Scenes like this might becomecommon in Waterfront Park by this spring.(Photo: Wheel Fun Rentals) Back in August we reported that the former McCall’s restaurant site in Waterfront Park would become Portland’s first-ever, full-service bike commuter facility. The concept, proposed by Ken Nichols of Bike Republic, would have brought showers and lockers, a small retail bike … Read more
A scene from the OBCA’s 2007 show.(Photo © J. Maus) The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association (OBCA) has announced preliminary details for their 2009 Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show. According to Andy Newlands of the OBCA, their show will happen on Halloween weekend, October 31st – November 1st. The two day show will be open to the … Read more
The suit is a collaboration between Rapha and famous London tailor Timothy Everest.(Photo: Rapha)
Still from TV ad featuring Tony Pereira.– Watch video below- Southeast Portland bike builder Tony Pereira of Pereira Cycles is featured in a television and billboard ad campaign for Northwest Community Credit Union. The ad features Tony working in his shop and some staged cyclocross action shots with Tony and his Team Beer teammates near … Read more
At the shop’s opening night back in December.(Photos © J. Maus) Custom Bicycles of Portland, a high-end, custom bike retail shop and fitting studio that opened in Northwest Portland back in December, is closing its doors. Owner Adam Reiser says the “perfect storm” of a bleak local and national economic picture hit his business hard. … Read more
Outside Ira’s shop.-Slideshow below-(Photos © J. Maus) On Saturday, Portland bike builder Ira Ryan hosted an “Open Shop” event. Ryan, a former bike messenger who grew up in Iowa, billed the event as a chance to, “visit and see where I work, see some new bikes I have been working on, or just talk about … Read more
A bottle of “Commuter Cuvee”.(Photo: Mike Quetel) When you drink the newly released “Commuter Cuvee” pinot noir by Grochau Cellars, you’ll not only raise your spirits, you’ll raise money for bike safety. The new wine is the work of Portland-based winemaker and bike lover John Grochau, with help from his distributor Casa Bruno. BikePortland reader … Read more
Screenshot fromPerformanceBike.com. Peformance Bicycle, America’s largest chain of bike retail shops, will open their latest location in downtown Portland. According to the Portland Business Journal, Bitech Inc. (Performance’s corporate name) signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 1736 SW Alder St. (the Biz Journal reported it incorrectly as SE Alder).
Crossing Spokane at SE 13th.(Photos © J. Maus) Last night at the headquarters of the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood association, about 50 residents showed up to learn more about the City of Portland’s plans to create a bicycle boulevard on SE Spokane Street. They got a chance to see some of the latest innovations in the city’s … Read more
Erin Greeson [Publisher’s note: This is the first in a three-part story on Portland’s bike messengers by new contributor Erin Greeson. When her friend Zak Kovalcik crashed and broke his collarbone last fall, Greeson came face-to-face with the tough reality faced by Portland’s bike delivery professionals. In this in-depth, three-part series, Greeson shares how the … Read more
The CETMA cargo bike during a preview/test-ride session at Clever Cycles earlier this month. (Photo: cleverchimp on Flickr)
PDW’s “Panda Treat” grips. Portland Design Works has been busy since we broke word of their arrival back in September. Erik Olson, the former Planet Bike GM who moved from Wisconsin to Portland to launch the company, has now joined forces with former Planet Bike co-worker, Dan Powell. Powell and Olson have finalized their initial … Read more