Portland cycling luminary Joel Metz, owner of one of the coolest Ira Ryan Bicycles in the field has an awesome website with a great collection of pre-WWII cyclocross photos. These photos are mind blasters, that these guys, out throwing their bikes up embankments, running through uncut brambles, scrambling up near vertical embankments, descending helmetless and […]
It’s funny how some people have strong preferences for one companies products over the other. Whether it’s Shimano vs Sram, Specialized vs Trek, or Continental vs Michelin, some folks can get real opinionated about it. We agree, it’s good to compare and compete, because it creates better products. But here in our little bike shop, […]
First off, hello. This is my first post on our new site and let me tell you, I have a really good feeling about it. Being awesome and funny, which are directly related to each other, comes naturally to me so I am really looking forward to this new relationship. The writer/reader relationship, of course. […]
The city is filled with fast movements and everyone doing what they need to make it through the day. Some of us are lucky enough to view it from the outside on our bikes with the fresh air and rain drizzling down from the fluffy gray skies above. Danny Macaskill takes riding through the city […]
Shimano’s man on the ground in Portland, Nick Gibson - this dude is about bikes in a big way Nick says that this is a cover up tattoo, cover up or not I am into the Escher abstract quality, plus his back is HUGE
Hello Bike World. Just wanted to let you all know that a fierce storm of awesome is brewing over here in 21st land. Despite the bright blinding light that has filled our recent October days, the crew here at 21st Avenue remains realistic about the coming winter deluge. Right so what the hell am I […]
We’ve had a pretty good run of sunny days here in Portland. So good, in fact, that people are finding ways to complain about those brisk morning commutes making their eyes water. Well I’m here to say boo hoo, get over it. I can say that because I come from the land of the ice […]
If you are here in beautiful Portland, OR this weekend and love bikes be sure to check out the Frame Builder’s garage sale. I saw this post on Ira’s blog… “for a while i have wanted to host an open shop event in my not-so-new workshop space but just haven’t been able to get around […]
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