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Bike Friday
Company type
Private Industry
Bicycles Founded 1992; 32 years ago (1992 ) Headquarters , USA
Key people
Hanna Scholz, President Products Bicycles and related components Number of employees
22
[1]
Parent Green Gear Cycling Website
www .bikefriday .com
Bike Friday
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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.
References
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b
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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.
^ Simon Withers (September 25, 2009).
"Bike Friday Tikit review" . BikeRadar. Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
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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.
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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.
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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
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"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.
^ Suzanne Hamlin (October 11, 2002).
"SHOPPING LIST; Bikes That Collapse For Weekend Getaways" .
New York Times . Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
^ Fred Matheny.
"Bike Friday TiLite XL Road Tandem Traveler" . Road Bike Rider. Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
^ 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 .
^ Gwendal Castellan (February 17, 2012).
"Bike Friday 1st Class tikit Folding Bike Review" . Momentum Magazine . Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
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"The Best Folding Bikes You Can Buy Right Now" .
Bicycling . March 8, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
^ Ellen Tien (July 21, 2002).
"PULSE: P.S.; For Rocky Path and Car Trunk" .
New York Times . Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
^ Bryan J. Ball.
"Bike Friday Sat R Day" . BentRiderOnline. Retrieved 2019-05-28 .
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