Join us at the Downtown Bike Gallery and gain winter riding know-how! On Friday, November 20th, from 6-8:30 p.m., our Downtown store—on SW 10th & Salmon—will be hosting Winter Bike School, a fun, informal evening dedicated to keeping you riding all year round. Representatives from Shimano and Trek will show off the latest in winter [...]
The Downtown Bike Gallery once again stole the show in the BTA’s annual Commuter Challenge. The Downtown store rode away with the prize with an astonishing 99.2% of trips to work by bike! I had a chance to talk to Joan, the Downtown store manager about how they have been able to make bike commuting [...]
On Sunday October 4th, the Division Bike Gallery team of Peter Lunoak and Brice Stivers decided it would be a good idea to race a Madson cargo bike in the world’s largest cyclocross race. Why did they think this was a good idea? I had to find out more, so I spoke with Peter about how it [...]
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 [...]
On Saturday, July 18, the Woodstock community in SE Portland gathered to celebrate an annual festival and parade down sunny Woodstock Boulevard. The event brought hundreds of residents to the curb to watch a procession of floats, dancers, bands, and — best of all — a water balloon fight on bikes!
The Woodstock Bike Gallery staff had [...]
This is the first of a series on Bike Fit. Look for future posts on bike fit topics from Aaron “Rambo” Harrison, Bike Gallery Fit Department Manager
It’s been a long, cold, gray winter, but finally spring has arrived and the sun is shining — well at least peeking from behind the clouds! You pull your [...]