Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland September 4th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
BikeTiresDirect.com’s new location.(Photo: Mark Blackwelder) After a fire back in August completely gutted the Northeast Portland headquarters of BikeTiresDirect.com, Velotech Inc. is getting back on its feet. Velotech (which also runs WesternBikeworks.com) has leased a new, 20,000 square foot warehouse, office and retail space and they’ve planned a grand opening party for October 30th.
Reader Donna just send me this Craigslist posting from a new bike repair service based in Southeast Portland: I’m a small shop owner specializing in service and sales of vintage bicycles. I’m a recent graduate of United Bicycle Institute and have been working on classic bikes for over 6 years, performing everything from custom builds … Read more
(Image: Google Maps Streetview) Gateway Bicycles, located at NE Halsey and 119th, has decided to close their doors. A reader forwarded me an email sent out by the shop’s owners. Here’s the message (also posted on their website):
The Clever Cycles storefront on SE Hawthorne Blvd.(Photos © J. Maus) It’s been just over a year since Clever Cycles open their doors in Southeast Portland, and now they’ll be closing them. Co-owner Todd Fahrner says that a lack of business is not in the problem. In fact, it’s just the opposite.
BicyclingHub.com is an online bike apparel retailer based in Portland. Back in November, the company opened a retail store at the corner of Taylor and Water Avenues in Southeast Portland.
When regular unleaded hits $4.00 at this Shell station, someone will win a new bike.(Photo © J. Maus) As gas stations continue to raise their prices, River City Bicycles is asking Portlanders, “When are they going to hit $4.00 a gallon?”. If you think you can guess the exact date, the shop will hand over … Read more
Cyclepath Bike Shop co-owner Bill Larson pointing out a detail in one of Tiago DeJerk’s paintings.(Photos © J. Maus)
This article is by contributor Carl Larson. Carl previously wrote about the Zoobomb art rack project.
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 … Read more
Lance at the Oregon Convention Center last Saturday.(Photo © J. Maus) The national bike movement might have just found its most important (and famous) ally: Lance Armstrong. After just bumping into Lance at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show held in Portland last weekend, I noticed a story published in his hometown newspaper today about … Read more
The roof of River City Bicycles.(Photo © J. Maus) Southeast Portland-based River City Bicycles has been named the most “female-friendly” bike shop in the country by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN). The shop’s co-owner and head buyer Mark Ontiveros attributes the recognition to their long standing commitment to women’s products and a staff that … Read more
Inside A Better Cycle(Photos © Jonathan Maus) A new bike shop has opened its doors in Southeast Portland. Last Saturday was the first day of business for A Better Cycle located at 2324 SE Division Street (just east of Seven Corners intersection). I stopped on my way to work this morning and met co-owners Aaron … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project