The latest receipts from Oregon’s bicycle excise tax show that revenue is still lower than lawmakers hoped for. The $15 tax on new bicycles was one of several taxes passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2017 to raise revenue for transportation projects and programs. It went into effect on January 1st, 2018 and is collected … Read more
Another cycling company has decided to pull up its Portland roots. Parts and accessories distributor Cyclone Bicycle Supply will close its warehouse in Clackamas and offices in southwest Portland before the end of this year. The company is planning a warehouse liquidation sale December 13th and 14th. Cyclone launched in Portland in 2003 as a … Read more
The store opened in 2011 with backing from its strong e-commerce operation.
I’ve got two bits of bike shop news to share…
“We’re incredibly lucky,” Lumberyard co-owner Will Heiberg said this morning from the roof of his building on Northeast 82nd just south of Siskiyou. “If you would have talked to me last night at about 6:30 I would have said it was all gone.”
Imagine a business district that celebrates cycling and welcomes those who do it with open arms. That’s what we have on North Williams Avenue.
Retail shop location on SE 11th just north of Division.
More changes on Division.
We can still hang out there, it just won’t have a strong bikey vibe.
