Yesterday and today’s influence seen in Electra’s new ‘Ticino’ bikes
Electra’s new “Ticino”.
Business
Portland’s first bike convenience store now open for business
Edwin Skaug stands inside his new store.(Photos © J. Maus) When 30-year-old Edwin Skaug realized convenience stores aren’t exactly convenient for people who ride bikes (they typically lack bike parking and they don’t sell any bike essentials), he figured he’d open one up that was. The result is his new business — A Convenient Cycle.
Bike shop’s Cash for Clunkers program now includes car trade-in
On Tuesday, we shared the story of a local bike shop that created its own, Portland-style version of the Obama Administration’s Cash for Clunkers program. In a nutshell, Southeast Portland’s Joe Bike will accept an old, clunker bike, donate it to charity, and then give customers a discount on purchase of a new bike. Now, … Read more
New retail shop in Pearl will sell electric bikes from Germany
From the Kalkhoff USA website. In the latest sign that e-bikes are becoming more mainstream, a new retail bike shop is set to open soon in the Pearl District. According to sources, a company named Greenlight LLC will open the shop. They are the U.S. distributors of Kalkhoff Bikes, a German brand that has been … Read more
Local bike shop runs Cash for Clunkers sales promo
Joe Doebele of Joe Bike(Photo © J. Maus) Since it doesn’t look like the Obama Administration is coming out with a Clunkers for Bikes option to their Cash for Clunkers program any time soon, a local Portland bike shop owner has taken it upon himself to introduce his own version. Joe Doebele, owner of Joe … Read more
The Recyclery closes one location, opens two others
The Recyclery is moving out of this location.(Photos © J. Maus) Popular used bike shop The Recyclery is leaving their current home in a Quonset hut on the corner of SE Madison and SE 7th and opening up at two other bike-friendly locations in the coming weeks. I caught up with shop owner Robby Fenstermaker … Read more
First Thursday event will feature up-and-coming bike builders
See bikes from Sprout Cycles and six other local builders during First Thursday in the Pearl next week.(Photo © J. Maus) A small social media application development company in the Pearl District will host a First Thursday event next week featuring five local, up-and-coming bike builders. The show, hosted by the StepChange Group (500 NW … Read more
A bike shop that makes house calls
Dennis Kelly, proprietor of theNorth Portland Mobile Bike Shop.(Photos © J. Maus) There seems to be no shortage of bike shops in Portland. But, if you stare at a map of the metro area long enough, you’ll notice that there are still pockets of the city without a shop nearby. There are also some folks … Read more
One year later, SoupCycle rides to success
Jed Lazar and SoupCycle have delivered over 4,000 soups by bike since last year.(Photos © J. Maus) In this economy, small business success is hard to find. But for Jed Lazar and his partner Shauna Lambert — the duo behind locally based SoupCycle — the first year in business has been as healthy as their … Read more
Oregon Manifest builder Q & A: Chris Igleheart
[This Q & A with Massachusetts-based builder Chris Igleheart was written by Portlander Otis Rubottom as part of our ongoing coverage of the upcoming Oregon Manifest event. Igleheart will be in Portland this October to compete in the Constructor’s Design Challenge. We’ll publish more builder Q & As in the weeks to come.] Chris Igleheart … Read more
Builders challenge; design the ultimate transportation bike
[BikePortland.org is an official media partner with the upcoming, five-week Oregon Manifest event that will celebrate bike builders from across the nation, bike advocacy, and much more. Stay tuned for more coverage of builders, events, rides, and more.] A few of the builders who will compete. Portland just might bear witness to the Next Big … Read more
Portland credit union offers bike loans (and they’re not the first)
They now offer a bike loan. Just over a year ago, we reported that Portland-based Unitus Community Credit Union offered a bike loan. Now comes word that a second local credit union, Northwest Resource Federal Credit Union, has a similar program.