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Jason Britton, maker of Cream of the Gods.(Photos © J. Maus) Chamois cream is something a lot of people use, but not many people talk about. For the uninitiated, chamois cream is something you apply to the inside of your spandex prior to long rides in order to reduce chafing. For 31-year old Sellwood resident … Read more
Tucson, Arizona-based Fair Wheel Bikes plans to open a bike shop in Portland next month that won’t be like any other in the city. Fair Wheel is a full-service shop in Tucson, but they’re known online and in the industry for pushing the boundaries of high-end, exotic, and light weight bike builds. The Portland location … Read more
Crank, a new shop on SE Ash, will have a grand opening tonight.(Photos: Crank Bicycles) Southeast Portland will welcome a new bike shop to the Laurelhurst Neighborhood tonight when Crank Bicycles throws open its doors for a grand opening party. Crank is the new shop opened by business partners Chris Harbert and Justin Tutor, the … Read more
Burley Co-op members ride in a Eugene parade in 1988(Photos: Patricia Marshall) Eugene-based Burley flourished as a worker owned cooperative for nearly 30 years. They were a shining example of how an American company could succeed in the market even with a democratic, values-based business approach and by manufacturing their own products. Then in 2006, … Read more
The new Chris King Espresso Tamperawaiting action at Red E Cafe in North Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland-based manufacturer Chris King Precision Components now makes an espresso tamper. If the release of a precision coffee component by a bike company seems strange to you, you are probably not familiar with Chris King — the man … Read more
A new, Portland-based company specializes in heavy-duty bike trailers that can attach to nearly any bike.(Photos: Black Oak Fabrications)
The big US Gran Prix of Cyclocross comes to Portland this weekend and local mechanic Jason Pfeifer wants to be your mechanic. Pfeifer — the man behind SimpleBicycle.com, a service we mentioned back in August — is now offering professional pit mechanic services to anyone who’s competing. Pfeifer has extensive experience wrenching in cyclocross races. … Read more
Our friends at the Kalkhoff USA retail store in Northwest Portland will celebrate a successful first year in business this Friday. The announcement is below (RSVP is requested, see below for details): 1 Year Anniversary Party at the Kalkhoff Showroom! Please come help us celebrate our showroom’s 1 Year Anniversary on Friday, November 26th from … Read more
B-Line has spun off a new project called B-shares that delivers surplus food to those in need..(Photo © J. Maus) B-Line, a Portland-based delivery company that uses cargo trikes for last-mile delivery in the urban core, has launched B-shares. B-shares is a new program that takes surplus food from stores and restaurants and then quickly … Read more
Mark Hoskins, co-owner of Upcycles.(Photos © J. Maus) On Sunday, May 16th, a long-unused garage door creaked open at 911 NE Dekum Street, revealing the newest business in the Woodlawn neighborhood, Upcycles. Based in a single car garage space that’s been lightly remodeled, Upcycles is co-owner Kai Druzdezel and Mark Hoskins’ entry into the growing … Read more
Elliott and Daniella Crowder, owners of Bike Newport.(Photos © J. Maus) Bike Newport, an independent bike shop based in Newport, Oregon has been named the winner of a 2010 National Bicycle Travel Award by the Adventure Cycling Association. Bike Newport has received the Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award for “incredible services and amenities that they … Read more
Portland Design Works founders Dan Powell (L) and Erik Olson headed out to deliver $9,000 worth of bike lights to the BTA.(Photo: Portland Design Works)