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• Police: No complaints lodged against The Recyclery

  Our story about public accusations of illegal activity by The Recyclery bike shop has sparked a lot of dialogue. Yesterday, I spoke about this issue with Portland Police Bureau Sergeant Troy King who works in the PPB’s Special Property Investigations... Posted Mar 04 2010, 10:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, the recyclery, robbie fenstermaker, troy king

• Recovery, training, coaching, and custom bikes; all under one roof

  Inside Portland Bicycle Studio at a recent “In Studio” event.(Photos © J. Maus) A hub of bicycle-related businesses on Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd in Northeast Portland has become a one-stop shop for serious cyclists. On Monday evening, the... Posted Mar 03 2010, 05:20 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business

• Get your cyclocross fix at product event tonight

  Event flyer I know many people out there are jonesing for cyclocross season. Unfortunately, racing won’t start until fall (usually mid-September), but tonight you can satisfy your ‘cross withdrawals by attending a product preview event hosted... Posted Mar 01 2010, 11:51 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Products, Bike Shops, Cyclocross

• New company produces high-end wheels in Portland

  Made in Portland. Portland’s bike industry now includes a high-end carbon wheel builder. Corsa Concepts announced the official launch of their company today and founders Mark Duff and Greg Hudson say they offer a full line of carbon wheels (including... Posted Feb 26 2010, 12:11 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business

• Travel Oregon marketing campaign will focus on bike tourism

  Enjoying Oregon’s splendor by bike.(Photo © J. Maus) Travel Oregon is currently developing a marketing campaign for the 2010 spring-summer season that will focus on Oregon’s outdoor recreation opportunities. According to Linda Andrews, a tourism... Posted Feb 22 2010, 07:19 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, tourism, travel oregon

• NW Bike Show: Slideshow and mini-report

  The NW Bike Show was held at the Expo Center in North Portland.- Slideshow Below -(Photos: Jim Parsons) The Northwest Bike Show was held over the weekend out at the Portland Expo Center. Our correspondent Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons was there... Posted Feb 22 2010, 03:41 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Rides/Events

• PBOT releases results of SmartTrips Business program

  SmartTrips decal outside a cafe in St. Johns.(Photo © J. Maus) The Transportation Options Division within PBOT has released a report on their 2009 SmartTrips Business program that focused on North and Northwest Portland. In a survey about the program’s... Posted Feb 19 2010, 11:06 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, North, Northwest, pbot

• Bike Plan: The Portland Business Alliance weighs in

  The Portland Business Alliance released their letter on the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 today. The six-page letter signed by CEO Sandra McDonough on behalf of 1,400 businesses expresses support “of the overall goal” of the plan but also... Posted Feb 04 2010, 03:05 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bicycle Master Plan

• Local shop first in nation to sell Self-Balancing Unicycle

  A unique unicycle.(Photos © J. Maus) The eBike Store in North Portland has become the first dealer in the country to stock the Self-Balancing Unicycle — a.k.a. SBU. The SBU is an electric-assisted unicycle with “advanced angle sensing electronics... Posted Feb 02 2010, 06:33 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Products, electric bikes, unicycles

• Need a lift? Local company offers bike towing service

  I like the bike-themed website.(Screen grab from RobsRoadsideService.com) People in the greater Portland area now have another option for bicycle roadside assistance. Rob Unger, owner of Gresham-based Rob’s Roadside Service, got in touch recently... Posted Feb 02 2010, 01:41 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business

• 127 businesses sign letter in support of 2030 bike plan

  Bikes and business in peaceful coexistence.(Photo © J. Maus) Today, the Bicycle Business League and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance delivered a letter to Portland Mayor Sam Adams in support of the Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 signed by 127 local... Posted Feb 01 2010, 04:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Advocacy, pbot budget

• WTF Bikes robbed just days before opening

  WTF Bikes owner Tom Daly.(Photo © J. Maus) Remember Tom Daly, the guy who offers bike-alongs to make sure you get the right used bike off Craigslist? He was all set to open his new shop, WTF Bikes (which stands for Well Tuned & Fast), this week,... Posted Feb 01 2010, 12:44 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, Southeast, Bike Theft

• SoupCycle celebrates 10,000th delivery

  Jed Lazar on a delivery.(Photos © J. Maus) A year and a half ago, Portland residents Jed Lazar and Shauna Lambert launched SoupCycle to bring fresh soups, salads and breads to anyone with a soupscription. On Wednesday, they’ll make their 10,000th... Posted Feb 01 2010, 10:00 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, soupcycle

• Is Portland (and America) ready for e-bikes?

  A happy e-bike owner leaves Kalkhoff Bikes in the Pearl District.(Photo by Adams Carroll) At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a new hybrid electric bike from Sanyo stole the show. The Eneloop model made lots of headlines (Treehugger... Posted Jan 29 2010, 12:45 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, electric bikes

• BTA hopes to go from racks to riches with donation event

  ReRack (and the BTA) want your used racks.(Photo: ReRack) I’ve heard a lot of good things about ReRack — a Portland-based company that buys and sells used roof racks and components — and now they’ve teamed up with the Bicycle Transportation... Posted Jan 27 2010, 02:21 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, BTA