We believe that pedaling on 2 wheels helps us all to rediscover our human power and reconnect to ourselves, our neighbors and the living world around us. We want our bikes to changes lives, change the way you move around this earth, change the way you see the world and the way theВ world sees us when we arrive by bike. Our mission is to make the world a better place for all of us (and our grandchildren) to live. Our Mission: To reduce the reliance on car culture by supporting sustainable communities and healthy modern lifestyles through cycling What has kept Bike Friday going against the tides all these years? The Scholz family is on a mission we believe in deeply and have the right kind of stubbornness to stick to it.ДЄlanвЂ™s daughter Hanna, who is now Bike Fridays President, has taken on the commitment to вЂњMade in the USAвЂќ We are on a mission At Worksman Cycles we have always known that вЂњMade in America Matters!ВЃ WeвЂ™ve known this since 1898. So the next time you make a purchase, ask yourself if вЂњMade in the USAВЃ means something. Our factory staff is committed to welding, building and assembling the best cycles we can for your ultimate satisfaction. Even so, we continue to do our machining operations, welding, painting, wheel building and final assembly right here in the USA, even it if means that there is foreign content in our finished product. We have little choice here as there are simply no US suppliers for many bicycle-related components, including tires, tubes, spokes, saddles and other key parts. Having said this, the exodus of the bicycle manufacturing industry in the USA means that we too have to source many of our parts from overseas to make Worksman Cycles. This does not even take into consideration the human emotion that goes with this, such as hopelessness, depression and decreased self-worth. Now consider the current state of our country and the economy including rising rate of unemployment, wage deflation, record numbers of home foreclosures, and bankruptcies. As it turns out, Workman Cycles outlasted most of the household brand names in the bicycle industry, most of which are simply out of business.

It may seem an old-fashioned concept, but we actually respect our factory workers and believe in our own abilities. we could control quality, offer greater diversification of product, maintain our integrity, while also allowing hard working American citizens the chance to do a good job and live the American Dream. Think of it, you can cut labor costs, cut overhead and just make life easier. close the US factory and simply become an importer. It would have been far easier to do what most of our competitors didВЃ. Most of our competitors thought we were just foolish and old-fashioned believing we could remain viable in the USA, let alone New York City. Worksman Cycles made a conscious decision many years ago to maintain our tradition of manufacturing our bicycles and tricycles right here in the USA. To put it simply, the number of bicycles made in the USA is basically insignificant. Sadly today more than 88% of bicycles sold in the USA are imported from China, leaving the remaining 12% to all other countries, including the USA. вЂњWe can speak specifically about the bicycle industry, where 20 years ago over 10 million bicycles per year were proudly produced in the USA (out of approximately 12 million sold here). The main jobs are Americans building the bikes. So a вЂњBicycle Made in USAвЂќ means the majority of the expense вЂ“ labor, construction, and materials вЂ“ is done in the USA. We do put these components on Bike Fridays at customer request and the bike price tag starts at $3,000+. There are a few USA bike component makers like Chris King headsets, Phil Wood bottom brackets, White Industries cranks, who make a beautiful top of the line parts with a top of the line price tag. The incomplete (unrideable) bike you did have would have a price tag many Americans would not pay. This means that if you tried to build a 100% вЂњMade in the USAвЂќ bike (with an open price tag) you would still be missing key items like tires or shifters or derailleurs. Since all (or almost all) of the factories and companies who built bicycle components (like tires, rims, pedals and chains etcвЂ¦) moved overseas, the small businesses stubbornly staying in the USA (like Bike Friday) are not able to build bikes 100% made of US only parts and materials. вЂњMade in the USAвЂќ means these people build Bike Fridays from raw tubing to complete bike in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

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