Bike Friday Fashion

Thank you Portland for another successful show this weekend at the Portland Expo Center. Despite wonderful spring weather luring cyclists outside for some great riding, a strong number of cycling enthusiasts came indoors for the show. Bike Friday’s showroom host Robbie Dow and marketing dude Raz got the chance to meet a lot of our […]

Off to the Races

Bike Friday owner Daniel van der Weide was a little hesitant at first, but when officials gave him the thumbs up, he pedaled away on his Pocket Rocket Pro in the Masters 50-60 division at the Hungry Dog Criterium in Mesa, AZ. “I was apprehensive, but the official let me in,” van der Weide said, […]

The Cost of Flying without a Bike Friday

  Interesting story on Bike Radar about the airlines and their approach to flying with bikes that are not in a suitcase.

Belt Drive Ride

 Like so many individuals, my New Year’s Resolution focused on my belt. Some folks figure a New Year is a good time to start losing some of the weight around their waist, while others look to save money. You can call those various attempts at Tightening a Belt. My Belt didn’t need tightening. Or greasing, […]

Lift tikit

By RAZ Do this, don’t do that … Whenever I talk about the tikit with a customer, it usually comes down to absolutes. “But can you do this?” a customer will ask, skeptical about whatever I will say. It is usually quickly followed by a, “but you certainly can’t …” I’ve never been really good […]

Silk Squared

     

Silky Tweeds in Raleigh

BY STUART KNOLES/Bike Friday Owner It’s not how you feel, it’s how you look; and you look mmuvalus. I had planned on being showy for the Second Annual Triangle Tweed Ride in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cycling is another worldly, right? And when with others it is a kind of see and be seen. I think […]

Catch Bike Friday in Seattle!

Bike Friday’s latest innovation, the Silk, will make its Northwest debut this weekend at the Seattle Bike Expo. Be the first in the Northwest to see and test ride our Silks, as well as our latest Carbon Infinity tikit and our 2013 Select models of our New World Tourist and Pocket Llama. Come down to the […]

Michelle Obama Backs Safe Routes

Safe Routes to School National Partnership Joins First Lady Michelle Obama and Partner Organizations to Kick Off Let’s Move! Active Schools and Fire Up Your Feet “Parents can play a critical role at home by encouraging their kids to be active.” -First Lady Michelle Obama at the Let’s Move! Active Schools launch. The Safe Routes to School National […]

Reach for the Summit

BY RAZ A bicycle belongs on a pedestal as much as your backside belongs on a sofa. It might seem like a good idea, but it’s against its nature. I’ve thought about that a lot as I’d stroll past our Super Pro sitting in our Factory Showroom in Eugene. Don’t get me wrong. It looks […]