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10/9/2007--Portland, OR, USA

Tony Pereira, 38, owner and founder of Pereira Cycles, a hand made bicycle maker in the city of Portland, OR (http://www.pereiracycles.com), working in his cramped shop in Portland. Pereira, whose name means "pear tree" in Portuguese, moved to Portland from Salt Lake city to set up his hand made bicycle business.

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The North American Handmade Bicycle Show just wrapped up with a big announcement and an awards ceremony. [Pereira and his "Roaring 29er" mountain bike.] Two local Portland builders — Tony Pereira of Pereira Cycles, and Joseph Ahearne of Ahearne Cycles — scored major recognition for their building skills. Pereira was the big winner of the night with three [...]

[This is the second in a series of four interviews with local bike builders who are exhibiting at the National Handmade Bicycle Show next weekend (March 2-4) in San Jose, California. Read about Ira Ryan in the first installment.] [Tony Pereira of Pereira Cycles.] Tony Pereira hopes to continue his winning ways at the Handmade Bicycle [...]

We have us, here in Oregon, a wealth of bike building talent, from custom framebuilders whose work demands prices in the used Subaru range, to renegade anarchist bike collectives welding bin-finds into tall bikes and other works of rolling abstraction. Today a number of these bicycle artists, advocates and obsessives were gathered at the World Forestry Center for the Oregon Handbuilt Bicycle Show. Some truly amazing work was on display at the event. A few examples:

Ahearne Cycles:


Cascadia Bicycles:

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Sunday, February 11th, beat the band in Portland, OR, must say! Bad weather is to the Rose Festival as gorgeous climate is to the Worst Day of the Year Ride, and this year did not disappoint. And if that weren't enough, the final day of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) was an ogle-fest of epic proportions.

For those who have never had the great pleasure of partaking in the most enjoyable and fun-loving organized bike ride of the year, the Worst Day of the Year Ride is a wonderful 18/40 mile urban route whose population benefits the Community Cycling Center. For those with visions of Bridge Pedal crowding dancing in your heads, please note that the ride caps at 2000.

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I was there at a little before 7am for morning registration volunteering. Now this may sound like the short-straw volunteer position, but it's my absolute favorite: I have the great pleasure of meeting the intrepid and well-costumed folks as they sachet in for their ride numbers and maps. It's great! We set up bike parking, got the donuts and coffee ready for the masses, and checked folks in and out as best we could. The ride itself dipped into all quadrants with stops at REI, the CCC, the Bike Gallery, and back to the Luck Lab for cornbread and chili. And did we mention the incomparable weather? I think so. But did we mention the bee swarm?