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FIT'N'FAST FRIDAYS - this list includes athletic über-achievers from all sporting fields, both pro and amateur.
CONNIE CARPENTER-PHINNEY, won Women's Gold Medal Road Cyclist, 1984 Olympics LA
JOE CRUZ, Pocket Rocket Pro, philosophy professor, top ranked New England single speed expert racer, and inveterate world traveler. Good friend and riding companion of HPV champ Rob English.
ROB ENGLISH, Pocket Rocket, HPV champion, British Hour Record Holder 2007, co-designer of the tikitTM
CINDY GOODMAN, Cycling Masters Female Athlete of the Year and 8 time Masters World Champion
ALEXI GREWAL, 1994 Gold Medal Olympic Cyclist
LON HALDEMAN, Air Friday, 6x Race Across America Champion, Ultracycling legend, co-owner of elite cycle touring company PACTOUR
JOHN HOWARD, RAAM legend, who held the ultimate bicycle speed record of 152 mph, still holds the 24-hour distance record of 512 miles; represented the United States at the Olympics and in the early 70s rode successfully in Europe as a Pro, at a time when the sport of cycling was virtually unknown in the USA. Here's an amusing anecdote about meeting John on his 'nerdy' Bike Friday during RAGBRAI - scroll down to the title "I May be 48 Years Old, But I Can Kick Your Butt Award".
MIGUEL INDURAIN - Miguel Indurain on his Family Tandem in one of Lance's Ride for The Roses benefit rides in Austin, Texas.
RON KIEFEL, Air Friday, 1985 Giro d'Italia stage winner
GREG LEMOND, Pocket Rocket Pro. We're not sure if Greg wants to be on this list, but we'd love a sentence from the legend himself.
PHIL LIGGETT, Pocket Rocket Pro, Voice of the Tour de France
JEFF LINDER, Monterey CA, Pilot, 24 HRS of ADRENALIN 50+ winner
PETER J. MARSH, multiple Oregon Senior Multisport champion 50+ (mountain bike/kayak/road bike/trail/duathlon/marathin) and Sea-to-Summiteer x 20. This man has to be read to be believed ... but you could be him too!
KENT PETERSON, PBP Veteran and ultradistance cyclist
DAVIS PHINNEY, "The Winningest American". Liggett rides and auctions a BF at the Phinney Foundation Gala
ROCKY REIFENSTUHL, multiple Iditasport Champion uses his AirGlide to stay fit so he can confront mother nature in her most chilling of moods ... LAB luminary John Allen tells us that 'Reifenstuhl' translates from the German to 'a seat with tires' - we might ask Rocky if he'll tackle Iditasport on the new SatRDay.
HEINZ STUCKE, Guinness World Record Holder 'Most Traveled Man by Bicycle'
STANTON TRUXILLO, just look at the man's medals, a Texas state and national champ and cycling coach.
FRIDAYS IN THE KNOW - they write about it, talk about it, and help others achieve their Alpe d'Huez of cycling, or they simply champion the little wheeled cause - and they all own a Bike Friday
THE ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION, Pocket Crusoe. The country's biggest cycle touring resource recently purchased a Friday for their staff to take on work trips. Watch this space for an interview with Executive Director Jim Sayer.
JOHN S. ALLEN, New World Tourist, LAB New England and NY Director, author of Bicycling Street Smarts, co-author of Sutherland's Handbook for Bicycle Mechanics.
DIANE ALVORD, New World Tourist, author of 'Divorce Your Car!' Read more car-free on a Friday stories
TRUDY BELL, Cycling author and expert of cycling with kids.
LESLIE BOHM, 33-year cycling industry veteran and CEO of Catalyst Communication.
BOB BRYANT, head of Recumbent Cyclist News owns 5 Bike Fridays.
MARGARET DAY, Air Friday, Founder of the Australian Bike Friday Club. Has ridden her Friday across Australia's Nullabor Desert.
GUNNAR FEHLAU, European Expert on Folding Bicycles and author, works for Birdy, has visited BF. A nice bio here.
RAY KEENER, Growth Cycle founder
JIM LANGLEY, former Bicycling editor, bicycle aficionado.
FRED MATHENY, Pocket Rocket Pro, former Bicycling Magazine senior editor, now co-founder of www.RoadBikeRider.com. We're even first on the RBR Links page!.
JERRY NORQUIST, Pocket Rocket Pro, Executive Director of Cycle Oregon and former senior executive at TREK and Specialized. Read about the BF 2003 Homecoming at Cycle Oregon and the CO Weekend.
ED PAVELKA, Pocket Rocket Pro, co-founder of www.RoadBikeRider.com, who penned his famous Friday quote: 'Rides as good as your best bike' while on staff at Bicycling magazine.
THOMAS PREHN - President of Research, CatEye USA. He won the 1986 USPRO road championship and was a consistent top finisher in US national championship races throughout his career. Author of 'Racing Tactics for Cyclists'. A great letter to Bike Friday from Thomas
DR ANDY PRUITT, former Tour DuPont medical director and current Specialized shoe designer. VIDEO: Andy Pruitt talks about his Pocket Rocket
DR JEFF SPENCER, Pocket Rocket Pro, Former US Olympic Cyclist and chiropractor to Lance Armstrong and other sporting stars. Jeff loves his Friday.
PRESTON TYREE, League of American Bicyclists Director-at-large
HOWARD WHITE, VP of Jordan Brand for Nike and author of “Believe to Achieve”, a book based his innovative traveling seminar designed to encourage youth to believe in themselves.
ALEX WETMORE, bicycle aficionado from Seattle who is very helpful with technical tips on The YAK!
CARSTEN ZAHN - Product manager for Schwalbe tires
FAMOUS AND FAMILIAR FRIDAYS - celebs and such - we're still wondering if Robin Williams will succumb to the fold following his phone call years ago ... and if he's forgiven a BF Club of San Francisco member for slipping a current catalog into his mailbox ...
TRACY CHAPMAN, Pocket Llama, singer/songwriter.
NIGEL DICK, Pocket Rocket Pro, MTV-award-winning film maker. I have a real bike at home ... honest
RANDY KOMISAR, Air Friday, author of the business best-seller, 'The Monk and the Riddle'. Read his comments on the 2004 Bike Friday Desert Camp
RICHARD LONCRAINE, TiLite XLQ Traveler, film director (Wimbledon, Brimstone & Treacle starring Sting - a must-see movie)
MARK MOBIUS, New World Tourist and AirGlide, mutual funds maven of Franklin Templeton, author of 'Passports to Profits' and the subject of a manga comic book!
DICK SMOTHERS, comedian 'The Smothers Brothers'
Other Links of Interest - more notable Fridays in these articles
Racing on a Friday - the faster fold
Bike Gurus Visit Bike Friday - includes a big movie clip of Alan Scholz' legendary Bike Friday Factory Tour
Gal Fridays - famous and fearless women on Fridays
Tour de France on a Friday - those who talk in % gradients
Watch this page for new additions!
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