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The story behind OSATA
A note from Bike Friday Co-Founder Alan Scholz:
Thank you for purchasing our Bike Friday OSATA. Your bike
is an example of the wonderful empowering relationships
we have with our customers.
The idea of an adjustable frame bicycle came from our ser-
vice expert Tim Link, who mentioned to me that a number
of customers over the years expressed interest in the abil-
ity for multiple users to share the same Bike Friday.
That idea simmered in my head for awhile. Then our lo-
cal Safe Routes to School Coordinator Shane MacRhodes
stopped by one day to discuss a idea of his.
The school program that teaches kids to ride safely uses
fleet bicycles. Most of them are built in China, and Shane
wanted to see if he could get a bike built right here in Or-
egon.
Knowing the challenges of fitting bikes to a class of middle
schoolers of various sizes and shapes, those two ideas came
together. Thus, the birth of the OSATA.
OSATA stands for One Size Adjusts to All Types. Families can
share bikes. Rental fleets don’t have to be so large. And
school kids can learn on a bike that fits.
I hope you enjoy your ride,
Alan Scholz
A Safe Routes to
School class in
Eugene riding a fleet
of 40 Bike Friday
OSATAs.
From School Training bike to a full line
Since its inception as a superior bicycle training bike, the
OSATA family has grown.
It is now Bike Friday’s fastest packing bicycle for travel.
The typical pack time after you have learned the basics
is 10-15 minutes. That’s all it will take to get the OSATA
packed into a TravelCase and ready to fly.
The OSATA is now available in a Road version, Touring ver-
sion, City / Hub gear version and even a long Cargo Bike
version.
All OSATAs have multi-person fit capability and come at
Bike Friday’s most affordable prices, starting less than
$500.
The growth of OSATA
The OSATA Road version is a lightweight, responsive Bike Friday
with 1 3/8th inch tires and plenty of gears.
