Note: I'm currently on a family trip and not working normal hours. Email and message responses will be delayed and story and posting volumes here and on our social media accounts will not be at their usual levels until I return to Portland August 12th. Thanks for your patience and understanding. - Jonathan Maus, BikePortland Publisher and Editor
Portland based Chrome Industries, a brand known for their iconic messenger backs and backpacks, has installed a mask vending machine in southeast Portland. The move is part of what company President Steve McCallion says is an attempt to maintain a connection to the community as Covid-19 restrictions have crimped their usual way of doing business. … Read more
Local bike bag and apparel maker Chrome Industries calls their retail stores “Hubs”. Now those hubs — including their location in Old Town — are the center of a new effort to help battle coronavirus infections. Chrome announced today they’re galvanizing their global legion of fans around a new mission: to help fill the nationwide … Read more
Smaller than a backpack, larger than a hip pouch.
A new bikey cafe on Williams.
A lightweight yet functional everyday pack.
With a familiar name at the helm.
10-9 Day is when we pay our respects to bicycle messengers.
Lara Kessler, a full-time seamstress at the Chrome retail store, walks a customer through the ordering process.(Photos J. Maus/BikePortland) In a town where so many people get around by bike or transit, having a good (and waterproof) bag is essential. That’s probably one reason why Chrome opened up a retail store here two years ago … Read more
Smashed window at Chrome store.(Photo: Chrome Industries) Thieves smashed the large front window of the Chrome Industries store at 425 SW 10th Avenue in Portland in the wee hours of Monday morning. According to Store Manager Lilly Eidsness, they broke the glass and “grabbed whatever they could reach.” In this case that was five bags … Read more
Look what just opened downtown!(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Chrome, a well-known bag and urban bicycling/lifestyle apparel brand, opened a new retail store in downtown Portland yesterday. Staffers from the company’s San Francisco headquarters spent three weeks completely renovating a 1,300 square foot space at 425 SW 10th Avenue (around the corner from the Ace Hotel … Read more