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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Happy Birthday to Us!

April 13, 2010 – 3:30 pm

It was 36 years ago today that Bob Graves, his son Jay and two sisters opened for their first day of business as the new shop, Bike Gallery. Portland was not the leading bike city in the country, nor was it the example of urban planning and livability that it is today. I had the [...]

By Matt Cardinal | Posted in Bike Advocacy, Guest Column, Staff & Stores | Comments (2)

Chain Service Tips from the Pros

April 5, 2010 – 12:00 pm

Have you ever been riding your bike and listening to the squeak squeak of you chain? If your chain could talk to you it would probably tell you exactly what Pete Zlatnik wrote below. Pete is the service manager of our Hollywood store and has worked at Bike Gallery for 15 years. Pete wants [...]

By Matt Cardinal | Posted in Guest Column, Tech | Comments (5)

Jay’s Perspective On the National Bike Summit

April 2, 2010 – 12:45 am

Legend has it if you rub Einstein's nose you get smarter… hmmm, that's one shiny nose!
The National Bike Summit this year was extremely exciting on a few different fronts. First, record numbers: 725 advocates from around the country along with a record number of bicycle retailers (over 120 bike dealers joined the group).
I wanted to [...]

By Jay Graves | Posted in Bike Advocacy, Events | Comments (1)