Bike Fridays ’round the world

Bike Friday owners Bob Stockinger and Mary E. Duffy are world travelers, as well as organizers of a Tandem Rally in France each year. They told Bike Consultant Ruthy Kanagy that Bike Fridays are popular in France. They sent Ruthy this email: “Mary and I wanted to let you know that the Tandem Club of […]

Ever Dream of Suping up a Bike Friday?

We’re coming up on our 22nd Birthday on April 1st. We’ve built more than 40,000 bikes over the years, and in all honesty, it would be difficult to find two exact matches. That’s because our customers have insight and imagination that, well, that create magic. So here’s a blog post for the dreamer’s out there, […]

Independent Review

One could be a bit stereotypical and wonder about a blog called “The Retrogrouch.” Then again, Oscar on Sesame Street is a grouch, and a rather lovable one at that. So we read this review of Bike Friday holding our breath. I mean, don’t you want to know what “The Retrogrouch” thinks of his Bike […]

Ultra Review of a Pocket Rocket Pro

EDITOR’S NOTE: Douglas Hoffman, executive director of the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association, recently reviewed a Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Pro for their January Newsletter. Here are some excerpts from his review: “I ordered from Bike Friday a bike that would perfectly match the fit of my most comfortable bike for long distance riding. I ordered […]

Memories of RAGBRAI

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Bike Friday Service ace Michael Macemon checked RAGBRAI off his bucket list this past summer, enjoying a week of riding his Bike Friday across Iowa. Here are his memories:] By Michael Macemon Why is riding a Bike Friday across Iowa with 10,000-plus other bicyclists so much fun? Just imagine the video evidence to […]

Help Bike Friday Win

We have entered a contest to win a Fed Ex Small Business Grant that we would use to boost our Safe Routes to School OSATA bicycle program. To support our cause, just go to the Fed Ex website link below, and vote. You can vote once each day! Voting continues through February 23, 2014. Thanks […]

20 Years Strong

Wow! There’s not much more than we can say. We just read in the latest Bicycle Retailer magazine that our old friend, Jim Langley, has successfully doubled his long-time goal. Years ago Jim, a former editor at Bicycling magazine, decided he wanted to attempt to ride every day for 10 years. This December, he completed […]

Bike Friday Road Roots Run Deep

[EDITOR’S NOTE:  It has been a while since we first shared this with you, so why not bring in up again. Here’s a little peek into Bike Friday’s roots in bicycle racing in North Dakota in the 1980s, showing that our road racing experience runs deep.] As success stories go, you’d be hard-pressed to fabricate […]