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So you just moved to Portland and you sold your car, looking for a more efficient way of getting around. Time to buy this Map 650b Disk-ville. $6,800 gets you this complete bike, locked and loaded with the nicest quality parts. This was at the 2012 NAHBS (as a raw frame) and is quite the looker. I bet the ride is worth every penny… See more details here.
This Friday, the Levi’s Commuter line launches in Portland at River City Bicycles. If you can, make it out.
Portland has got to be home to more frame builders per mile than anywhere else in the world. It’s staggering to go down the list of talented individuals who inhabit that great city. Also calling Portland home are a few great photographers. One of which is someone who I’ve come to admire over the years. Brenton Salo is a phenomenal photographer. He effortlessly mixes digital with analog photography and much like modern, steel framebuilders, there’s an artwork to this talent.
I reached out to Brenton and asked him to document one such artisan. Ira Ryan, like Brenton, creates works of art with his hands and tools. He uses his eyes and his hands to shape perfection. His workspace, like many builders, is rich with textures, tools and hidden treasures. See for yourself as Brenton displays both digital and medium format photography below.
Click on the above photo to launch the gallery, or here to open in a new tab.
Velocult‘s been thriving in their new Portland location and with all the events going on at the shop, the guys will be putting up a monthly video blog, starting with May.
If you’re in Portland this Thursday, make sure you swing through the new Chrome shop in Portland.
Photos by Dylan VanWeelden
Kyle and Dylan have pretty sweet gigs at Chris King. All they do all day is drink coffee, visit shops and then drink beer when their caffeine buzz subsides. Ok, maybe that’s not 100% accurate but this shop visit post to the SyCip Bicycles came out great. Check out more here.
Mr. Damien Riehl makes a cameo in the newest video from Sweatpea Bicycles, featuring their newest model, the Farmers Market. Aptly named for its front-end cargo capacity and still being zippy enough to handle some road rides.
Thanks for the heads up DPow!
Hey, I like food and I love riding in Portland. If you do too, you should really check out an event Chris King is putting on called the “Gourmet Century“. It’ll be around 60 miles (+/- 100k) and 1,000′, just enough to work up an appetite. Head over to Chris King for registration.
Map is cranking through their Randonneur Project with this stack of forks:
“Finished forks: 12 internal wire routings, 24 brake bosses, 24 low-rider mounts, 12 rack attachment points, all brazed and finished. Ready for racks.”
Follow their progress at the Map Flickr.
Photo by Brenton Salo
This was one of my favorite bikes I got to photograph last year when I was in Portland. I can’t say no to a purple track bike and Mr. Salo returns with more reflections…
Mmmmmm. This Signal Cycles Saltzman is dreamy. See the full thing (love the Edelux mount) at the Signal Blog!
This Saturday, May 12th, Grant Petersen of Bridgestone and Rivendell fame will be at Velo Cult. Show up, have a beer and discuss how a touring bike should be loaded and the benefits of 650b. Oh Portland, you’re so rad.
Photo by Brenton Salo
Brenton Salo is the king of photographing bicycle reflections. It’s gotta be a contextual thing since the Pacific Northwest is always wet. This Cannondale portrait is pretty rad and I’m guessing it’s Patrick’s from PC? Check out more at Brenton’s blog.
I get a few emails from time to time asking if I know what “happened to TCB Racks?”. Honestly, I have no idea but this photo that Damian Riehl posted to his Tumblr implies that Tad might be back in business.
Could this be the Mark Nobilette-built Velo Cult randonneur project popping up, ever so discreetly on the Velo Cult blog? I hope so! Come on Anthony, show us more. It’s been a year since the last teaser.
Patrick at Pedal Consumption teamed up with BLAQ out of Portland to design a roll-top backpack for his Kagero frames. Pick one up here and check out more information here! These are on sale now, through the 13th, so take advantage of the savings and support made in the USA products.
I like what I see here. Two solid companies, visiting each other’s facilities. Chris King and Tanner Goods. Head to the Cielo Blog for more!
Thanks for sharing Mr. Kyle Von Hoetzendorff and nice photos Mr. Dylan Van Weeldan!
It’s spring in NYC and that means you can put your favorite riding jeans away and swap out for some shorts. Chari recently collaborated with Gear PDX on a pair of rider shorts:
“The new Chari & Co. NYC x GEAR PDX joints are the perfect shorts for people on the go. They’re slim-fitting and have a ton of features that urban cyclists will find useful:
-Two front pockets
-One vertical zip-up pocket
-Reflective liners on the inner cuffs (roll ‘em up!)
-Three rear pockets, including one specifically designed to hold a u-lock
-Stretchy!
Made in beautiful Portlandia, these shorts are only available at United Arrows Beauty & Youth in Japan and Chari & Co. NYC. $110.”
I’ll swear by Outlier but it’s nice to have options and these look a lot slimmer fitting than other options.
See more at Chari! and no, the balleur-ass LOOK is not included!
