Bike Friday

Bike Friday
TypePrivate
IndustryBicycles
Founded1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Headquarters
Eugene, Oregon
,
USA
Key peopleHanna Scholz, President
ProductsBicycles and related components
Number of employees
22
ParentGreen Gear Cycling
Websitewww.bikefriday.com
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Bike Friday is a manufacturer of folding, small-wheeled bicycles that is headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The company was founded in 1992 by brothers Alan Scholz and Hanz Scholz. By 2018, it employed 22 people and manufactured frames in Eugene. Alan Scholz also founded Burley Design Cooperative in 1978.

Bike Friday was the only manufacturer of folding bicycles in the United States by 2018, and many of the bikes they made were custom. Some of the models produced include tandems, one that can fold into a backpack, commuter bicycles, belt-drive bicycles, cargo bicycles, a mountain bike, recumbents, and even a folding, recumbent, tandem.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Christian Wihtol (August 7, 2018). "Bike Friday looks beyond successful niche". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2019-05-28. Bike Friday is the only U.S.-based maker of folding bikes, up against much larger major competitors based in Taiwan and Britain.
  2. ↑ Simon Withers (September 25, 2009). "Bike Friday Tikit review". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. 1 2 "Oregon Companies Keep Production Local". Bicycle Retailer. December 30, 2008. Retrieved 2019-05-28. Brothers Alan and Hanz Scholz (Alan Scholz founded another longtime Eugene bike company, Burley Design, in 1978) founded Bike Friday ... with the mission to create a high quality folding, travel bike.
  4. 1 2 Marc Sani (November 24, 2014). "Bike Friday launches new cargo bike and hopes to build a bigger dealer base". Bicycle Retailer. Retrieved 2019-05-28. Alan Scholz and his brother, Hanz, founded Bike Friday in 1992.
  5. 1 2 Elon Glucklich (February 22, 2015). "Bike Friday gears up". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2019-05-28. Founded: 1992 by brothers Alan and Hans Scholz
  6. ↑ "Alan Scholz: Portable Bike Builder". 1859 Oregon's Magazine. March 1, 2013. Retrieved 2019-05-28. The small-wheeled bike is designed to fit in an airline-friendly suitcase without incurring additional fuss or fee.
  7. ↑ Suzanne Hamlin (October 11, 2002). "SHOPPING LIST; Bikes That Collapse For Weekend Getaways". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  8. ↑ Fred Matheny. "Bike Friday TiLite XL Road Tandem Traveler". Road Bike Rider. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  9. ↑ Steve Fisher (September 15, 2016). "Bike Friday's new pakiT city bikes start at 14.9 lbs and fold up into a backpack". Bike Rumor. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  10. ↑ Gwendal Castellan (February 17, 2012). "Bike Friday 1st Class tikit Folding Bike Review". Momentum Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  11. ↑ "The Best Folding Bikes You Can Buy Right Now". Bicycling. March 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  12. ↑ Ellen Tien (July 21, 2002). "PULSE: P.S.; For Rocky Path and Car Trunk". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  13. ↑ Bryan J. Ball. "Bike Friday Sat R Day". BentRiderOnline. Retrieved 2019-05-28.