The BikePortland Podcast is coming back. With a bang.
Year: 2015
Seeking Bike Oriented Designers and Tradesmen
In addition to owning The Bike Concierge, I have also taken on the position of project manager for First City Central Marketplace & Bistro. Located in Oregon City in the historic train depot at the Amtrak stop, FCCM&B is a bike themed and cylist oriented bistro and tourism center. After a long period of planning and negotiations, we are ready to start the build out and tenant improvements, and would like to hire from the local cycling community as much as possible.
What we need:
Graphic and web designer(s). This is a priority, we need a logo and a website ASAP.
Interior designer. We have a limited amount of space to work with and a lot we want to do with it. It would be really great if you have a background that includes commercial kitchens and small restaurant spaces.
Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie live event this Friday
Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie will be in Oregon City this Friday, December 4th, as a fundraiser for the Oregon City Trail Alliance. The mission of the OCTA is to advocate for better cycling and walking in the Oregon City area, both for transportation and recreation.
Joe will ber telling stories from his book and his life on two wheels, as well as his battle with Hereditary Hemochromatosis.
7PM on Friday, Dec. 4th at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, 1726 Washington Street, Oregon City
Suggested $10 donation admission, light refreshments will be avaialable for purchase.
Joe will have books there for purchase as well.
‘Peloton’ apartments on Williams-Vancouver corridor take inspiration from cycling
A man rides past the new Peloton Building development on North Vancouver Avenue.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
What is it about bicycles that inspires Portland’s residential real estate developers? First there was Milano, then Velomor, and now there’s the Peloton Apartments.
Job: National Inside Sales and Customer Service – HGNR Inc.
Job Title *
National Inside Sales and Customer Service
Company/Organization *
HGNR Inc
Job Description *
National Inside Sales and Customer Service
Full-time employment
Location: St. John’s (North Portland, OR)
HGNR, Inc. is a specialty distributor in the bicycle industry. We are hiring a full time Inside Sales and Customer Service Rep. Sales and bicycle industry experience required.
NATIONAL INSIDE SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REP; DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
* Present a professional image to customers at all times.
* Generate new and repeat sales through regular inbound and outbound telephone and email communication.
* Educate customers about features and benefits of products to improve sales and customer satisfaction.
* Maintain complete and accurate information in GoldMine our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
* Maintain promotional relationships with industry contacts, race teams and riders.
* Manage time effectively, meet personal goals and work effectively with other members of the HGNR team.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
DESIRED SKILLS:
* Customer service driven
* Strong cold calling ability, resilient and persuasive
* Excellent telephone sales personality
* Proven ability to achieve sales targets
* Ability to work accurately in a fast paced small business environment
* Exceptional verbal and written communication
* Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel and other common software and office equipment.
* Excellent time management and detail oriented.
NECESSARY PERSONAL QUALITIES:
* Honest
* Strong people skills
* Adaptability (Life Long Learner)
* Attention to detail, organized and cooperative.
* Self-starter with disciplined work habits.
* Interested and motivated to work for a small business.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* At least 2 years sales and bicycle industry experience.
* Previous success at increasing sales and market penetration.
SALARY and HOURS:
Starting salary: $30,000; with performance bonus’ available after the first year. Ultimate earning range is $35,000 to $50,000 or more per year.
Hours: Mon. through Fri., 40 hours a week. Weekends occasionally required.
Vacation: 4 weeks paid vacation, 2 weeks floating and 2 weeks at the end of December 2016.
How to Apply *
Please provide letter of interest & resume by e-mail to jobs@hgnr.com
Bikes at Work: Portland Pedal Power keeps businesses stocked and satiated
Sky Miles, a rider with Portland Pedal Power, loads up his rig after a delivery in downtown Portland this morning.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Welcome to “Bikes at Work,” our ocassional series that looks into the people and companies that use bicycles to get work done.
Jobs of the Week: Argonaut, Cielo Cycles, Metropolis Cycle Repair
If you have been wanting to be a part of Oregon’s bicycle making industry, two jobs posted recently on our listings could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Learn more about each job via the links below…
- Painter – Argonaut Cycles (Bend)
- Painter – Cielo Cycles/Chris King Precision Components
- Bike Shop All Rounder – Metropolis Cycle Repair
The Monday Roundup: Refugee rides in Berlin, backback biking tips and more
Here are the bike-related links from around the world that caught our eyes this week:
Biking refugee: “Soon I want to ride along the Berlin streets like the locals,” said a law student, pushed by warfare near her home in Syria to seek asylum in Germany, after a bike ride with a group of wecloming Berliners.
Highway origins: One hundred years ago this month, an auto-industry-backed road trip movie kicked off the 40-year campaign to build an interstate freeway system.
80 percent of Portland’s top-ranked restaurants have one thing in common
DOC on Northeast 30th, Lincoln on North Williams, Paley’s Place on Northwest 21st.
(Images: Google Street View)
(Images: Google Street View)
In a splashy report on KGW.com last week, the much-loved Portland chef Andy Ricker of Pok Pok lamented the recent lack of off-street auto parking on the street where he built his fame.
Developers of Portland’s future Division Streets are “going to need to lose some commercial space to parking,” Ricker told the news channel.
If that were to be the case, it’d be a big shift for future players in Portland’s nationally famous restaurant scene. Of the 93 Portland restaurants in Willamette Week’s “Restaurant Guide 2015” list released this month, 74 — Pok Pok among them — chose to set up shop in buildings that don’t have any car parking at all.
Oakridge fire destroys headquarters of bike company with Portland roots
Planet X was on the left.
(Photos: Vincent Rodarte)
(Photos: Vincent Rodarte)
A fire in Oakridge early this past Sunday morning has completely destroyed the headquarters of Planet-X USA. The company sells bikes under the Planet-X, On-One and Titus brand names and is owned by its parent company which is based in Sheffield, England. Vincent Rodarte, the company’s operations manager, moved the business to the mountain biking mecca of Oakridge on August 1st of this year. Planet-X USA opened in Portland in 2011 and expanded significanly in 2013.
Planet-X’s Portland location had 10,000 square feet (we visited them back in 2013), but much of that inventory had been crammed into the 1,200 square foot showroom and office in Oakridge. Fortunately the company is insured against fire, but it’s a huge blow to Rodarte and his effort to strengthen the U.S. business.
Rodarte, who lives in Portland, just published photos of the damage and his thoughts about the fire at ORBike.com:
Jules Bailey says he’ll run for Portland mayor
Bailey was a fighter for cycling when he
first became a state legislator in 2009.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
first became a state legislator in 2009.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey has told the Willamette Week that he’ll enter the mayoral race.
This surprise announcement means current candidate Ted Wheeler won’t have the easy ride into City Hall many expected when Mayor Charlie Hales recently decided he wouldn’t run for re-election. Bailey, 36, has a significant political background from his stint as an Oregon state represenative and he’s very well-known among many Portland voters — especially voters who care about active transportation issues.
Bikesharing deal could be high-tech key to a low-car city
Open bike-share data and integrated payment systems can add up to something very big.
(Photo: M.Andersen)
(Photo: M.Andersen)
The “single, supple mesh of mobility” that the government of Helsinki is hoping to use to “make car ownership pointless” by 2025 may be arising spontaneously and gradually in Portland.
For people reading between the lines, an announcement Tuesday from the North American Bike Share Association could lead to Portland becoming the first U.S. city where a single mobile app will be able to let you plan a trip and buy a ride from a bike share service, transit agency, carsharing company or ride-hailing service.