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* [http://www.fattirefarm.com/ Fat Tire Farm]: NW Portland, mountain bikes! Brands: Eastern, Giant, Ibis, Kona, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Turner. Great place to meet for riding/hiking into [[Washington Park]]. | * [http://www.fattirefarm.com/ Fat Tire Farm]: NW Portland, mountain bikes! Brands: Eastern, Giant, Ibis, Kona, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Turner. Great place to meet for riding/hiking into [[Washington Park]]. | ||
* [http://www.performancebike.com/ Performance Bicycle]: 4 locations in Portland, national chain. Online ordering too. | * [http://www.performancebike.com/ Performance Bicycle]: 4 locations in Portland, national chain. Online ordering too. | ||
* [http://www.therecyclery.com/ Recyclery]: Four locations. Used bikes and rentals. | * [http://www.therecyclery.com/ Recyclery]: Four locations. Used bikes and rentals. | ||
* [http://www.rei.com/ REI]: 4 locations in Portland; [[Seattle]] based chain. Brands: | * [http://www.rei.com/ REI]: 4 locations in Portland; [[Seattle]] based chain. Brands: | ||
* [http://rivercitybicycles.com/ River City Bicycles]: inner eastside. Brands: Bianchi, Cannondale, Cervelo, Cielo, Gary Fisher, Raleigh, Salsa, Santana. | * [http://rivercitybicycles.com/ River City Bicycles]: inner eastside. Brands: Bianchi, Cannondale, Cervelo, Cielo, Gary Fisher, Raleigh, Salsa, Santana. | ||
* [http://veloshop.org/ Veloshop]: Downtown. Recycles, mostly for bike messengers? | * [http://veloshop.org/ Veloshop]: Downtown. Recycles, mostly for bike messengers? | ||
==Cheap/free DIY repairs== | |||
Most shops have a bike pump available. Those that don't should be listed on the wiki to shame them. Having said that, the following shops are ones that offer special help and such. | |||
* [http://www.kerrbikes.org/ Kerr Bikes] - rental shop in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, has a "U-Fix-It Bike Station"<ref>http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/04/kerr_bikes_opens_free_bicycle.html</ref> for repairs: lifts, pumps, tools. Open during business hours (April-September, approximately 11-8pm, good weather only). | |||
* [http://www.pdx.edu/bikehub/ PSU Bike Hub]: Bicycle co-op (repair-it-yourself), only for [[Portland State University]] faculty and students. $30/year, small retail area. | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?a=71974&c=34812 Bicycle Rentals in Portland] - from the [[City of Portland]] | * [http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?a=71974&c=34812 Bicycle Rentals in Portland] - from the [[City of Portland]] | ||
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/Transportation/index.cfm?a=71973&c=34812 Bicycle Shops in Portland] - from the [[City of Portland]] | * [http://www.portlandonline.com/Transportation/index.cfm?a=71973&c=34812 Bicycle Shops in Portland] - from the [[City of Portland]] | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 15 April 2010
This is a list of bicycle shops in Portland.
Rentals
- Waterfront Bicycles: downtown near Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Rents road, hybrid, tandem, silly tourist surreys, claim 100+ bikes.
- Kerr Bikes: downtown in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, just north of Hawthorne Bridge (at Salmon Street). Tons of goofy surreys and tourist bikes, plus normal bikes, tandems, kids bikes.
Shops
- A Better Cycle. Inner SE. Brands:
- A Convenient Cycle. Bicycle convenience store, inner eastside.
- Bike Central Co-Op. Downtown. Brands:
- Bike N' Hike: 3 locations in Portland. Brands: Electra, Giant, Scott, Haro.
- Bike Gallery: 6 locations. Brands: Co-Motion, Electra, Gary Fisher, Kona, LeMond, Orbea, Parlee, Santa Cruz, Signal, Serotta, Trek.
- Citybikes co-op, 2 locations. Rentals, used bikes plus new. Brands: Jamis, KHS, Surly, Biria.
- Coventry Cycle Works, inner southeast. Recumbents.
- Fat Tire Farm: NW Portland, mountain bikes! Brands: Eastern, Giant, Ibis, Kona, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Turner. Great place to meet for riding/hiking into Washington Park.
- Performance Bicycle: 4 locations in Portland, national chain. Online ordering too.
- Recyclery: Four locations. Used bikes and rentals.
- REI: 4 locations in Portland; Seattle based chain. Brands:
- River City Bicycles: inner eastside. Brands: Bianchi, Cannondale, Cervelo, Cielo, Gary Fisher, Raleigh, Salsa, Santana.
- Veloshop: Downtown. Recycles, mostly for bike messengers?
Cheap/free DIY repairs
Most shops have a bike pump available. Those that don't should be listed on the wiki to shame them. Having said that, the following shops are ones that offer special help and such.
- Kerr Bikes - rental shop in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, has a "U-Fix-It Bike Station"[1] for repairs: lifts, pumps, tools. Open during business hours (April-September, approximately 11-8pm, good weather only).
- PSU Bike Hub: Bicycle co-op (repair-it-yourself), only for Portland State University faculty and students. $30/year, small retail area.
References
External links
- Bicycle Rentals in Portland - from the City of Portland
- Bicycle Shops in Portland - from the City of Portland