Joe Bike: Utility Cycles for Portland, Oregon

The Wedding Bug

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:48:49 +0000

A few shots of a ShuttleBug given as a wedding gift. Watch for a story on the making of this particular bike in Momentum magazine. All photos courtesy of Travis Phillips.

Another summer afternoon in Portland

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:01:06 +0000

A friend sent us this little happiness from Portland’s Forest Park.

An übermundo in the afterlife

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:30:48 +0000

Ecovelo published this post on the life of a deluxe Yuba Mundo v2 that we built last year. It’s always nice to see one of our babies out and about in the world.

Join us on a family bike parade to kick off the grand opening of Cafe Au Play

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:10:13 +0000

Join the Joe Bike staff Saturday, July 17, from 11 a.m. to noon as we lead a family bike parade around lovely Clinton Park to kick off the grand opening of Cafe Au Play, the Mt. Tabor neighborhood’s community-owned, family-centered coffee house and play area that’s been several years in the making. Before the parade

ShuttleDog!

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:43:50 +0000

A big ShuttleBug production run is under way at Joe Bike’s expanded new fabrication shop in Southeast Portland. Since three of our current orders are intended specifically to carry dogs, including a Great Dane who won’t jump and who outweighs his owner, we’re designing a cabin with a dog door and other best-friendly features. Sadly,

The Yuba Mundo finally gets Bikesnobbed

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:54:47 +0000

It’s an honor to get Bikesnobbed, right? Bike Snob visited Portland last week to promote his new book, take in a little Pedalpalooza action, and generally behave as the sort of talented tourist who amuses both himself and his hosts at once, the sort who helps us see ourselves a little more clearly. Happening upon

Introducing ETA, the post-fixie aggrommuter from Stop Cycles

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:29:53 +0000

Say hello to the locally designed Estimated Time of Assault from Stop Cycles*. One part fixie, one part BMX, all Portland. Says Stop Cycles designer David Meredith: “The ETA will only make others think you are one of those ‘ass-jerk fixie kids’ until you bust a 360 tail tap on their

You’re a little bit DIY, you’re a little bit lazy. That’s why we sell cargobike framesets.

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:02:27 +0000

Want to build your own cargo bike, put your imagination to good use, and save on shipping costs? We want you to, too. Because you’re a little bit DIY and another little bit lazy, we sell cargobike framesets that let you harmonize your little bits like never before. ShuttleBug frameset: Designed and handbuilt

Woo-hoo! Gates Corp. hosting ShuttleBug and Stop Cycles Proletariat at Interbike

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:50:33 +0000

Gates Corp. is hosting our ShuttleBug and Stop Cycles’ Proletariat at this year’s Outdoor Demo area associated with Interbike. Both bikes will be available for test rides all day at the Demo, Sept. 20-21 in Boulder City, Nevada. Colorado-based Gates makes the carbon belt drive system used on both bikes. Compared to chains, their belts offer superior longevity,

Travel Portland’s Joe Bike photo shoot is here

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:25:31 +0000

See a couple of gorgeous photos of our 2009 bikes in use, along with a nice little write-up, in this year’s Travel Portland magazine (pp. 6 and 25). Travel Portland printed up 200,000 hard copies and distributed them at hotels and elsewhere around town. Thanks to Jeremy Towsey-French and his family for spending an afternoon