Bike Gallery owner sells all six Portland stores to Trek Bicycle Corp
The owner of six Bike Gallery retail store locations in the Portland region has decided to sell the business to Trek Bicycle Corp.
Bike Shops
Go By Bike adds test rides as part of OHSU e-bike push
Electric bike sales are skyrocketing nationwide and Portland is doing its part to stoke the boom. Now a new partnership between local bike shops, Oregon’s electric vehicle advocacy group, and Portland’s largest employer will make it even easier for people to purchase one. According to market research firm NPD Group, e-bike sales were up 84% … Read more
Downtown bike shops on hunt for dozens of bikes stolen during protests
While Portland’s protests in the name of the murder of George Floyd and ongoing police brutality in America have gotten more peaceful in recent nights, several downtown bike shop owners are still recovering from thefts that happened last week. We’re aware of over 30 bikes that have been stolen so far. Most of them were … Read more
With help from friends, our bike shop status spreadsheet has gone national
Map of bike shop statuses during the COVID-19 outbreak created by Chris King Precision Components and Portland Design Works
Bike shops can remain open under Oregon Governor’s ‘stay home’ order
Amid a growing number of coronavirus infections and pressure from concerned Oregonians and public health officials, Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued an executive order to encourage people to minimize physical contact. The “Stay Home, Save Lives” order clarifies which type of businesses must close and how to go outdoors without violating the order. Bike … Read more
Here’s the current status of over 50 Portland bike shops
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) As the grip of coronavirus tightens around Portland, bike shop owners are caught in the middle. Stay open and risk the health of their workers and customers? Or close and give up much-needed sales revenue and leave people with diminished access to a vehicle that in many ways is needed now … Read more
Veloce Bicycles in Beaverton is closing
A bike shop with close ties to Portland is the latest to announce that it’s closing. Veloce Bicycles opened in 2003 in Portland and was located on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard until 2017. Original owner Demetri Macrigeanis sold the business to current owner Brent Engstrom in 2011. Engstrom announced earlier this week on the shop’s Facebook … Read more
Retailer Joe Bike will open second store on SE Clinton
The former location of Clinton Street Video will soon be bike shop. Joe Bike owner Joe Doebele says he plans to open a second location at 2501 SE Clinton late next month. The corner location will put him in the heart of a bustling Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood commercial district and right next door to Pedal PT, … Read more