North Portland Bike Works
This is no ordinary bike shop. Sure they sell and fix bikes here, but they also are a non-profit organization that “provides information, resources, and skill sharing programs to low-income and marginalized communities to promote the use of environmentally sustainable, self reliant transportation.” Translation: North Portland Bike Works offers workshops, classes, free repair assistance (on designated nights), and opportunities for volunteers to trade time for bike parts. The staff here is very friendly and knowledgeable and they were the only shop I found in town that was willing to fix the gears on my old mountain bike without telling me to just scrap the whole bike and get a new one. Now that is Seeing Green.
North Portland Bike Works
3951 N. Mississippi Ave.
503-287-1098
Monday – Saturday 11-6
www.npdxbikeworks.org
Posted: September 29th, 2005 under Shop, North.
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