Gift Certificates available

Gift Certificates!

Last year we sold quite a few gift certificates for the holiday season, so this winter I decided to make an official Google coupon on our business listing, and wanted to print up some new designs from participant submitted photos. You can get your gift certificate e-mailed to you, or if you wish, we can mail a card or printed out version to any recipient you choose. Tour coupons do not have to specify what themed tour participants might choose and certificates can also be written in any dollar amount towards bike service or accessory sales. Check out the new PayPal button on the right column to select your own amount or visit portlandbicycle.org for current pricing and shoot us an e-mail with your order. You can also stop by the shop and visit us in person if you like @ 345 NW Everett St. in Downtown Portland, Oregon.

Product Test: Masterlock Streetcuffs

street-cuffs

I’m testing out a style of lock this week that I’ve long been curious about. The Master lock “street-cuffs”‘ are slightly over sized handcuffs that have rubber trim to protect surfaces. Thick Steel bands and two ball joints are constructed together with each side locking separately. The advantage here is an increased ability to find bike parking because you can find a pole or sign post and have a Little more space between your bike and the anchor. Because you are not pinching the bike and anchor together either one can be a larger diameter. It has also worked well so far for securing a quick release wheel to the bike, much more secure than a cable and the reach allows locking one bike to another that is already locked (the party lock). One interesting feature is that the cuffs can be secured without the key inserted unlike my usual kryptonite u lock. This would allow you to accidentally or intentionally lock your bike if you had forgotten or lost your keys.  We’ll see how easy the are to carry, I like to have my u lock accessible while riding, but the Street Cuffs are not good so far for tucking in the average pocket or belt. I’ll be posting any major findings.

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Commuter Accessories

If you have visited the shop lately or have cruised by waiving from your bike you may have noticed a new sign overhead in conjunction with the old Portland Bicycle Tours a-board. As our business grows and the list of services we provide gets longer we are constantly adapting. As we have started to sell commuter accessories and new and used bikes at the shop I recently activated an old domain that I had in storage – pdxbikeshop.com

We have recently had the opportunity to expand in our downtown space and create more of a retail setting at the front end, complete with our apparel, new rain gear, lights, locks, tires, tubes etc…

lights and more

The PDX Bike Shop addition also serves as an umbrella to cover our tours, rentals, and educational workshop series – eluding to our overall mission of getting people to ride bikes however and whenever we can.

Food Cart Bike Tour Celebrating “cartopia” book release

Join Us

Join us on November 18th at 5 pm for a Bike Tour of different Food Cart Pods before we arrive at The Art Department (1315 SE 9th Ave) to celebrate the release of Cartopia, Portland’s Food Cart Revolution. This new book co-authored by Kelly Roy, and Kelly Rodgers explores some of the history behind the food cart scene that has exploded in popularity here in recent years, and includes stories of cart owners and the demographics of the customers than enjoy their delicious creations.

This tour will leave from Portland Bicycle Tours at 345 NW Everett St and wind through downtown before heading to SE Portland and The Art Department for a reception and a chance to meet some cart owners. This a special edition of our regular Food Cart Bike Tour Series called “Tastes of Portland”. Contact us to register and let us know if you need a rental bike. This is a Free Event.

Nov 20th Photography By Bike Workshop

Outdoor Photography Class by Bike
www.jasonsvision.com

Join Portland Bicycle Tours and Jason’s Vision Photography for a bike tour and photography class along the historic Columbia River Gorge Highway.  Let us lead the way to several breathtaking waterfalls and vistas along the Columbia River Gorge, where we will assist you in improving your knowledge of the basics photography:  composition and exposure.  Please have a basic working knowledge of your camera, whether film or digital and bring a tripod, (if you don’t have one, we have a couple to lend out.)

Exhilarating stints of coasting downhill on bicycles lead to short hikes and walks accessing the grand falls of the Gorge and diverse textures of the forested landscape and basalt cliff walls that surround you.
Be sure to dress for fall weather by having a few warm layers and a rain layer in case of inclement weather. This class is about 5 hours long and light snacks are provided. Please bring your own sack lunch or you may  purchase lunch at the Multnomah Falls Lodge. This trip requires light to moderate physical fitness levels and the total cycling distance is about 9 miles and mostly downhill. The 45 min van shuttle leaves 345 NW Everett St. in Downtown Portland and returns to the same location. On site pay-to-park and public transportation to the shuttle location are available.

Cost is $99 per person and includes bike equipment. Bring a friend!

www.jasonsvision.com

Rain or shine, we will head out at
9 am on Saturday November 20th, 2010 from 345 NW Everett St. in Downtown Portland. Please show up 1/2 hour early if you need to borrow one of our bikes or let us know at registration if you plan on bringing your own.
This outing is limited to 8 people, so please make your reservation soon as space tends to fill up quickly!
For more information or to place a reservation, contact:
Portland Bicycle Tours
503-360-6815
www.portlandbicycletours.com
portlandbicycletours@gmail.com

Family Halloween Ride with Portland Bike Tours

Family Halloween Ride with Portland Bike Tours – a true family event. It’s that time of year again! This ride is all about getting the kids out there walking and biking for their Halloween trick or treating. Load up your cargo kid carrier and join the costume parade as we roll from one quiet (but haunted) neighborhood to the next. Tots are encouraged to bring their own bike and possibly decorate it, and Parents with small children are encouraged to bring and show off their kid/ cargo carrier solution. Come on now people, not everyone can be a pirate. Meet up at the Portland Bike Tour Shop and we will head towards the South East quadrant of Portland First. Leading your own neighborhood ride? let’s meet up and have a costume contest.

Annual Haloween ride time!

Food Carts by Bike

pankake turkey egg burger

That’s right! Food Carts By Bike with Portland Bicycle Tours. We offer this tour all year round as part of our “Tastes of Portland” theme, but also have monthly rides on the First Thursday of the Month. Leaving from the Portland Bike Tour shop at 345 NW Everett, we roll with a purpose, visiting several food cart pods and tasting our way to glory. On the monthly rides we take advantage of the First Thursday Arts Walk in the Pearl District and end the ride at a different participating gallery each month. There is no better way to work up an appetite then burning some calories on the way to your next delicious destination. New food carts are featured all the time, and if you are interested in having your cart or gallery featured, please contact us!

Portland Bicycle Tours teams up with the authors of a new book on the Portland Food Cart Scene. CARTopia – Portland’s Food Cart Revolution is Released on November 18th 2010 and we are leading a Food Cart Tour by Bike for the Release Party. Join us as we visit some of the creations featured in this awesome book before riding our way to the reception at:

ART DEPARTMENT
1315 SE 9th Avenue
artdeptpdx.com

Rental bikes are available. Contact us to sign up or if you have any questions.

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