Portland’s got some nice racks. Other cities have other kinds of racks that garner media attention, but no city sports as nice a set of racks as Portland. Bike racks, of course.
Portland, ever eccentric, just wasn’t willing to settle for the ordinary “staple-style” bike racks, nor the the improved “wave-style” model. Nope, Portland decided to support the racks of individual businesses who wanted to add some unique flare to their sidewalks. Businesses have loved the idea, instead of the usual staple-shaped bolt-on rack, they can get creative and design a rack that will lift and separate their location from that of their neighbor.
Why not check out some of the following bike racks around town when you’re free-wheeling and fancy-free!
- Egg Beater: Saint Cupcake
1138 SW Morrison - Cruiser Meltdown: Pietrich’s
23915 SW Scholls Ferry Road - Sunflowers
N Commercial and Killingsworth - Coffee Cups: Atomic Pizza
1936 N Killingsworth Street - Easter Island: Alibi
4024 N Interstate Avenue - She and Him: Planned Parenthood
3727 NE MLK Jr Blvd - Braces: Dr Safirstein
2707 NE 33rd Avenue - Hollywood: Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd - Glamor Glasses: Hollywood District
NE 40th and Sandy Blvd - Mt. Climber: Portland Rock Gym
21 NE 12th - Fruit and Veggie: Alberta Co-Op
1500 NE Alberta
There are many more bike racks worth mentioning, so you should definitely check out the book PDXccentric: An Odyssey of Portland Oddities by Scott Cook and Aimee Wade. They’ve graciously allowed us to excerpt material from their book for this article. You can order a copy of their book at PDXccentric.com.
