Cynergy E-Bikes is latest shop to call it quits
E-bike sellers not immune to tough times in the bike business.
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Want to buy a bike shop in north Portland?
Kenton Cycle Repair owner Rick Walker wants to keep the shop alive.
A big bike shop now anchors east Portland’s Lents Town Center
Corner location attracts attention at a busy intersection.
Another north Portland bike shop is closing
It’s the fifth closure in the last four years and leaves behind an 18 square-mile bike shop desert.
Citybikes will cease business this Friday
This is very likely the end of a nearly four-decade run.
Landmark Portland bike shop goes 100% electric with River City E-Bikes
Another sign that e-bikes are surging in Stumptown.
Blumenauer bill aims to boost US bike manufacturing
It would be a very heavy lift, but if anyone can do it, Blumenauer can.
Oregon’s bike tax receipts reflect pandemic-era boom
The $1.2 million the state raised with the tax in 2022 is exactly what economists predicted it would collect when they pitched it in 2017.
Missing Link bike shop temporarily closed as owner faces spinal surgery
The shop needs financial support to remain viable while the owner recovers.
Downtown Trek store moving to Slabtown; Gladys closing; Golden Pliers moves to Alberta
The one constant in our local bike shop ecosystem, is change.
Portland physical therapist launches high-end, medical-grade bike trainer
A classic example of seeing a need in the market, then filling it.
Alta Planning moves into major downtown office building
A company that can help save downtown, just moved there.