San Diego/SoCal's loss... ;-( On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 9:15 AM, velomann <velom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I attended the grand opening of Velo Cult here in Portland last night. > I have a feeling this is going to be my new favorite bike shop. Heavy > emphasis on Riv-ish and classic bike lore, with nary a carbon racing > bike in sight. In fact, when you walk in the door you have to look > around a bit to find any merchandise - parts and bikes are all towards > the back. Lots of Nitto, Brooks, Velo-Orange, and On One (who also > just moved to Portland). New bikes appear to be Surly, Raleigh, and > All City cycles. The main attraction, though, is the space. Appears > designed more as a shrine to the classic mountain and road bikes owner > Sky Boyer has on display, including an original Steve Potts, early > Bontrager cross bike, a beautiful Follis tandem, and lots of stuff I'm > forgetting. The place is seems designed more to hang out and talk > bikes than to sell you something - though there's plenty to buy. > Surprisingly, Portland doesn't really have a shop like this - most of > our shops seem either race obsessed, fixie focused, or a hodge-podge > of everything on 2 wheels. I think they will do well here. And there's > microbrews on tap. Coffee and food coming soon, I hear. > Pictures here: > https://picasaweb.google.com/116897251123335733984/VeloCultGrandOpening > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** “I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
