As cargo bike business booms, Splendid Cycles will move to larger space
Cargo bike specialty shop Splendid Cycles is moving this month in order to expand and meeting strong demand.
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Local women’s bike fashion company launches ‘Dress to Ride’ project
A local women’s bike fashion company is looking for 10 women to be part of its marketing campaign.
The Friday Profile: Craftsman Jeff Lauten, maker of unicycles and cargo bike boxes
You wouldn’t think anybody would spend $750 on a hand-built box, he said. But people like what they like.
Local bike shop offers library card for saddles
Innovative idea from a local shop: Buy a saddle library card and check out as many saddles as you’d like before you buy.
Velomobile maker Organic Transit to set roots in Portland
Coming to Portland Durham, North Carolina-based Organic Transit is currently shopping for office and warehouse space in Portland. The company is known for their “ELF” solar and pedal-powered vehicle (which stands for Electric, Light and Fun) which they bill as the “most efficient vehicle on the planet.” The company is the brainchild of Rob Cotter, … Read more
Chris King Precision Components hires former head chef of Clyde Common
Chris DiMinno, shown here at the 2013 Chris King Gourmet Century.(Photo by J. M Chris King Precision Components has hired well-known Portland chef Chris DiMinno. DiMinno has spent the past five years as head chef at Clyde Common, a popular restaurant on SW Stark adjacent to the Ace Hotel. The move by King has made … Read more
Blumenauer urges Portland bike makers to forge new industry alliance
Portland is nationally known as the city with the highest number of bike riders. But when it comes to making bikes, our reputation is about quality, not quantity.
Detroit-made, low-priced city bike set for Portland debut
A new bike company based in Detroit says they’ve cracked one of the toughest nuts in the bicycle industry: A full-fledged city bike made in the USA that retails for just $550.
The making of a Cielo; a bike that’s purely Portland
King Cycle Group employee Danny Hayford secures a dropout inside a CNC machine; one of several processes the parts go through before they end up on a Cielo frame.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) It’s sort of strange that Portland’s largest bicycle manufacturer isn’t known for making bicycles. But that’s the case with Chris King Precision Components, … Read more
Two Portland bike shops close their doors for good
Sign on an empty Cascade Cycling.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) By the end of this month, Portland’s long list of bike shops will be a little shorter. Cascade Cycling in north Portland has already closed its doors and the Bicycle Repair Collective in southeast plans to be closed by the end of this month. Both of … Read more
‘Oregon Bike List’ aims to be Oregon-made directory
Screen grab from OregonBikeList.com. Oregon’s home-grown bicycle industry is very impressive. We know this because we’ve been covering our state’s bike builders and bike companies for many years here on the Front Page. Now there’s a site that’s trying to bring it all together in a simple, visual directory format: Oregon Bike List. Oregon Bike … Read more