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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

• Shop owner responds to allegations of selling stolen bikes, parts

  Robby Fenstermaker, owner ofThe Recyclery.(Photo © J. Maus) A flyer that has been posted far and wide on the streets of Portland contains allegations that the owner of local used bike shop chain, The Recyclery, “knowingly purchases” and then... Posted Mar 03 2010, 12:57 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Bike Shops, Bike Theft

• 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

• Oregon Senate, NASA scientists agree: Fewer car trips key to healthy cities

  Awareness of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions is on the rise.(Photos © J. Maus) A new study by NASA and a bill passed by the Oregon Senate yesterday have at least one thing in common. They both sound the alarm that transportation-related... Posted Feb 24 2010, 05:11 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Politics, Bike Shops, Legislation

• 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

• New bike shop in Sellwood opens Friday

  Love the shadow.(Photo: Eric Deady) Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood is on a roll. Their new bike boulevard opened last month (although it’s not 100% done yet) and now a new bike shop, Bike Commuter, is set to open this Friday. Bike Commuter... Posted Jan 06 2010, 04:33 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Shops, Southeast, sellwood

• Kalkhoff opens e-bike retail store in the Pearl District

  A customer on a test ride in front of Kalkhoff retail store in the Pearl.(Photos by Adams Carroll) Back in August we reported that a new e-bike store was prepping to open its doors in the Pearl District. Now, although the dust has not yet settled in their... Posted Dec 14 2009, 07:57 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, Northwest, electric bikes, e bikes

• Portlander offers ride-alongs for Craigslist purchases

  Tom Daly wants to help with your used bike purchase.(Photo © J. Maus) 25-year old Portland resident Tom Daly has worked at several local bike shops and has seen many used bikes in his day. Now that he’s opened his own repair shop, he’s decided... Posted Dec 02 2009, 10:04 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops

• Backpedal Cycleworks opens in Mt. Scott neighborhood

  Backpedal Cycleworks now open for biz!(Photos: Adams Carroll for BikePortland) Story and photos by BikePortland news intern Adams Carroll Rick Shaputis, owner of SE Portland’s newest bike shop, Backpedal Cycleworks, knew it was crazy to open a bike... Posted Nov 17 2009, 03:29 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, Southeast

• Bike Cozy handmade goodies keep you warm and snug as you ride

  [This is the first of several vendor profiles we'll share in the next month as we prepare to entice you to attend our super-excellent BikeCraft V event coming up on December 5th.] Bike Cozy’s “Toe Cozies to Keep Feet Dry” were a... Posted Nov 10 2009, 05:32 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: People, Front Page, Business, Bike Shops, rain gear, bikecraft, local goods

• Portland’s first bike convenience store now open for business

  Edwin Skaug stands inside his new store.(Photos © J. Maus) When 30-year-old Edwin Skaug realized convenience stores aren’t exactly convenient for people who ride bikes (they typically lack bike parking and they don’t sell any bike essentials... Posted Aug 15 2009, 08:04 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops

• Bike shop’s Cash for Clunkers program now includes car trade-in

  On Tuesday, we shared the story of a local bike shop that created its own, Portland-style version of the Obama Administration’s Cash for Clunkers program. In a nutshell, Southeast Portland’s Joe Bike will accept an old, clunker bike, donate... Posted Aug 14 2009, 06:19 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops

• New retail shop in Pearl will sell electric bikes from Germany

  From the Kalkhoff USA website. In the latest sign that e-bikes are becoming more mainstream, a new retail bike shop is set to open soon in the Pearl District. According to sources, a company named Greenlight LLC will open the shop. They are the U.S. distributors... Posted Aug 13 2009, 12:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Shops, Northwest

• Local bike shop runs Cash for Clunkers sales promo

  Joe Doebele of Joe Bike(Photo © J. Maus) Since it doesn’t look like the Obama Administration is coming out with a Clunkers for Bikes option to their Cash for Clunkers program any time soon, a local Portland bike shop owner has taken it upon himself... Posted Aug 11 2009, 04:15 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops

• The Recyclery closes one location, opens two others

  The Recyclery is moving out of this location.(Photos © J. Maus) Popular used bike shop The Recyclery is leaving their current home in a Quonset hut on the corner of SE Madison and SE 7th and opening up at two other bike-friendly locations in the coming... Posted Aug 05 2009, 09:40 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Shops, Southeast