THE PAST DECADE has seen Bike Friday, a small Oregon company remain on the leading edge of foldable, packable performance bicycle design. Not only did we double in size, we produced world-first innovations including "the world's fastest fold with the famous Friday ride" - the hyperfold tikit®. And we're still loudly and proudly made in the USA, thanks to our 25,000 customers, patrons and hundreds more "watchers". Let's remind ourselves of how far we've come ... and bring on 2010!
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2000:
Approaching 10,000 Fridays
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Nearly 10,000 Bike Fridays are cruising the world, and customers are asking about upgrading. We offer 15% to 40% credit on trade-ins depending on age and condition. Read about Pre-owned Fridays However, some customers are reluctant to part with their Classic Friday ...
Inaugurated in 1998, the organizers invite Phil Liggett to be Club Patron. Being a Friday owner himself, he naturally accepts. Australian Bike Friday Club.
A world first, named after the James Bond R&D wizard, this amazing morphing tandem converts to a single bike. About the Q
More highlights from 2000 ...
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2001:
911 didn't stop us, thanks to the Fold
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We appeal to customers to stick by us - and they do. The result? We're still here, and still making bikes in the USA for a fair labor cost.
Just 80 of these unique fold-able, packable 'stretch limo' Fridays tandems were sold before being retired due to high manufacturing cost. Now a collector's item.
"The ideal bicycle weighs no more than 12 percent of your body weight," says Bike Friday co-founder and designer Alan Scholz. "With the average height of the American woman no taller than 5'4", there's a real need for a truly proportionate bicycle." Amen! Petite Fridays
More highlights from 2001 ...
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2002:
Special bicycles for special needs
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A research visit to the first 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
Fred Matheny of RoadBikeRider.com reviews the new, as-little-as-24lb TiLite Tandem. Read RBR's TiLite review
sold to a customer in Japan. Could it be due to our word-of-mouth referral program? | More Japan on a Friday
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2003:
Partnering with Legends
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The Pocket Bike is re-designed to fold to the left. Left Fold explained
Long-time Bike Friday owner and Race Across America legends Lon Haldeman and Susan Notorangelo create a special week for Friday folk. Sign up NOW for Desert Camp: March each year
the blank headtube of a Bike Friday is finally adorned with the company's first ever headbadge. Story: About the BF Headbadge
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2004 through 2009:
Read the full history click here
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Once again, we thank our customers and supporters worldwide who've made it possible for a small, local innovator to stay "Made in the USA". We look forward to serving you for the next decade of Performance that Packs.
Burn carbs, not hydrocarbs!
Alan Scholz, Co-founder
and the Bike Friday Travel Team
Eugene, Oregon
BIKE FRIDAY. PERFORMANCE THAT PACKS
www.bikefriday.com
3364 West 11th Ave Eugene, OR, 97402, USA
Phone 800-777-0258 | International 541-687-0487
Email: sales@bikefriday.com
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