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Well, at least the ones we know about. send a shout/link about the one you know about and we don't. Especially if you are in British Columbia! Not included here are places like Sheldon "Cycling God" Brown's Harris Cyclery or Phil Wood's place. They are great, but they are not local.
Eugene and Corvallis |
Bike Friday service guy and former bike messenger (in Cleveland?) Walter Lapchynski provided these recommdations. | |
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Blue Heron Bicycles
Blue Heron Bicycles 877 E 13TH AVE, EUGENE, OR 97401 541-343-2488 |
Everyone who works here has a fixed gear!! | |
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Paul's Bicycle Shop
2480 Alder St Eugene, OR 97405 541-342-6155 |
Some fixed gear dudes here | |
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Revolution Cycles 296 Blair Ave Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 302-8049 |
The fixed gear freaks of Eugene, lots of cool old stuff, too! | |
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Cyclotopia 240 SW Washington Ave Corvallis, OR 97333 541-757-9694 |
Mainly mountain bikes, but they have fixed Gunnars and some parts. | |
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Corvallis Cyclery 344 SW 2ND St Corvallis, OR 97333 (541) 752-5952 |
[nothing really high end but they do a lot of conversions and have some parts] | |
Portland |
Michael Rasmussen, a bike commuter and middle aged guy become less fat through cycling is responsible for the Potland section. | |
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Bike Central Bike Central 113 SW Naito Parkway Portland, OR 972xx 503-227-4439 Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: Noon - 4 p.m. |
To quote a fan "Bike Central is abosolutely the place to go for this. Why would you look elsewhere?" Their website is a place holder. You're better off just going to the shop. Be prepared for them to be closed if there's a major track event in Portland on that weekend. Head wrench Dean keeps a good supply of parts in stock. I picked up a few for my bike there.
They're located at Front and Ash on the street formerly known as Front. |
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Citybikes Co-op Citybike Co-op Repair Shop 1914 SE Ankeny Ave Portland OR 97214 503-239-0553 Citybike Co-op Annex 734 SE Ankeny Ave Portland OR 97214 503-239-6951 monday - friday 11-7 saturday and sunday 11-5 |
Stocks of used parts at the repair shop, lots of frames for sale, good advice. Two locations. My personal favorite place for bike stuff. They describe themselves as: The Repair shop specializes in custom repairs, and new and used parts, including old and hard to find parts. The Annex sells refurbished used bicycles, new and used trailers, trail-a-bikes, and new parts. |
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En Salle 6200 SW Virginia Portland, OR 97201-3638 503-244-6754 Tue - Sat 10 am to 6 pm |
Mike Murray, the Alpenrose Velodrome Manager, recommended En Salle. Be Warned! In track season they close early on Thursdays and head on out to Alpenrose. |
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River City Bicycles River City Bicycles 706 SE MLK BLVD Portland, Oregon 97214 503.233.5973 Mon - Fri 10 am to 7 pm Sat 10 am to 6 pm Sun Noon to 6 pm |
Roger Joys says, "I don't shop for fixed stuff anywhere else." Why you ask? Roger hasn't said why, so we'll have to guess. Maybe it's because they're the launch pad for the Sunday fixed rides. Maybe it's because they support the community by doing a lot of work with the BTA and publishing Rubber to the Road, a guide to local good routes. Maybe Roger worships at their shrine to Eddie Merckx. Roger hasn't said why, but his actions speak out. |
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Sellwood Cycle Repair SELLWOOD CYCLE REPAIR 7639 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland, OR 97202 503.233.9392 Tue-Sat 10 AM - 6 PM Sun-Mon Closed |
Gotta love a place that sponsors Team S&M! Knowledgeable people and after Bike Central the only place where you're likely to find fixed bikes in stock. | |
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Veloshop VELOSHOP 211 SW 9th Portland, OR 97205 503.335.8356 10 - 6 Monday - Friday 12 - 4 Saturday, Closed Sunday |
Portland's (the nations?) only Vegan bike shop. Will patch tubes to protect the environment. Has loaner wheels and locks for messangers. Best of all, sponsor of alley cat races and fixed cyclocross. Great downtown location in a progrsssive business block. | |
Seattle |
Kent Peterson, peterson@halcyon.com , is the kind of guy who would ride a fixed gear bike for the Rocky Mountain 1200 (or here) ( read his story) provided this information about Seattle area fixed gear places. | |
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Bikesmith The Bikesmith 2309 N 45th Seattle, WA 98103 206-632-3102 |
Val Kleitz does a lot of cool
things there, including this: The two speed fixed gear hub was developed at the Bikesmith, and is the result of almost a year of competetive collaboration between three of our mechanics. As anyone who has ridden a fixed gear bike knows, they work best on level terrain, as there are no alternative gears. As anyone who has seen Seattle knows, many of the roads here are on an incline. To resolve this conflict, we offer a specially modified coaster brake hub which gives two truly fixed gears that can be shifted on the fly, using the shift lever of your choice. The hub has an 18 tooth cog which is not interchangeable, and the higher of the two gears will be this cog in combination with whatever front chainring you deem appropriate. The low gear is about 30% lower. This gives just enough hill climbing ability to make the fixed gear bike truly practical in varied terrain. Kent says, "BTW I'm too much a purist to use the two speed hub, but I think it's neat nonetheless. Bikesmith will also do frame modifications, etc." |
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Recycled Cycles Recycled Cycles 1007 N.E. Boat St. Seattle, Wa. 98105 206-547-4491 1-877-298-4683 Mon-Fri 10-7 Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 |
A great place to get used parts, frames and whole bikes. They are also a full service shop. | |
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Bikeworks Bike Works 3709 S. Ferdinand Seattle, WA 98118 206-725-9408 Tuesday - Friday 11:00am - 7:00pm Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm |
Another great used parts shop is the non-profit Bikeworks Bikeworks has lots of used parts and bikes, friendly people and really good prices. | |
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Sammamish Valley Cycle Sammamish Valley Cycle 8451 164th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 425-881-8442 |
In Redmond is a shop I recommend whole-heartedly. But then I'm a bit biased, since I work there! [ed. So you know you can get some great advice!] We are a full service shop and do a lot of work for the local randonneurs, track racers, fixed gear riders, triathaletes, racers, mountain bikers, commuters and recreational riders. | |
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