Showing posts with label Portland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portland. Show all posts

Friday, 23 December 2011

And people laugh at my bicycle storage...


A couple in Portland, Oregon, have had a $1.5 million custom house built that features fine views of the city but, more importantly, a separate structure for their 22 bicycles, including a fitness area and a sauna. She is a pro racer and he rides as an amateur.

"They ended up spending over a million dollars building a dramatic three-story wood-and-glass contemporary with a roof deck far above neighboring roofs, giving them a 360-degree view of the city. A separate 600-square-foot "garage" houses their 22 bikes plus many other extras a bike enthusiast might want, from a hot-water washing station for muddy bikes to a sauna, fitness room and fix-it station."

If you look at the slide show in the accompanying article here you can see the bike room which, frankly, looks a bit crowded to me. I would envision something involving a podium for the Colnago Mexico (under a spotlight) and some space to walk around and admire the other bicycles. But it is good to see priorities set properly.

Saturday, 10 May 2008

Portland, Oregon is becoming to bicycles what Cremona, Italy is to violins...

The City of Portland, Oregon is famous as a bike-friendly community. Last month at the Portland Airport an exhibition, with bicycles from ten custom builders in the region, opened in a 40 foot long glass display case. It will run for six months, and be seen by some 3.3 million people. The Portland Development Commission (PDC) supported the video below to give those who are not ticketed passengers and thus unable to see the exhibition a chance to do so. This is forward thinking from an economic development agency which has recognized the unique attraction these custom builders bring to the city.

The ten bikes on display were built by: Cielo Cycles (Portland), Vendetta Cycles (Corvallis), Keith Anderson Cycles (Grants Pass), Stites Design (Portland), Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles (Medford), Renovo Hardwood Bicycles (Portland), Dropout Bike Club (Portland), Ahearne Cycles (Portland), Vanilla Bicycles (Portland) and Bike Friday (Eugene).