*A DECADE OF FRIDAYS 2000-2009* Little Wheels, Big Dreams

* PRE-OWNED FRIDAYS ARE BORN: A critical mass of around 10,000 Bike Fridays have been sold - people now want to upgrade. BF offers 15% to 40% depending on age and condition.  About Pre-owned Fridays. (However, some customers are reluctant to part with their Classic Friday)

* CUBA BY FRIDAY:  A customer since 1997, Lynette Chiang tours Cuba on a New World Tourist during the Elian Gonzales saga and writes a book, The Handsomest Man in Cuba (In 2001 she leaves her job as Creative Director of Tribu/Saatchi & Saatchi Costa Rica and accepts a "holiday job" in phone sales at Bike Friday)

* AUSTRALIAN BIKE FRIDAY CLUB ANNUAL GATHERING, returns to its inaugural location in Bright, Victoria. Pocket Rocket Pro owner Phil Liggett agrees to be Patron of the Club. Join the annual Australian Bike Friday Club gathering downunder, every year since 1997 | More Famous Fridays | About BF Clubs

* THE AMAZING PROJECT "Q" CONVERTIBLE TANDEM ("oh, to be single again ..." said the ads) A world first, named after the James Bond R&D wizard, this amazing morphing tandem converts to a single bike | About the Q

* BIKE FRIDAY CLUB OF AMERICA BF co-founder Hanz Scholz said "We should start up the Bike Friday Club of America!" Since then, it has ballooned into clubs all over the country - some active, some hibernating; it exists for members to confab online and connect real time. Now THAT's community! Bike Friday Club of America

* 911 HAPPENS. BF appeals to customers to stick by us - and they do:  A bicycle designed to pack into an airline suitcase for became dispensible to many - both flights and Bike Friday orders were canceled overnight. BF appealed to the community: If you or a family member have been thinking of becoming a BF owner, please think of doing it now." The result?  We're still here, and still made in the USA, thriving and surviving.

* DOUBLEDAY RECUMBENT TANDEM released
Just 80 of these unique foldable, packable 'stretch limo' Friday tandems were sold before being retired due to high manufacturing cost. Now a collector's item. Bike Friday recumbents

* PETITE SERIES released "The ideal bicycle weighs no more than 12% of your body weight," says Bike Friday co-founder and designer Alan Scholz, who is realistically working on a 14lb Petite Friday. "With the average height of the American woman no taller than 5'4", there's a real need for a truly proportionate bicycle." A(wo)men! Petite Fridays

* LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA CONVENTION A research visit to the 2002 Salt Lake City LPA Convention was "life-changing" for Bike Friday staff and led to the creation of the Bantam Friday, named by the Little People of America committee. More Special Needs Fridays

 * BIKE FRIDAY BITES THE BIG APPLE: NEW YORK CITY
Hanz Scholz' signature TwinAir tandem made for a stylish debut at the 30,000-rider 5 Boro Bike Tour in the megalopolis tailor-made for folding bikes. BF Bites the Big Apple | More BF in New York City 

*TANDEMS GO Ti!  Fred Matheny of RoadBikeRider.com reviews the new, as-little-as-24lb TiLite Tandem. Read RBR's TiLite review

* FRED the BF Parakeet becomes the factory blogger He's got his bird cam on you! www.bikefriday.com/blog | Bike Friday Community

* BIKE FRIDAY #10,001 sold to a customer in Japan. Could it be due to our word-of-mouth referral program? |  More Japan on a Friday

* BIKE FRIDAY SWINGS TO THE LEFT
The Pocket Bike is re-designed to fold to the left. Left Fold explained 

* JAPAN JUBILEE Co-founder Alan Scholz and Sales Ambassador to Asia Ruthy Kanagy visit dealers and customer in Japan. Japan Jubilee 2003 | Japan on a Friday

* CYCLE OREGON HOMECOMING Inaugural collaboration with Cycle Oregon for Bike Fridays biennial (when we can afford to do it) Homecoming | Cycle Oregon on a Friday

* PACTOUR creates BIKE FRIDAY WEEK AT ARIZONA DESERT CAMP Long-time Bike Friday owner and Race Across America legends Lon Haldeman and Susan Notorangelo create a special recreational week for Friday folk. Sign up for Arizona Camp: March each year

* PRODUCTION TWIN AIR TANDEM hits the streets The "Flagship Friday" redesigned for production - affordable, 1-suitcase packable and very desirable. As of 2009, available only by special order. About the New TwinAir

*BF HEADBADGE the blank headtube of a Bike Friday is finally adorned with the company's first ever headbadge.  About the BF Headbadge

* WORLD'S MOST TRAVELED MAN BY BICYCLE, Heinz Stücke takes delivery of his first Bike Friday - a Pocket Llama, to defend his Guinness Book of Records title. What Does Heinz Stücke Do On a Friday?

* BF co-founder ALAN SCHOLZ wins ALICE B TOECLIPS AWARD For services to the Bicycle Industry.  Alice B ToeClips Award

* BF TOPS SAATCHI & SAATCHI LOVEMARKS POLL winning Family Tandem owner Richard Vallens a Toyota Prius and putting Bike Friday in front of a new audience. Bike Friday voted Lovemark of the Year

* 84 YEARS YOUNG ON A FRIDAY A memorable meeting with customer Prof James Fessendon from San Francisco inspired our Super Seniors page. 

* Bike Friday establishes first Australian dealer, Epic Cycles | BF Dealers

* FRIDAY FRIENDLY TOUR COMPANIES are born We devote a special section of the website to tour operators who personally own and ride Bike Fridays. Three made National Geographic's 2009 Best Travel Companies on the Planet list | Friday Friendly Tour Companies

*THE BIG ONE JOINS THE FOLD Speaking of Friday Friendly, the Adventure Cycling Association buys a BF for use by staff on business trips. Interview with Executive Director Jim Sayer

* BIKE FRIDAY'S COMMUNITY in the MEDIA: Numerous publications feature Bike Friday and its unique community model in the USA and abroad, including Forbes.com, CMO, Globe & Mail, My Business. 
"Bike Friday" one of the top 5 search phrases on CustomerEvangelists.com | Bike Friday Press Page 

* The late JOHN FINLEY SCOTT, inventor of the MTB, joins the fold.  "The spirited contrarian" and small wheel skeptic orders a Pocket Llama. The Late John Finley Scott

* BIKE FRIDAY establishes dealerships in South Korea and Australia, see Dealers

* HPV CHAMP ROB ENGLISH joins the team British hour record holder, 7th fastest guy in the world and engineer/designer, Rob English trades the gray skies of Britain for the gray skies of Eugene, Oregon | About Rob English

* Bike Friday's first UK dealer launches Cyclescheme: Avon Valley Cyclery principal Richard Grigsby spearheads Cyclescheme, Britain's tax free bike program, winning an award for his efforts in 2009

* THE SHIMANO CAPREO hub revolutionizes Bike Friday's gearing: Shimano's cassette for small wheels incorporating a 9-tooth cog revolutionized the gearing on folding bikes. No more giant chainrings needed (unless you're Ron Neher).

* FIXED FRIDAYS RULE! Championed by in-house fixie freak Walter Lapchynski, fixed Fridays are even lighter and zippier than their elegant big-wheel brethren. Fixed Fridays

* NEW TRAVEL SYSTEM A return to Samsonite: the F'Lite replaces  Carlton suitcase as the Bike Friday hardshell of choice. BF Travel System

* STILL HE RIDES A truly inspirational customer: Air Glide owner Ted Campbell covered thousands of miles each year - with rest stops for dialysis. Ted's amazing story | More like Ted 

* BIKE FRIDAY EXPANDS ITS MISSION from around-the-world travel to around-the-block commuting, releasing the hyperfold tikit - "The World's Fastest Fold with the Famous Friday Ride."  Bike Friday's Expanded Mission

* THE tikit ON TRIAL IN NYC Putting "fold and entry" to the test with New York's toughest gatekeepers | tikit on Trial multimedia report

* THE SATRDAY MK II GOES BACK INTO R&D The original suitcase recumbent bicycle takes a back seat as all resources are directed towards the tikit. About the SatRDay

* BIKE FRIDAY enters Taiwan, see Dealers

* tikit WINS THE ROUND*UP FAST FOLD SHOWDOWN The video of a tongue-in-cheek "race" that's still a crowd-pleaser | Round*Up 2007 multimedia

* EVERY @#$% MILE ON AN AIR FRIDAY BF Booster Jeff Linder completes the 165-miles/day RAAM Qualifier - one of only 19 finishers in 51 starters  | Jeff's amazing story

* BIKE FRIDAY PARTNERS WITH tikit AGENTS Dealers can now specialize in selling tikits. We partner with local bicycle shop Hutch's and local grocer Market of Choice to form three-way partnerships like this: This little tikit went to Market

* BIKE FRIDAY enters Indonesia, see Dealers

* BIKE-PED ADVOCATE GIL PENALOSA JOINS THE FOLD The Ciclovia Bogota mover and shaker said: I looked at many options, from England, China and all over and found the Bike Friday tikit to be the best option. 5 Quick Questions for Gil Penalosa

* JUST the tikit TO RIDE THE BUS Bike Friday partners with local bus company, the first of many advocacy and industry partnerships. A tikit to ride with Eugene LTD

* BIKE FRIDAY HITS THE CATWALK!  Just one of our many diverse collaborations - strutting our stuff for young NYC fashion designer Telfar Clemens' Spring/Summer show.

* RIDING OUT THE RECESSION: The economy tanked, but folks with a Friday shared how they stayed fit, mobile, frugal and still had fun. Riding out the Recession on a Friday

* SALES of BUILT-TO-ORDER tikits SOAR including the TRAVEL (27-speed) and SPEEDING tikits. The Speeding tikit puts in a fine performance against 100+ regular bikes at Round*Up

* HANNA SCHOLZ, takes over the reins as Marketing Manager and later, General Manager She's come a long way since being the Burley Baby! About Hanna

* ENNO ROOSINK featured in a PBS CANADA DOCUMENTARY Long-time Friday addict and dealer Enno up in lights on his tikit

* BIKE FRIDAY enters Romania and Turkey, see Dealers

* BIKE FIT EXPERT ANDY PRUITT INTERVIEWED Long time Bike Friday owner and bike fit guru to the stars in this informative 5-part video interview (and watch the videos for an appearance by Bike Friday owner Connie Carpenter Phinney): Bike Fit with Andy Pruitt | More Famous Fridays

* HOPENHAGEN ON A FRIDAY Bike Friday made it to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen thanks to Hopenhagen ambassador David Kroodsma, riding his dad's Friday from the airport. David Kroodsma riding for Climate

* MARK MOBIUS ON A FRIDAY  Finance world guru Mobius joined the fold in 2001. We finally caught up with this "super senior" in Singapore, riding at the top of his game. Mark Mobius on a Friday | Super Seniors

* SUGOI! BIKE FRIDAY BITES THE BULLET IN JAPAN Customers, dealers, ramen and some very pink Fridays ... Bike Friday in Japan 2009

*e-tikit PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED* A preview of what's to come

... and Bike Friday starts to sell in CHINA! (Pictured above ... actually, that's Family Tandem owner Phil Dickie doing his bit for the World Wildlife Fund, but it fits this final entry so perfectly, we couldn't resist).

More at www.bikefriday.com/video

1. Tikit Hyperfold Demo with Kai Fuchs of SIMPEL
More Videos like this in this playlist

2. Model T demonstrated by Walter Lapchynski

3. Shopping with a tikit demonstrated by Mike Bennett

4. Alan Scholz Talks about the tikit at Cycle Oregon 2007

5. Keeping the chain on while folding a Pocket Bike - Walter Lapchynski
More at www.bikefriday.com/foldingpacking

6. Testing the Bantam Friday by Little People of America spokesperson Dan Okenfuss
More at www.bikefriday.com/specialneeds

7. Folding the EasyPack Seatmast Bike Friday - Walter Lapchynski

8. Rob English Is this a Bike SomeDay?
More at www.bikefriday.com/gallery/robenglish

9. The tikit on Trial Part 1 - David Lam of bfold.com
More at www.bikefriday.com/tikitontrial

10. SRAM Dual Drive - How to Adjust - Tim Link

11. Arizona Desert Camp 06 Day 3
More at www.bikefriday.com/desertcamp

12. Round*Up Fast Fold Showdown 2007
More at www.bikefriday.com/roundup

Gaylynn Hanavancoon, our Queen Voice of Bike Friday, passed away at the age of 44. She rode a Pocket Rocket Pro Petite, DoubleDay, SatRDay.

Bill Bliss,  250,000 miles young on a Friday - a great cyclist, bicycling advocate and Bike Friday Champion. He owned a Pocket Rocket, Air Friday and Air Llama.

Gihon Jordan,  Bicycle advocate, transportation expert, and Bike Friday world traveler. He and his wife Susan, who survives him, rode Pocket Llamas.

John Finley Scott, credited by many as the inventor of the first mountain bike, was a late Bike Friday adopter. He rode a Pocket Llama. 

Sheldon Brown, celebrity mechanic at BF dealer Harris Cyclery, wrote "With suitable equipment, [Raleigh Twenty] can approach the performance of a Bike Friday at a much lower price." Why, thank you, Sheldon!