I really enjoyed dropping in and chatting with the folks at Sellwood. They do sell new bikes, but lots of consignment of older vintage bikes. A recent post to the BOB list showed they are still selling vintage steel. If you've got a bike, they are an easy pedal south of the downtown area, via a nice bike path. Contact info is below
I discovered Portland is a fantastic riding area. I was lucky enough to borrow an RB-1 for some fastastic riding south/east from Tigert, down to the Canby Ferry, and up the east side of the river back to Portland. When riding there I saw more fellow cyclists per mile than anywhere I can recall !
Rich Pinder
Van Nuys, CA
> Sellwood Cycle Repair
> 7639 SE Milwaukie Ave
> Portland, OR 97202
> 503.233.9392
> tonkin@sellwoodcycl e.com http://e.com
htravis@attglobal.net wrote:
> I am traveling to Portland later this week and would like some advice
> on neat, old, crusty and musty KOF bike shops in the general Portland
> Oregon area. Within 50 miles of city center.
>
> Just use your favorite search engine. You could spend ALL your time in
> Portland visiting bike shops and frame builders. Steel may rust, rust
> never sleeps, and the 6 month rainy season has started. But, if ever
> there were a place (not Seattle or Minneapolis) respecting steel bike
> construction, it's Portland.
>
> Andy Newlands at Strawberry Bicycles is also the US distributor of fine
> Italian bicycle-crafting machinery and uncle to a number of welders and
> frame builders.
>
> Its not a matter of not knowing where to start. Its one of going on and
> on until the list ends. In at least 3 quadrants of the city.
>
> Harry Travis
> Washington, DC
> USA