Description
Your love for travel and riding a bike with a friend has brought you to this point. This tandem is great for touring your town or exploring a continent with your companion. It folds to fit in the back of almost any vehicle with a healthy trunk and packs into two travel cases for airline travel as checked luggage. It truly is the perfect tandem for seeing the world. Things are always better when done with a friend.
Features:
- Custom sized to fit your body for both the Captain and the Stoker
- Folds for easy storage and transport into a space 33x37x17” (84x94x43 cm)
- Low step-over height makes it easy to get on and off
- Folding the Two’sDay for transport, as well as packing in 2 suitcases for flight, is far faster and easier than dealing with couplers that other bikes require.
- Industry Standard Parts for ease of repair in case of emergency
The Two’sDay comes stock with a wide range 27 speed Microshift drivetrain and mechanical disc brakes. Please see the “Additional Info” tab for more Specifications.
Select Options for Your Bike:
Choose your frame color:
There are many more colors available if you order your bike as ‘Full Custom’ when working with a Bike Friday Expert.
Rack Options: Made-In-House with Chromoly Steel
Rear Rack:
Our rear rack takes standard panniers, has a 55-pound weight limit, and has plenty of clearance under the rack for use with the Bike Friday Under-bag. And it packs flat to easily fit in a suitcase with the bike.
Front Rack:
Fits standard panniers. Rated for 25lbs each side. A must for a properly weighted touring bike for best front/rear weight balance and ride control. And it packs flat to easily fit in a suitcase with the bike.
Travel Cases:
Two travel cases come with packing material to protect the frame while packed.
Soft Travel Bag:
The Bike Friday Travel Bag allows you to easily carry or store your Bike Friday. Partially Disassemble your Family Tandem, fit it into its durable bag, and zip up! Black nylon coated pack fabric. Two sturdy woven handles and an adjustable shoulder strap allow you to carry your bike onto the bus, train or elevator with ease. A good way to keep it protected in the trunk of your vehicle too. Fits all tandem Bike Fridays. Wt: 800 grams. Rolls up to 5 1/2″ diameter, 14″ long. Proudly made here in Eugene, Oregon.
How to order your bike on this page:
- Follow all the steps in the drop-down menus above then “Add to cart” and follow steps in your cart to purchase.
- A Bike Friday Expert will follow up with you to determine your sizing, pick-up /ship date (production takes 5-7 weeks on average) and confirm any other needed details about your order.
- Then you get your bike!
Additional Ways to Order with More Options:
We offer many more options than we can post here without overwhelming people. We can likely build what you are looking for. Just contact us and tell a friendly Bike Expert what you are looking for.
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It is very easy to travel with this bike. Most of the bike fits in one suitcase. A few pieces fit in another case along with all my clothes. The other thing we like is that by folding the rear triangle, the bike is no longer than a single bike, so we can take it on the train.
My wife and I started riding tandems on a whim and purchased a cheapo, to see if we still loved each other after riding together. Turns out it was the secret sauce to our riding adventures, we love tandem bikes. After a year, we decided to upgrade to another tandem. We decided to spend the money for a bike we knew we would keep for several years, if not a lifetime. We decided on the Two'sDay. It rides so smooth and is way more comfortable to ride than our old bike. Customer service was great. They called to ask questions on riding style and other metrics to build our bike. It was well worth the wait. We have serious plans for our new bike. Many adventures are coming our way!
My husband and I took "Marty" our Bike Twosday on a 5 month tour of Europe. It was so easy to pack up and hop on a train and then reassemble and see a new country! Even in Venice where riding is,of course, not an option, we were able to store the 2 suitcases in the hotel's storage area.
My wife and I have enjoyed our Two's Day for many years - somehow she finds it much easier to ride, while I get a more stringent workout... It's very nice to have someone to talk to while you are peddling, and I no longer crash looking over my shoulder trying to figure out where my wife is on individual bikes! The bike comes with a 10 year frame warranty, and Green Gear really stands by it! The bike had been very reliable for a long time, when about 17 miles into our Great Allegheny Passage adventure the rear hinge snapped, making the bike unrideable (the chain popped off with the slightest pressure on the peddles due to the bike frame flexing). Fortunately for us we were only a mile past Ohiopyle, and after pushing the bike back we were able to rent a couple of bikes from Wilderness Voyageurs (a nice company who rescued us! I recommend them too!) and complete our multi-day trip. On returning home we looked up the warranty - and as our bike was only a bit over 9 years old (and had 5700 miles on it) Green Gear said yep, it's covered! We just shipped the rear end to them, they re-welded the hinge, and sent it back. It took some time as they are backed up, but we were able to catch the end of the fall colors around here, and the bike worked great. The only cost to us was the shipping to them. Altogether a positive experience (although we were certainly lucky about where it failed).
They said that they've only had a couple of other hinge failures over the years, so it's probably good for quite a few more thousands of miles and hundreds of folds. It certainly looks as good as new. We look forward to traveling with the bike for as long as we are still able to ride...
I love to bike and my wife of over 50 years hates it. We are in our mid 70's now and her balance is probably too poor to ride even if she had wanted to. We got the folding tandem over a year ago and have been delighted with it. She loves nature but can't walk very far so she is very happy to get out on the bike and feels secure. We simply pop it into the trunk, pull it out and go. The only problem I have is the rear chain usually comes off when it is folded. We have a hub gear. After taking off both seats, I first fold the rear wheel back, lift that part into the SUV and then fold the front under it and loosen the front handle bars and tuck them in. Although we did buy the travel bag, we don't use it for short trips as this is so easy and we don't have to lay things out in the mud.
The only problem I've seen is that the chain to the hub often comes off. I'll try to rig some sort of tensioner on it to keep it on both sprockets when it is folded, but wondered if you had any other suggestions.
I am otherwise really pleased with this technique and as so many of us have SUV's now it is quick, clean and easy. I usually do this alone without any help, so it is a one person job. We had a lot of help from our local shop in making the proper choices given our current abilities and disabilities.
I should mention that I have two other folding bikes, a brompton and a full sized one. The issue with the small tires really has more to do with inflation pressure. I can ride the brompton on dirt trails, but have to reduce the tire pressure. It is slower than the full sized. The tires on the tandem are quite adequate for the dirt paths we use even at full pressure. We elderly aren't winning any races but we are outside enjoying ourselves.
(From BF: This video should help with keeping the chain on when folding.)
I received my Tandem and impressed at how easy it is to put together and set up. After going for a shakedown ride, I was very happy with how manageable it is with one rider. My wife who is really a bike novice went out on her first tandem ride today. She thought that it was easy to get the hang of, and less intimidating once we got started.
The portability is a real plus and we look forward to going on rides in the countryside in the future.
I really am very happy with this purchase - it really delivered!
It says the bike fits into the trunk of an SUV, but heck it fits in our Corolla trunk, you do not need an SUV to haul it around. My husband and I love riding this bike and enjoying the trip together (which is very different from being on 2 bikes). The Two'sDay is very smooth and sturdy and the small wheels make it easy on/off.
Support from the company is prompt and awesome, Be prepared to attract a lot of (good) attention riding it.
If you want a tandem that folds to fit into the boot of your car then the Tandem Two'day does just that. We are in the UK and bought ours in 2004 with the desire to take it on trains. We used to take the seat posts out, fold the back end round and this makes it the length of a solo bike space on a train We live in a seaside resort so lots of holiday makers and not much bike space on the trains particularly as cycling has become more popular so we take the easier option of the car now.
The design and engineering of a Bike Friday is amazing. I wanted a 14 speed Rohloff hub when I purchased but was dissuaded by the Bike Friday consultant. They were new then and he didn't recommend because of the complexity of the cabling connection. I guess that will have improved now and although they are a significant cost you will save yourself the cost of having to replace worn chainsets. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that small wheeled bikes are not really suitable for unmade cycle paths.
What I want now is a tandem with electric assist to increase my range for day rides without having to bother with a car or trains(and Bike Friday does that) 🙂
Ujjal Kohli –
Can you please custom build me one with the Enviolo Automatiq shifter with Bosch or equivalent mid motor? https://enviolo.com/products/
Walter –
Ujjal: No on Enviolo. We used to offer that company’s products but had numerous complaints and thus stopped offering them for the sake of our customers. Also, no on any mid-drive on the TwosDay as it needs crossover cranks to fold and they are necessarily incompatible with a mid-drive. If you don’t care about folding (or the fact that a mid-drive will make the cranks get out of sync), you can go for the Family Tandem which does break down and can work with a mid-drive (and we do have one that puts out equivalent power to a Bosch). We can also get you some other internal hub.
Aldwin –
Does Bike Friday tandem Two’sDay folding has independent pedaling for both Captain and the Stoker?
Walter –
Aldwin: we do not include independent pedaling by default. It’s an option that we can include when the parts are available, as there is only one manufacturer that makes something applicable. Unless you have some physical limitation that requires it, I do not recommend it. It will limit your gearing and it will keep the captain from knowing where the stoker’s inside pedal is on turns, which can lead to disaster.
Sascha –
Hello,
do you think it’s possible to fit the foldable Tandem in ONE suitcase?
Thank you
Walter –
Sascha,
While the tandem can fit in one case, it is much more difficult to pack it away and we have no instructions for it. Since a tandem implies two riders and since each passenger of a plane has a baggage allowance, it typically works out well to use two suitcases. It also allows the storage of accessories and extra items.
Walter B Saul II –
We are interested in this bike. What is your lead time for fulfilling an order? How long would we have to wait?
In Christ, Walter Saul
Walter –
Walter, the best I can do is give you a rough approximation. We’re generally about 2-3 months out. Our schedule is dynamic, so if we get a sudden glut of orders, it can be pushed farther out, while adding extra capacity can pull things in. We also can, at times, accommodate expedited orders for a fee. The best way to answer your question is to consult with one of our salespeople and tell them your particular timing needs.