The Bike Rack

We have opened with new hours for 2012.  Thursday through Sunday from 10 to 5 and by appointment.  For a limited time bring your bike, mention this post, and get a full tune up for $60.00.  We are looking forward to a great summer, Cartlandia has filled up with a whole host of new and old carts, so come on down and get your bike tuned up while you chow down. And be sure to come watch the Timbers game on the flat screen next Saturday in Portland first cartpod beer garden!

To all who have visited us at The Bike Rack, thank you.  We entered into the unknown with a bicycle repair cart in a food cart pod, and we were met with enough success to keep moving into phase two.  To accommodate this next phase we will need to focus over the fall and winter on implementation.  Business has already slowed for the season to a point where we feel this is the time to switch that focus.  In the long run we intend to be an all season shop, and the things we focus on this year should move us in that direction.  We will fully open again next spring, no later than 4-1-12, with a full complement of rentals, a large selection of used bikes for sale with a warranty, we will offer consignment sales for our customers, and we will soon begin discussions with the appropriate entities within the City of Portland to get a mobile repair service approved for the spectacular trail system we all enjoy.  In the mean time please call with any needs, or to make an appointment for any work you would like done.

Saturday, August 27th was the Grand Opening of Cartlandia.  The weather was right as was the mood, and all involved had a great attitude.  OK enough rhyming, but it truly was fun.  With a car wash to start the day, raffles throughout, and a band to wind things up what could be better?  Well, since I asked I will tell you.  An article that hit a national website, and it happens to have a picture of one of our signs in it.  Here is a link.  It is simple and straightforward, as well as a great culmination to a day I thought had ended at midnight.

Thrill List, a truly cool online magazine, stopped by last week to shoot a little video and chat with us.  Patrick from Thrilllist.com couldn’t have been easier to talk to and hang out with for the better part of an afternoon.  The result……………well check it out for yourself.   The Bike Rack on Trilllist.com

There might be a deal waiting there for you that is too good to miss.  Just click on the Events and Deals page in the menu above, and you will find deals at the bottom of the page.  We are currently running a Yelp Deal a Facebook Deal and daily deals.  Check back any time you might be riding our way, because on any given day there might be a ridiculous deal for you to take advantage of.