway, the second highest highway in the world, requires sheer determination and strength, plus a highly capable and comfortable bicycle. Just three weeks ago, Ah Gan accomplished her 7-year dream and completed the 1,435 km Pamir Highway route on her Bike Friday Diamond Llama folding
Ah Gan is no stranger to adventure. As the founder of Beanz Adventures, a travel agency based in Malaysia, she has explored over 20 different countries. Her latest expedition takes her and her Diamond Llama on a 1,200km bike tour on the Pamir Highway, the second highest highway in the
From flat tires to freezing winds, the challenges Sporks On Wheels faced during their 3-month trip were countless, but their determination did not weaken. “There’s beauty in nature that can only be appreciated while riding on two wheels at 7 mph” Jose, Alina, Ademi, Arsen & Arlan shared about their
“For my bike packing trip I needed something that I can carry easily and put on the airplane […] a Bike Friday is what I needed. I think I have the perfect setup. I just used a regular backpack and was able to strap the bike easily to my back”
Bike Friday designer Willie Hatfield took a 2024 All-Packa prototype to the Oregon outback to fully test all the new features. By Willie Hatfield When does a bikepacking trip begin? Is it when the vision starts repeating and permutating through the imagination? Or later when the Trip Distance reads
By Willie Hatfield (Bike Friday All-Packa designer) I laughed as I rode through the Oregon rain toward the Eugene Airport, with an empty suitcase on my back, and my latest All-Packa prototype under me. I’d packed all my winter gear in bikepacking bags on the bike in preparation for
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
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