Monthly Archives: October 2012


‘Tis the Season! Winter Service Specials in Effect!

Don’t let your bike get dragged down by machine built wheels like this poor soul. In the picture on the left, you can notice the spoke coming out of the nipple at an angle. This is bad! It means the spoke has weakened which will keep the wheel from being straight and can cause the […]


Rent an Awesome Cyclocross bike!

Maybe you’ve been thinking about racing CX but your commuter is covered in racks and fenders and you don’t fancy run-ups with your 30lb trail bike. We have you covered. Rent a podium-ready Ibis Hakkalugi carbon race rig for $60/day from now through November 18. After that we’ll be putting these demos up for sale. […]


New PDW Saddle Video- Starring 21st Ave

The denizens of sweet bike stuff and all-around good guys at Portland Design Works have a new saddle out. The Dios Thronous is pretty darn nice for a $40 chair and waterproof to boot. Videographer extraordinaire James Wilson shot this promo feature, starring 21st Ave Bicycles as well as 21st Alumnus Sean Light floating some […]


Inspiration

If you’re ever looking for a good ride to bury yourself on you can do much worse than checking out the routes on the Rapha site. Tons of good ideas and great places around Portland. Check out the video from the 2012 Gentlemen’s Race- you’ll see some Velodirt riders in there too.