Linda Watts is the marketing manager for BikeTiresDirect.com, the company whose headquarters in Northeast Portland fell victim to a large fire late Saturday night.
BikeTiresDirect is primarily an Internet mail-order business, but they also had a retail store that was frequented by local customers.
An early morning fire has completely gutted a bike shop Northeast Portland.
BikeTiresDirect.com is a mail-order shop and retailer based near the Portland Airport at NE 92nd and Colfax.
Reader Chuck Bridge says he passed by this morning and said, “it looks like the whole warehouse has been gutted.”
Are bikes in your plans for the weekend? If not, you must be crazy because there loads of awesome things going on.
I’m headed out to Fort Stevens State Park with my girls (and my mom!) for the Cycle Oregon Weekend Ride. Lots of families will be there given the great bikeways at that park, it’s sure to be a good time.
Speaking of good times, New Belgium’s Tour de Fat rages on in Seattle this weekend. The Sprockettes are headed up that way in their huge, veggie-oil-powered bus to share their moves with our neighbors to the north.
Tonight is First Friday on Portland’s Central Eastside and art galleries and other venues will open their doors to share a variety of work by local artists.
Among the work on display will be openings of two shows by artists who have been inspired by the bicycle.
