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This is a list of bicycle shops in Portland. For more, check out Bicycling and Bicycle events.

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.
Community Cycling Center, non-profit, sells refurbished bicycles.
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:
Revolver Bikes: N Portland. Brands: Breezer, Electra, Marin, Rocky Mountain, Surly, Traitor Cycles. Custom assemblies available.
River City Bicycles: inner eastside. Brands: Bianchi, Cannondale, Cervelo, Cielo, Gary Fisher, Raleigh, Salsa, Santana.
Veloshop: Downtown. Recycles, mostly for bike messengers?

Repair-only shops

Abraham Fixes Bikes - low-priced repairs in North Portland (35th & North Williams)^[1]

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.

Bike Farm - bicycle repair and education collective at MLK and Wygant.^[2]
Kerr Bikes - rental shop in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, has a "U-Fix-It Bike Station"^[3] 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

[1] ttp://bikeportland.org/2010/05/18/abraham-fixes-bikes-opens-shop-on-williams-avenue/

[2] ttp://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/bike_farm_offers_spot_for_diy.html

[3] ttp://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/04/kerr_bikes_opens_free_bicycle.html

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 ==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://bikefarm.org/ Bike Farm] - bicycle repair and education collective at MLK and Wygant.<ref>http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/bike_farm_offers_spot_for_diy.html</ref>
+* [http://bikefarm.org/ Bike Farm] - bicycle repair and education collective at [[MLK]] and [[Wygant]].<ref>http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/bike_farm_offers_spot_for_diy.html</ref>
 * [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.