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This guest article was written by Joel Grover. Joel is a 20-year bike industry veteran and the head buyer for Bike Gallery, a locally owned shop with six locations in and around Portland. He recently attended Interbike, a large bicycle industry trade show held each year in Las Vegas. In the article below, he shares a few thoughts on industry trends and bikes that caught his eye.
The bike dance revolution continues to spread.
Following the example of troupes from around the globe like the Sprockettes, the Derailleurs, the Velo Vixens, the B:C:Clettes, Chain Reaction, the Brakes, and others; I present to you, the Bottom Brackettes…
The Bike Show on KBOO FM (90.7 in Portland) was home to a discussion of Portland’s bike economy last week.
Show hosts Tori Bortman (a part of that economy herself as the owner of Gracie’s Wrench) and Carl Larson talked about bikes and business with Matt Cardinal of Signal Cycles, Jennifer Nolfi, bike industry sector liaison for the Portland Development Commission, and Jessica Roberts of Portland-based consulting group Alta Planning.
Listen to an MP3 of the show here.
With 24 builders (at last count) currently plying their trade in Portland, this city is the epicenter for America’s bike-making renaissance.
What do builders from other places think about that? Ask 15-year framebuilding legend Curtis Inglis of Napa, California-based Inglis/Retrotec Cycles. Or better yet, check out the T-shirt he was wearing at the Oregon Manifest show…
Bright lights set the stage for cycling showmanship
[Note: I’ve updated the slideshow with captions.]
The first annual Oregon Manifest Bike Show is now in the history books. I’ve got more coverage to come — including a full report on last night’s Roller Races, updates on several local builders, and of course some general thoughts on the show as well.
For now, check out the slideshow below for a few more selections from my Oregon Manifest photo gallery.