Face masks are required. We are unable to help anyone who does not wear one. We are happy to re-open our Bike Garage at 62 Broadway, Mondays and Thursdays 4:30pm-7pm, with new guidelines in place: THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET YOUR BIKE FIXED: WE’LL FIX IT FOR YOU, or YOU FIX IT YOURSELF Add… read more
Beers for Gears 2019
Do you know how to give a bike a tune-up, check it over, or do an ABC check? Calling all bike mechanics and super helpful volunteers. Our annual Pell Elementary School bike giveaway is coming up again soon. We could use your help getting the kids bikes road ready. We have about 60 bikes that… read more
Bike Garage Revamp – Before and After
It’s been two and half years since Bike Newport moved into 62 Broadway, so we thought it was about time we had a revamp and treated our trusty space to a lick of paint. It took five staff three days to scrub, mop, paint and polish and this is the result. Come and see it… read more
A Great Start For Our 2019 Interns
It’s Friday morning in Newport. The Bike Newport building that’s home to the Bike Garage is buzzing with Rogers High School interns. Teenagers are spread out across the garage floor, working on bicycles in different stages of repair. The sound of gear changes and a steady clank of pedal wrenches fills the room. An assortment of vintage, road and mountain bikes… read more
Job Opportunity at Bike Newport
We’re looking for a Program Manager, could it be you? Bike Newport is a busy and exciting advocacy environment – with many programs to improve and encourage biking – plan bike routes, ensure infrastructure, expand education, restore/distribute bicycles, and all-in-all help get more people on bikes. We’re looking for a Program Manager – someone outgoing; confident; great with people, businesses, schools,… read more
Kick off Bike Month with some TLC and a Tune-Up
The season’s warmer weather and longer days have many people ready to take to the road again. That often means after a long winter, your bike needs a little TLC before taking off along your chosen bikeways, bike lanes and roadways. It’s spring, but your bike is suffering from the winter blues. The springs and cogs… read more
Ladies Only Nights at the Bike Garage
Double the fun! We’ve got two ladies nights at the Bike Garage where you will find an exclusive and encouraging space for female-identifying bicyclists. This night is a time to bring your own bike project to work on with our female bike mechanic, or just to tinker and practice working with the tools. Keeping your bike… read more
Bike Safety and Maintenance Classes: Gain Confidence on the Road and in the Garage
Did you know that the number one reason people don’t bike is a lack of confidence riding with motorized traffic? This oft-cited 2009 report by the Portland Bureau of Transportation split up the general population into four types of cyclists: less than 1% were “Strong and Fearless” , 7% were “Enthused and Confident”, 60% were “Interested but Concerned”, and 33% were… read more
Thank you to Rob and Kyler, our all-star interns!
Autumn is fast approaching, and with it the back-to-school rush. Organizations and companies all over the country will relinquish the talents and hard work of their interns, and Bike Newport is no exception. You may have seen these two young men about town at our various events and rides. We could not have executed our… read more
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