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City Target is using bikes to market their new downtown Portland store.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) The nation’s smallest Target, which opened its doors on the west end of Portland’s downtown Wednesday, was happy to use bikes in their marketing campaign. “I’m all for Target jumping on the bike bandwagon, but you’d think they’d put some … Read more
Bike Farm volunteers have blank slate at their new space.(Photos: Bike Farm) Bike Farm, the plucky all-volunteer collective that educates people about how to ride and work on their bikes, is set for a major move. Their new location, 1810 NE 1st Avenue (map) will make them much more accessible to a larger portion of … Read more
Get an inside look at Islabikes at their open house today.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) There are two events today you won’t want to miss (actually three, but we’ll share the third one in a separate post later today). Islabikes, the UK-based purveyor of fine children’s bicycles is hosting an Open House event at their new … Read more
Not your ordinary bike shop.(Photo: Jeff Strange) Sky Boyer’s big bet that Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood could support a 10,000-square-foot headquarters for bike culture is looking smarter every month. In June, Outside Magazine named the shop Boyer owns, Velo Cult, one of the top 10 bike shops in the country. The joint “stands out as a … Read more
Southeast Portland based Showers Pass continues to enter new markets. They announced a new waterproof glove line back in January. Below is a press release about their latest products… “Showers Pass® is known for keeping cyclists protected, dry and performing year round, so it seems a natural extension that we design accessories protection to do … Read more
Glenn and Mark Vanselow of Burlingame Bikes.(Photos: Glenn Vanselow) Burlingame Bikes is Portland’s newest bike shop. The shop was started by the father-son duo of Glenn and Marc Vanselow. Marc (the son) is a professional bike mechanic who got his start in 2001 by working on Alfa Romeos. When the auto shop he used to … Read more
Initially plagued with problems, Citi Bike’s main issue these days is keeping up with demand for the popular new mode of transit.
Every bike shop has an owner. But in a city with 69 bike shops, a few of them have authors.
Pedalounge owner John Boblett at the helm.(Photo © Michael Andersen/BikePortland) The sun was setting over the back parking lot of the Blitz Ladd when John Boblett flipped a switch on his custom aluminum dashboard and was immediately surrounded by soaring Columbian pop music and the hoots and hollers of 16 middle-aged professionals pedaling as fast … Read more
Alta Bicycle Share just enjoyed its biggest launch yet, kicking off a 6,000-bike deal worth tens of millions of dollars over the next few years. And 2013 is only going to get more interesting.
Bicycle frame and component manufacturer Chris King Precision Components employs over 100 people in northwest Portland.(Photo: Chris King Precision Components) Earlier this month we learned that bicycle-related travel pumps $400 million into Oregon’s economy each year. Now Travel Oregon, the state’s tourism development and marketing organization, has embarked on the second part of that research … Read more
Even before Blackman and his two co-founders started paying themselves, they were renting a workspace with bike parking and showers and buying a TriMet pass for every Elemental employee.