Breadwinner celebrates 10 years in business with limited edition model
Their longevity is a testament to the quality of their bikes and their character.
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Portland-based Ride With GPS celebrates 15 years of route planning
As a user myself, I can vouch that it’s so full of cool features and is so simple to use, it actually inspires me to explore.
The trials and jubilations of owning a Rad Power e-bike
The downside to Rad Power’s business model is that customers have to figure a lot out by themselves.
Meet Joe Brown, the biking leather goods salesman with an adventure streak
Business from a bike trailer suits this carfree entrepreneur.
Top bicycle builders coming to Portland for ‘Open House’ Saturday
If you’re the type of person who can lose yourself in the beauty of a bicycle, or if you’re in the market for your dream bike, then you don’t want to miss the Chris King Open House this Saturday. The seventh annual event will be a gathering of 15 of America’s top bicycle makers (and … Read more
B-Line and Lime partnership heralds new kind of EV revolution
“It’s really cool that a big company like that was like, ‘yeah, this makes sense.’ It just validates what we’re doing.” – Phillip Ross, B-Line Urban Delivery This just in from the worlds of micromobility and urban freight delivery… Electric scooter company Lime has inked a deal with Portland’s B-Line Urban Delivery to decarbonize their … Read more
WashCo Bikes teams up with housing nonprofit for online bike sales
We love a good collab here at BikePortland, so we were jazzed to hear about one that involves a way to buy good used bikes online while supporting a local nonprofit. WashCo Bikes has a new partnership with Habitat For Humanity Portland. As you might recall, WashCo Bikes has been on the up-and-up since they … Read more
Past and present Citybikes owners in legal tussle over assets, shop’s future
A dispute between current and past co-owners of Citybikes Workers Cooperative has turned into a messy legal battle that will decide the future of the storied institution. Founded in 1986, Citybikes has been a cornerstone of Portland’s cycling scene with its “mothership” location on Southeast Ankeny near 20th and its former Annex location (now closed) … Read more
New ‘global bike show’ coming to Portland next fall
After a multi-year dry spell, there’s a new show on the calendar that could re-center Portland as a hotbed of framebuilding and high-end, custom bikes. Made, is a new “industry and consumer bike event with a mission to bring framebuilders, media and makers together to elevate and inspire”. It will take place in Portland in … Read more
Seven Corners Cycles will close after 22 years
Southeast Portlanders are mourning the loss of Seven Corners Cycles after owner Corey Cartwright announced he will close the shop by the middle of August. The shop, on SE 21st just north of Powell Blvd, has been in business 22 years. (The name of the shop comes from its first location in the Seven Corners … Read more
HiFi Sound Cycling Components wins $10,000 Inspiring Diversity grant
Racing bikes and riding them for fun over rough terrain and long distances can be a very expensive endeavor. In most cities, including Portland, the racing and serious riding scene is also dominated by white people. Those two factors erect significant barriers for Black and other people of color who love bikes and want to … Read more
New cycling apparel brand launches in Portland
Former Nike designer and outdoor industry veteran George Nelson has launched Kansept1 (sounds like “concept”), a new cycling apparel company. Nelson’s resume in the apparel design field includes brands like Pearl Izumi, Patagonia, DaKine, Fox Racing, Merrell and others. He graduated from Rhode Island School of Design then moved from Boulder, Colorado to Portland in … Read more