Bike friday

In the world of folding bikes, there are many brands which come to mind, starting with Brompton, the high-end manufacturer based in the UK. Here in the US, there are a handful of companies that offer folding bikes, but to my knowledge, the only manufacturer making frames Stateside is Bike Friday. Believe it or not, this came as a surprise to me - due to my lack of knowledge on the subject - and I was very thrilled to find this bit of information out. I guess I just never saw one that sparked…

Choose your type of riding from this full list of styles: Folding touring and road bikes, tandem bikes, ultralight commuter and cargo bikes - and all ...

The Kinetics MTBrompton is a new off-road version of the Brompton folding bike.

The Bike Friday All-Packa is a versatile mini-velo, designed for off-road riding and touring. Julien shared with us his beautiful photos of his All-Packa for this week's Readers' Rides... I started sharing pics of my All-Packa that I recently finished building to some friends and one of them was like "you have to send this to The Radavist !" So as a fellow reader I thought I'd share, I remember seeing that Falconer's Mini velo and thinking it was bonkers, definitely piqued my interest at the…

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 Oregon Handmade show. This years turnout was much better than last years for both…

I have now ridden the NWT several hundred miles, and I have enjoyed it. Despite the whippiness of the handlebars, it is really fun to ride. Very comfortable (perfectly set up for my preferred riding position), it rides like a road bike, albeit a very lively one. It tracks nicely, no problem at high speeds. (I've gotten it up to 37 mph with nary a shimmy, even with a handlebar bag.) The gearing (triple front, 8 sp. rear) is good, erring, if anything, on the easy side, which is OK. The easy…

The Bike Friday All-Packa is designed with bikepacking in mind and features a folding frame with an optimized geometry and 2.4″ clearance >

The Bike Friday All-Packa is a 20" folding bike with 2.4" tires and loads of mounts. Find our thorough review after thousands of miles...