Sean Chaney of Vertigo Cycles posted this sneak peek of his Design Challenge entry. The Constructor’s Design Challenge (part of Oregon Manifest) is coming this Friday. The event is an unprecedented opportunity to have the brightest minds in bike building put their skills and experience into building the Ultimate Transportation Bike. Each entry will be … Read more
[BikePortland intern Jonathan “J.R.” Reed contributed reporting to this story.] Production means more riding and less waiting.(Photo: Daniel Sharp Photography) Portland-based Sweetpea Bicycles is the latest local bike builder to offer a line of production bikes. Builder Natalie Ramsland says the move was made to make Sweetpeas more accessible, both in terms of price and … Read more
What sort of features will builders like Joseph Ahearne dream up?(Photo © J. Maus) If you haven’t taken time to peruse the schedule of the Oregon Manifest, you should. The six-week event — which last year mainly focused on a custom bike show — has blossomed into nothing short of an urban biking summit. This … Read more
Beloved’s “Half Full” model. One of six bikes in their lineup. See the others below.
Crowds were thick at the 2007 OHBS(Photo © J Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association, a nonprofit group that unites and promotes the booming local handmade bicycle frame industry, has announced that they will host the 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show this October in Northwest Portland. The show will be held over Halloween weekend, Saturday … Read more
Aaron Hayes of Northeast Portland-based Courage Bicycle Mfg. drew a lot of attention for the imaginative details on this bike he made for his girlfriend. It features S & S couplers and a rare combination of a Schlump 2-speed crankset and two “Dos Enos” cassettes in the rear.(Photo: Aaron Hayes)
One of Tom LaBonty’s creations.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) Portland is truly a cargo bike lover’s paradise. Whether you want the legendary “bakfiets” from Holland, a less expensive version from China, a high-end custom version made in Portland, or a myriad of other locally available options, this town is a veritable cornucopia of cargo bikes. … Read more
Electra’s new “Ticino”.
See bikes from Sprout Cycles and six other local builders during First Thursday in the Pearl next week.(Photo © J. Maus) A small social media application development company in the Pearl District will host a First Thursday event next week featuring five local, up-and-coming bike builders. The show, hosted by the StepChange Group (500 NW … Read more
[This Q & A with Massachusetts-based builder Chris Igleheart was written by Portlander Otis Rubottom as part of our ongoing coverage of the upcoming Oregon Manifest event. Igleheart will be in Portland this October to compete in the Constructor’s Design Challenge. We’ll publish more builder Q & As in the weeks to come.] Chris Igleheart … Read more
[BikePortland.org is an official media partner with the upcoming, five-week Oregon Manifest event that will celebrate bike builders from across the nation, bike advocacy, and much more. Stay tuned for more coverage of builders, events, rides, and more.] A few of the builders who will compete. Portland just might bear witness to the Next Big … Read more
Reader Jimmy C. tells us that local custom frame builder Rob Tsunehiro of Tsunehiro Cycles has bikes on display at Legare’s (1532 SE Clinton St.). They’ll be there through the end of this month. If the event flyer below is any indication, this is something worth taking a look at….
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