‘Circulus’ mini-drome all set up in Portland: Now what?
The ‘Circulus’ mini velodrome is currently set up in the Portland Design Works warehouse just off N. Williams Avenue on Hancock.(Photos © J. Maus)
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Speaking of bike lights: A great ad from a local company
Check out the new bit of advertising from local company Portland Design Works. … Awesome new ad poster from PDW by Kevin Murphy.
‘Bike-centric food cart super pod’ coming to Springwater Trail – UPDATED
Intersection of Springwater Trail and 82nd. Portland Monthly Mag reports that a “Bike-centric food cart super pod” is coming to the Springwater Corridor in East Portland. According to a story on their blog, developer Roger Goldingay (the same guy that developed the cart pod on N. Skidmore and Mississippi) has set his sights on a … Read more
Bike Biz Briefs: Bike tours ranked #1 and a bike repair tutor
Bike tours are popular on TripAdvisor.(Photo: Pedal Bike Tours) I’ve got two Portland bike business tidbits to share. Pedal Bike Tours is currently ranked as the #1 tour on the Things to Do in Portland page of the juggernaut tourism website TripAdvisor.com (they claim to host 40 million reviews); beating out walking tours, food tours, … Read more
Portland’s latest bike-based business: The Bicycle Plumber
Joshua de Parrie is ready to fix your plumbing. Joshua de Parrie is The Bicycle Plumber. Fresh out of a four-year apprenticeship to get his professional plumbing contractor license, the 38 year old native of Southeast Portland is already completing jobs around town, using a Kona Ute longtail bike, a cargo trailer and his own … Read more
First trees, now ‘Love by Bike’ (just in time for Valentine’s Day)
Max Kirchoff and his delivery vehicle.(Photo © J. Maus) Over the past two holiday seasons, Portlander Max Kirchoff has established a successful business delivering trees by bike throughout the city. His Trees by Bike concept launched in 2009 and last year it grew by leaps and bounds. Now Kirchoff is extending the idea to Valentine’s … Read more
Headed to Austin for NAHBS later this month
NAHBS in Portland, 2008.(Photo © J. Maus) I’m happy to announce that thanks to the sponsorship of United Bicycle Institute, I’ll be traveling to Austin, TX for the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) next month. It’s been four years since I headed down to San Jose for the show and three years since … Read more
Inside the new River City Bicycles Outlet store
Open for business New logo and wooden sign.– Gallery –(Photos © J. Maus)
Bike tour company takes clients on Portlandia-themed ride
Scene from Portlandia shot on Eastbank Esplanade.(Photo: IFC) The new, six-part IFC mini-series Portlandia is proving to be a draw for a local bike tour operator. Evan Ross, owner of Portland Bicycle Tours, says the new show has spurred a group of tourists to request a special, Portlandia-themed route that takes them to locations they … Read more
Portland Design Works supports bike advocacy through 1% for the Planet
Just got this from local bike company Portland Design Works: PDW kicks off year with donations to BTA and Northwest Trail Alliance Portland, OR- Portland Design Works (PDW) is proud to announce it is kicking off 2011 by making matching donations of $2,400 to its local advocacy groups; the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, and the Northwest … Read more
A sneak peek inside West End Bikes
West End Bikes co-owner Mark Ontiveros stands outside his shop on SW 11th and Stark.(Photos © J. Maus)
Latest jersey from Retro Image Apparel based on Artcrank print
This print has inspired a licensing partnership and a new jersey.-See it below-(Photos © J. Maus) Portland based Retro Image Apparel has a new jersey coming out this spring based on a print by local artist Jimmy Cavalieri. Jimmy is a long time reader and supporter of BikePortland, so we’re really excited to see this … Read more