Thieves break into Gladys Bikes on Alberta, steal two bikes
Bike shop owner Leah Benson is Portland’s latest bike theft victim.
Bike Shops
EnSelle ‘The Road Bike Shop’ to close after 16 years in business
EnSelle, a road bike shop in southwest Portland, will close its doors at the end of this year.
Bike shop spreads the cyclocross gospel with ‘CX Curious’ workshops
The CX Curious crowd at Saturday’s CrossCrusade opener at Alpenrose Dairy included Noel Mickelberry, Kyla Yeoman, Lindsay Walker, Katie Popoff, Kathy Lombardi, Claudia Martinez, Melia Tichenor, Nate Semm, Julia Himmelstein and Allan Rudwick.(Photos courtesy Gladys Bikes) Gladys Bikes, the woman-centric bike shop on Northeast Alberta Street, keeps coming up with interesting new projects that prove … Read more
Local bike shops as important as infrastructure?
Bike shops are a key piece of biking’s future. But are we selling them short?(Photo by J. Maus/BikePortland) Should advocates for bicycling consider retail bike shops as something more than just a place to hang out and buy stuff? What if we thought of them as being so imperative to the cycling revolution that we … Read more
East of 82nd, NW Pro Gear fills the bike shop void
Last month, Southeast Portland’s bike shop desert got a little less dry.
Sunset Cycles in Bethany to close its doors at end of October
After 11 years in business, Sunset Cycles will close its doors.
Quick complaint, quick action: Bike shop and customer show how to fight everyday sexism
This is what it looks like when people come together to marginalize a sexist comment from a bike shop employee.
Local bike shop news roundup: Major closures, big moves, and smoothies!
Openings, closings (a few that might surprise you), expansions, and more! It’s another bike shop news roundup!
Instead of competing, local shops spread the love by promoting each other
Two north Portland bike shops have decided they’d be better off promoting each other than competing.
Facing financial calamity after fateful collision, Marilyn Hayward forges ahead
Coventry Cycle Works owner Marilyn Hayward has filed bankruptcy, closed her Beaverton store, and faces an uncertain future. But there is hope and the community can play a role in how this turns out.
As cargo bike business booms, Splendid Cycles will move to larger space
Cargo bike specialty shop Splendid Cycles is moving this month in order to expand and meeting strong demand.
Local bike shop offers library card for saddles
Innovative idea from a local shop: Buy a saddle library card and check out as many saddles as you’d like before you buy.