“Pry it from my cold dead hands!”

Lin’s pakiT enabled car-lite lifestyle and her hardest goodbye. Lin B. is a long time Bay Area resident and passionate Bike Friday enthusiast. We wanted to bring you her inspiring story about going car free with her Enno Orange pakiT. Whether going on fully packed Costco runs or just heading to the dentist, Lin could […]

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2024 ALL-PACKA “BF BOOST” WHITE PAPER

  By Bike Friday Designer Willie Hatfield What is Bike Friday’s “BF Boost”? The hub is offset 7mm to the driveside, while the rim and tire stay centered. BF Boost uses the existing 56mm chain-line developed for DH bikes and Super Boost Plus 157 but uses frame off-set rather than wider hubs to bring bike […]

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All-Packa 2024 Press Release

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bike Friday’s 2024 All-Packa Continues Tradition of American Craftsmanship: New Game-Changing Features Added To The Ultimate Folding Bikepacking Bike Made Just For You [Eugene Oregon, October 18th, 2023] — “If I had to create a short list of game-changing bikes in the last decades of bikepacking—a list that would include, say, […]

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The NEW All-Packa tested by the Oregon Outback

Bike Friday designer Willie Hatfield took a 2024 All-Packa prototype to the Oregon outback to fully test all the new features. By Willie Hatfield   When does a bikepacking trip begin? Is it when the vision starts repeating and permutating through the imagination? Or later when the Trip Distance reads Zero at the start of […]

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The Haul-a-Day Elite takes its first ride over the Cascade mountains

The Haul-a-Day Elite carries the load for a two day adventure through the most spectacular Cascade Crossing in Oregon for a group of friends from Eugene! The McKenzie Pass Scenic Bikeway is almost a 4,000 foot climb from the west and a 2,000 foot climb from the east. Tons of breath taking views, and cruising […]

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Tips to get your bike ready for spring riding

  Spring/ Summer Tune-up Checklist:   Dust off the dirt – Clean away dirt and grease of the past. Rust free is the goal – Check for visible signs of rust, especially on brake cables and chain – rusted brake cables should be replaced. Lube it up – Clean your chain by brushing it with […]

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What’s “NEWT” at Bike Friday

Bike Friday’s “New World Tourist” has been rolling off the production line for more than 30 years, and taking folks on adventures all around the world. Did you know that this sturdy steed has undergone several quite recent transformations that enhance performance and make it more fun to ride than ever? The New Electric New […]

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Planes, Trains, and All-Packas

By Willie Hatfield (Bike Friday All-Packa designer)   I laughed as I rode through the Oregon rain toward the Eugene Airport, with an empty suitcase on my back, and my latest All-Packa prototype under me. I’d packed all my winter gear in bikepacking bags on the bike in preparation for Christmas home with my family […]

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All-Packa Adventure Across North Dakota

North Dakota Trip Report     By Joe Cruz With summer ending I was craving a last meditation: I’d been to 49 U.S. states, and North Dakota was the only one missing. It wasn’t intentional avoidance, just circumstance and vectors of life. I was glad for the remaining promise of buttes and grasslands and bison […]

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Creating the All-Packa

How the All-Packa and Packalope bars came to be by Willie Hatfield     The origination of the All-Packa In 2020 I started a program of research and development (AKA tinkering) with the high aim of creating the ultimate bikerafting bike. The code name was Tardigrade AKA Water Bear. Bikerafting is a little niche I […]

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