Blackberry bRamble 2011
Some photos from Sunday’s Blackberry bRamble here in Eugene.
Triathlon Training, Bike Friday style
   Thom Dodd is our Bike Friday Dealer in New Zealand, and is using his Bike Fridays to prepare for an Ironman distance triathlon.     Here’s an update on his training:     I am half way through a year of preparation for the Challenge Wanaka, an Ironman length triathlon that will be held in Wanaka, […]
Creating a buzz
It’s the kind of moment that represents the true essence of Bike Friday. It’s a day like any other. Phones ringing. People working. Bodies shuffling in and out of the office. Then Rob English appears from around the corner, rolling a Bike Friday into the room. Our head designer simply slides it up against a […]
Framing a display
Portland’s rep as a cycling Mecca goes without saying. There’s just so many aspects to its cycling culture, it’s difficult to know where to begin. No better example of that than Hopworks Urban Brewery BikeBar that opened in June. It’s not just a typical Portland-esque hangout for cycling types. They have created a frame canopy […]
The perfect solution
Everyone has a story. That has been the primary lure of journalism for me over the years. The story. It’s also one of reasons it’s fun to come to Bike Friday each morning. This is an eclectic bunch. Not too long after I arrived, Co-Founder Alan Scholz made a point to have me search out […]
World’s largest recreational ride
When the world’s largest recreational bicycle ride, Vätternrundan in Sweden, finished at midnight June 18th with its highest number of participants, Great Britain’s Patrick Stevens aboard his Pocket Llama was among the 18,272 cyclists who completed the full 300 km course. Vätternrundan, held for the 46th consecutive year, starts and finishes in Motala at the […]
A New Fixation, Part III
[NOTE: The ongoing saga of Raz and the fixed gear tikit continue.] Back at the office, my goal is clear. Time to corner Walter. He’s the fixie dude. He’ll fill me in. What, I ask, is the essence of the fixie? Walter drops the basics on me. Stuff I’ve heard before. Low or no maintenance. […]
A New Fixation, Part II
[NOTE: When we last left Raz, he had spent his first 20 minutes ridin a fixed gear tikit around the neighborhood, and decided to take it home for the night.] In the darkness of a cold Oregon night. Through the city. Onto the bike path. Over the river. Sorry Grandma, no woods. Onward on my […]
A New Fixation
I spent most of one summer of my youth riding a fixed gear, of sorts. It was a unicycle. Fixed gear on two wheels? Not so much. I’m not a fixie type. Oh, I took one of the U.S. Cycling Federation Project ’96 Super Bikes for a spin once, back when I spent my time […]
The ultimate test
I had been bopping around town with my Pocket Llama, lovin’ life. I gravitated to the Llama because I used to ride my mountain bike all the time. Yes, I was one of those who rode my dual-suspension mountain bike on the road as much as off. That’s because I call it my comfort bike. […]
