Shop logo ‘Cartlandia,’ the food cart pod along the Springwater Corridor Trail that opened in May now boasts Portland’s first-ever bike shop cart. The Bike Rack is a full-service repair shop in a trailer, and a welcome addition to a cart pod that’s adjacent to a popular bicycling route.
Tour company will bring you here.(Photo © J. Maus) Forest Park, Portland’s 5,000 acre urban park and wooden wonderland, might not offer the type of trail access many off-road advocates would prefer; but it’s still a great place to ride a bike. Now, Portland-based Pedal Bike Tours is taking advantage of the park’s many miles … Read more
Greg Cowan, president of bike apparel company Castelli USA, in their Northwest Portland warehouse.(Photo © J. Maus) After what many felt was an assault on bike funding from the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month, the non-profit Bikes Belong Coalition has released a new weapon in the fight to save the dedicated bike funding … Read more
“The cycling community is anything but stationary, and in honor of their much-loved sport we are proud to waive all bike fees for traveling fans this July.”— Sam Kline, JetBlue JetBlue announced today that bike fees — usually $50 — will be waived on all flights during the month of July. A company statement says … Read more
More room needed.(Photos © J. Maus) Showers Pass, a company that designs and markets bicycling apparel and has been headquartered in Portland since 2005, has relocated. According to a statement from the company, the new, 8,000 square foot space (at 2101 SE 6th Ave) is twice the size of their current office and warehouse facility … Read more
Prototype of the Conscious Commuter folding e-bike. -Watch video below.-
Portland’s cargo bike scene is exploding with businesses, builders and enthusiasts coming together for networking, collaborations and more. This photo (and more below) was taken at a meet-up of cargo bike fans back in April and there’s another “Cargo Bike Roll Call” happening tomorrow night in Southeast Portland (5-8pm Cascade Barrel House, 939 SE Belmont).(Photos … Read more
Bikes sit in the shop of a local bike maker.(Photo © J. Maus) A panel discussion set for tomorrow night in Northwest Portland will deal with the topic of turning Portland into a manufacturing hub for bicycles and other “21st century active transportation products.” The panel will be moderated by Portland architect Rick Potestio and … Read more
Bishop Kenneth Sims outside his storefront.(Photos © J. Maus) The bike parking facility we told you about last month and that first appeared mysteriously back in 2009, is just a few days from officially opening. The ‘Portland Bike Station’ (not to be confused with Bikestation) is in the ground floor of the Dekum Building at … Read more
Chris King (L) and U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer at the King factory earlier this month.(Photo: Dylan Van Weelden)
Research will put numbers behind biking customers.(Photo © J. Maus) A research project at the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC, housed at Portland State University) is taking a closer look at how bike-riding customers and bike infrastructure (or lack thereof) impacts the business bottom line. The principal investigator is Kelly Clifton, an associate … Read more
Job Title: Tour Guide/Mechanic Company/Organization: Pedal Bike Tours Job Description: Love Oregon, history, people, local culture and showing off your town? (by bike of course!) Know how to fix bikes? Come work for Trip Advisor’s #1 tour company in Oregon! Skills Sociable/personable/friendly- Can bond with and entertain visitors from different places, backgrounds and attitudes over … Read more