Bike Friday

Bike Friday
Company typePrivate
IndustryBicycles
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters
Eugene, Oregon
,
USA
Key people
Hanna Scholz, President
ProductsBicycles and related components
Number of employees
22[1]
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.[1][2] The company was founded in 1992 by brothers Alan Scholz and Hanz Scholz. By 2018, it employed 22 people and manufactured frames in Eugene.[1][3][4][5] Alan Scholz also founded Burley Design Cooperative in 1978.[3][6]

Bike Friday was the only manufacturer of folding bicycles in the United States by 2018,[1] and many of the bikes they made were custom.[7] Some of the models produced include tandems,[8] one that can fold into a backpack,[9] commuter bicycles,[10] belt-drive bicycles,[11] cargo bicycles,[4][5] a mountain bike,[12] recumbents,[13] and even a folding, recumbent, tandem.

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.