(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Storm-related gravel wreaks havoc on Portland bikeways
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Job: Retail Sales – Fat Tire Farm
Job Title
Retail Sales
Company / Organization
Fat Tire Farm
Job Description
We’re looking for an enthusiastic mountain biker who wants to share their stoke for the sport with our customers. Retail experience is a plus, and even better if you’ve worked in the bike industry, but we’re willing to train. Knowledge of mountain bikes and parts and accessories is a big plus. This is a full-time, year round position with benefits including paid time off, medical/dental, 401k match, and more.
How to Apply
Email your resume to barry@fattirefarm.com
The legacy of Alpenrose Velodrome will live on
(Photo: City of Rock Hill)
Jobs of the Week: Clever Cycles, Velotech, Traction Works/Fat Tire Farm
If you want a new gig in the local bike biz, check these fresh opportunities…
– Bicycle Mechanic – Clever Cycles
– Customer Experience Specialist – Velotech
– Suspension Technician – Traction Works Suspension Shop / Fat Tire Farm
PBOT annual crash report says 2020 was ‘unusual and tragic’
(Source: City of Portland)
Multnomah County Health report documents racial inequities on our streets
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Curator of Portland’s ‘random bike art’ museum retires from PBOT today
Online open house and survey released for I-5 Bridge replacement project
The new effort to replace the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver is well underway. DOTs from Oregon and Washington are pouring money into an immense public outreach/PR campaign and planning process that is so slick it’s scary.
Along with hosting lots of advisory committee meetings and splashing content across multiple social media channels, the folks behind the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program effort have opened an online open house that includes the project’s first public survey.
Job: Suspension Technician – Traction Works Suspension Shop / Fat Tire Farm
Job Title
Suspension Technician – FT Year Round
Company / Organization
Traction Works Suspension Shop / Fat Tire Farm
Job Description
Traction Works is the Northwest’s premier mountain bike suspension service center. We’re a small shop with a highly-skilled staff, and are looking for a full-time mechanic who’ll be able to maintain a high level of work in a fast-paced environment. This is a full-time, year-round position.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Previous bike shop mechanic experience (at least 2 years).
Extensive current knowledge of a wide variety of suspension forks and shocks.
General mechanical aptitude (ability to understand how things work and apply concepts to practice).
Proficiency with at least basic service on Fox and RockShox forks.
How to Apply
Email barry@fattirefarm.com with your resume.
Metro terminates ‘smart city’ data project meant to help count bikes
A data project billed as the “next generation urban planning tool” that involved over two years of negotiations between Metro, TriMet, the City of Portland, and Google-owner Alphabet has crashed-and-burned.
On Saturday, Red Tail Media reported that a contract between Metro and Sidewalk Labs to develop the Replica tool for regional use been officially terminated. “A city tech project in Portland with the Sidewalk Labs spin-off leads to accusations, data disputes and ‘damaged trust'” reads the headline, which was then picked up by the BBC on Tuesday.
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