Showers Pass, designers of popular rain-gear, are now based in Southeast Portland (they were previously in the Southwest Hills area). I have been meaning to do a story on them, but I noticed Bicycle Retailer & Industry News Magazine had a story on them today:
Showers Pass Moves, Boosts Management
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Showers Pass, […]

Joel Grover, head buyer for the Bike Gallery, stopped by BikePortland headquarters this afternoon to deliver my latest test bike — a Gary Fisher Simple City.
It’s a pretty basic, flat-bar townie bike. It’s got a 3-speed internal hub, rear coaster brake (front hand brake) and it weighs about 25 pounds. I […]

A bamboo trailer built in North Portland by Elden Clark (notice the bottle-capped screw heads).(Photos © J. Maus unless otherwise noted)

North Portland resident Elden Clark hopes to turn his love for building bamboo bicycle trailers into a business.
I first spotted Clark’s work on a flyer he’d posted outside of a bike shop. Then yesterday, […]

Big bag of chicken feed? No problem. But two wooden screen doors?(Photos © J. Maus)

On Saturday, I decided to put the Yuba Mundo through a few paces.
When he dropped it off last week, local Mundo man Jeremy Towsey-French said the bike excels at carrying awkward loads. With that in mind, I […]

Jeremy Towsey-French loves the Mundo.(Photos © J. Maus)

Jeremy Towsey-French dropped by BikePortland.org headquarters today to introduce me to the Yuba Mundo.
The Mundo (it means “world” in Spanish) is a cargo bike dreamed up by an ex-employee of Xtracycle and Jeremy is the Portland distributor. He’s set up a website at StumptownMundo.com and he tells […]

(Photo: urbanMamas.com)

The popular local parenting blog, urbanMamas, is looking for tips on family-friendly bike set-ups.
They’ve published an email from one of their readers who writes:
“We have a 2 year old and a 7 year old and are wanting to get the family bike setup on a budget. We were thinking of looking on Craigslist […]

A local bag maker has created a custom set of panniers that are just as gorgeous as the bike they were made for.

Bike by Ira Ryan/Ira Ryan Cycles, bags by Rebecca Pearcy/Queen Bee Creations.(Photo: Queen Bee Creations)

The bike is a custom commuter built by local builder Ira Ryan and the bags are the creation of […]

Kona Bicycles’ latest model is named after local off-road racing hero and co-owner of Sellwood Cycle Repair Erik Tonkin.

Kona’s new “Honky Tonk”.

Calling it “a model made specifically for the Portland community,” Erik Tonkin says the new “Honky Tonk” frameset offered by Kona Bicycles is the result of his request for an inexpensive, around-town commuter frame […]

The new Hyland from Civia.(Photos © J. Maus)

The latest addition to my test-bike stable is the new Hyland from Civia Cycles.

Civia is the just-launched, high-end commuter bike brand created by Quality Bicycle Products. “QBP”, as they’re known in the industry, is a Minneapolis-based bike parts and accessories distributor/juggernaut that serves over 5,000 bike shops […]

Just a quick note to introduce the latest bike I’m test-riding in my ongoing quest to find my perfect city bike.
Behold the Batavus Socorro:

The Socorro (MSRP $1,799) on family duty at the McMenamins Kennedy School.[NOTE: I have swapped out the stock saddle (it was big and cushy) and pedals (love those Shimano DX […]

(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Thanks to good folks at Seattle Bike Supply, for the past several months I’ve been the lucky caretaker of a Batavus “Old Dutch”. I hoped the Portland sales rep who loaned it to me would have forgotten about it, but unfortunately, last Friday it was time to give it back.
It’s a […]

A couple crosses at NW 9th and Lovejoy.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Local lawyer Ray Thomas, a tireless defender of bicyclist’s rights who most recently spoke at the We are All Traffic press conference, has released a new book to help educate that other group of vulnerable roadway users: pedestrians.
Oregon Pedestrian Rights is billed as a “legal […]

Crowds were thick all day.View slideshow below(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

I still can’t decide what was more impressive at yesterday’s Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show; the crowds or the builders.
One of the event organizers, Austin Ramsland, says that over 1,800 people attended the show. They were treated to an unprecedented display of building prowess from well […]

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For the past two years, the Sprockettes calendar has been a hot holiday item, and now they’ve done it again.
This year’s calendar will be bigger, glossier, and full of more awesome photos, graphics and pure Sprockette dancing goodness than ever before.
From the looks of these images, and from what I’ve heard […]

BicyclingHub.com owner Doug Dugay in front of his new location on the corner of SE Water and Taylor in Portland.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Online bicycling clothing retailer BicyclingHub.com has moved into a new space on the ground-floor of the Water Avenue Commerce Center at the corner of SE Water and Taylor streets.
The business has operated […]

Got this email from an employee at Nautilus, Inc. in Vancouver (WA):
The Nautilus Store at Nautilus World Headquarters in Vancouver, WA is selling Pearl Izumi cycling and running apparel at 50% off list price. The address is 16400 SE Nautilus Drive, Vancouver WA 98683. Hours are 10-7PM M-S and 10-5PM Sunday. Sale ends […]

Clever Cycles now faces Hawthorne Blvd.View more photos(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Clever Cycles, the shop known for bringing Dutch bikes and European cycling sensibilities to Portland, has announced a new expansion that will give them storefront real estate on one of the City’s busiest bikeways; SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Just around the corner from their current location, Clever’s […]