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Google Streetview of Islabikes new Portland location at SE 7th and Lincoln. Islabikes, a well-known brand from the U.K., is the latest bicycle company to chose Portland for their North American headquarters. The company plans to begin selling their full range of children’s bicycles from a 5,200 square-foot building on the corner of SE 7th … Read more
Joe Bike Apparel on SE Hawthorne.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Southeast Portland’s Hawthorne Blvd is a destination for fashion lovers. Now it’s also home to Joe Bike Apparel, a new boutique devoted solely to stylish cycling. Joe Bike Apparel, which opened its doors at 3953 SE Hawthorne on March 19th, is the latest business foray by … Read more
The phalanx of bike racks at the New Seasons on Williams Ave at Fremont.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) A long row of bike racks has been installed on the east side of the New Seasons Market currently under construction on North Williams Avenue. While they take up only a small footprint of the overall site, the … Read more
Their logo pays homage to pheasant-hunting roots. A 300 acre ranch located near a ghost town about 190 miles east of Portland is the latest sign that bicycle tourism is poised to deliver a jolt to Oregon’s rural economies. Phil and Kathy Carlson founded Treo Ranches as a bird hunting destination in 1987. Since then … Read more
Business partners Michael Whitesel (L) and Will Heiberg (with his dog Sarah) have created something special at The Lumberyard.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Before this week, it’d been over a year since I last set foot in The Lumberyard, an indoor mountain bike park on NE 82nd Avenue in the Madison South neighborhood. Since then, business … Read more
Flyer for Giro New Road launch event in Portland. Seems like everywhere you turn these days there’s news about bike fashion. Whether it’s featured at the National Bike Summit or making major news headlines, bike brands and major fashion labels are falling over themselves to get a piece of the growing apparel pie. Portland is … Read more
Travel Portland, our city’s official tourism and marketing arm, has debuted a new video that highlights bicycling. The goal of the video (watch it below) is to entice tourists to come here by showing them how bicycling is such a large part of our local culture. The video features copywriter and illustrator Alexander Barrett, who … Read more
Screenshot of CrowdSupply.com. A Portland-based crowdfunding startup that launched this morning has strong cycling roots. Crowd Supply, a twist on the Kickstarter concept, was co-founded by noted web entrepreneur Lou Doctor and Scott Torborg. Doctor is also co-founder and Chairman of the Board at Velotech, which is the parent company of Western Bike Works, BikeTiresDirect.com … Read more
Nutcase founders Miriam Berman (L) and Michael Morrow. (Photo: Nutcase) Portland-based helmet company Nutcase Inc., has announced major plans to extend their brand into Europe. The company, launched in 2006 by graphic designers Michael Morrow (formerly Nike’s Global Creative Director) and Miriam Berman, has gained a strong foothold in the U.S. market with their urban-focused … Read more
Jeremy Neal (L) and Paul Johnson of Blaq Design at their shop on SE 11th and Division.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) You know the local bike industry is healthy when niches are created within niches. That seems to be what’s happening now in Portland’s thriving cargo bike scene. Made up of advocates, builders, retailers, and buyers, … Read more
Planet X USA GM Michael Golinksi (left) and sales/marketing guy Patrick Croasdaile. In the last year-and-a-half, Planet X USA, has gone from boxes of bike frames stacked inside a skateboard half-pipe, to a 10,000 square foot warehouse with offices, a retail showroom, and $1 million in revenue. That’s a promising trajectory, and it shows that … Read more
Downtown St. Johns has been without a bike shop for a few months since Weir’s Cyclery moved out of the neighborhood at at the end of last year (they’re now located on N Lombard at Portsmouth) That didn’t seem right to resident Ben Helgren, so he’s decided to take matters into his own hands. Ben … Read more