🚨 Please note: For the latest on the future of BikePortland, please read this update from founder and publisher Jonathan Maus.
Photo from the scene.(Photo: Chris Dorr) On Thursday evening the unthinkable happened. While waiting behind two cars at a red light on SE 60th at Division, a Portland man — with his four year-old son in a trailer behind him — was rear-ended by someone driving a car. The police haven’t released many details, but … Read more
Gail Shibley(Photo: Hales campaign) Mayor-elect Charlie Hales has chosen Gail Shibley to be his chief of staff. Shibley has a very impressive background of public service ranging from positions at the city, state, and federal levels. I have not met Shibley, but judging from buzz I’m hearing and from local media reaction to the news, … Read more
The “Ninja Lock” from Rejuiced Bikes is made from recycle fork legs and inner tubes.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Another BikeCraft is in the books! I hope everyone found something worth buying and enjoyed meeting the talented artisans and makers who shared their work. I felt like I needed several more hours to really take it … Read more
Bike the Lights is tonight from 5-9pm out at PIR.
Let’s get started shall we? Here’s the news and stories that caught our eyes this past week… — So what really happened in terms of transportation behavior in New York after Sandy? The Rudin Center at NYU has released results of a survey. One takeaway: “Walking and biking commuters were, on average, the least frustrated.” … Read more
Happy BikeCraft everyone!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Happy BikeCraft customers… This could be you! BikeCraft is this weekend and we’re getting very excited. As I always like to do before the big show, I thought I’d share the complete list of vendors. I count just over 50 of them! It’s going to be a fantastic event. From bike bags and wooden front … Read more
Roskowski at the NACTO Designing Cities conference last month.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Martha Roskowski, the director of the Green Lane Project will be in Portland next week and she’ll moderate a discussion with local transportation officials about bikeway design. The event is set for Tuesday night (12/4) from 6:30 to 8:00 pm and it’s being … Read more
Chris Sanderson of Builder By Bike.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Chris Sanderson is a Portland-based licensed general contractor. Like many people in his line of work, he does a far amount of demolition and hauling for his clients. But unlike other contractors, Sanderson’s company vehicle is a bicycle, not a truck. Sanderson owns Builder By Bike … Read more
Jay Graves, the former — yes former — owner and president of Bike Gallery, as seen yesterday.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Jay Graves announced his retirement as owner and operator of the six-store Bike Gallery chain this morning. Graves has passed on management duties to longtime Bike Gallery employee Kelly Aicher. Aicher now has an ownership … Read more
If you’ve been wanting to break into the local bike building industry, you are in luck. There have been two excellent framebuilder opportunities posted to our Job Listings this week. Check out the links below to learn more… Framebuilder/Mechanic – Argonaut Cycles Framebuilder – Cielo Cycles
The last day for Bike Gallery’s SE Division store will be December 4th.(Photo: Bike Gallery) With so many bike shops in the Portland region (70 or so at last count), it can be tough keeping track of them all. Lucky for you, I happen to cover this beat full-time and it’s sort of my job … Read more