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Category Archives: Guest Column

New signs on Powell Butte

This article was contributed by the Friends of Powell Butte, an organization committed to protecting and enhancing Powell Butte Nature Park in outer southeast Portland.
Do you bike, hike, or ride horses on Powell Butte?
This rainy season you will have the opportunity to participate in a pilot project to test the theory that people can have [...]

We’ve got a bike–or trike–for everyone

Hollywood service manager Pete Zlatnik passed this inspiring story along to us about his mother’s experience riding an adult tricycle. It’s affirming to know that no matter the personal challanges, there is a bike made for just about everyone.
My mom Judy is 68, her knees aren’t so good but she wanted to get some exercise. [...]

Bike Gallery staff helps build and maintain trails

David Anderson is a veteran staff member at our Division store. He is a cycling advocate both on and off the road. A long-time member of Northwest Trail Alliance (formerly PUMP), David regularly organizes work parties around Mount St Helens to repair and maintain biking/hiking trails. If you see him on the trail, make sure [...]

Bike Gallery customer delivers meals on two wheels

Ted Forgeron is a longtime customer of Bike Gallery who recently retired from Intel after 27 years. His new passion is delivering food to seniors through the Meals on Wheels program — and he does it all by bike!
I have always been interested in the Loaves and Fishes program called Meals on Wheels. The problem was [...]

The 2009 Trek 7.6 FX: a bike for beginners

Carol DeLancey is a Bike Gallery customer who grew up in Oregon, but moved two years ago to Loulé, a small city in the Algarve region of Portugal. She is a Cycle Oregon regular and is helping her partner train for this year’s event in Portugal’s incredible sunny weather.
Much has been said and written about [...]

Watching the Pro Tour in Portugal: an Oregonian’s impression

Carol DeLancey is a Bike Gallery customer who grew up in Oregon, but moved two years ago to Loulé, a small city in the Algarve region of Portugal. She is a Cycle Oregon regular and is helping her partner train for this year’s event in Portugal’s incredible sunny weather. Recently, Carol watched the Pro Tour [...]