BIKEASAURUS

Every so often, BIKEASAURUS likes to highlight the talents and personality of one of our beloved local crafters. This time around, we checked in with Gigi Lascurettes, the artist behind the always-popular Helmuffs®. Gigi’s Helmuffs® (earmuffs that attach to your helmet straps) are the perfect solution to riding with cold ears and we love selling them here at BIKEASAURUS. They’re our favorite type of product: clever, practical and locally-made! Click here or on the “Featured Crafter” tab above to read Gigi’s Q&A.

Don’t miss the very first First Friday of the new year! January 6 we’ll be unveiling a new junkyard installation by local artist and writer Jaya Skinner-Maginnis. Come check it out this Friday from 7-10 pm. Snacks & wine will be provided and the store will be open. Click here or on the “Gallery” tab above for more information about the BIKEASAURUS Gallery.

BIKEASAURUS will be open extended *holiday hours* this week! Monday-Friday 11-7, Saturday 11-5. PLENTY of time for holiday shopping! We’ll be closed Sunday for Christmas. Click here to check out our growing list of Great Gift ideas! Everyday this month, we add one new unique gift idea for your favorite bike-loving loved one.

BIKEASAURUS is sharing one Great Gift idea everyday of December until Christmas. Click here or on the “Great Gifts” tab above to check out the Great Gifts so far. Come into the shop to peruse or purchase!

BikeCraft, Portland’s only bike-centric holiday fair, is this weekend. This year’s 5th Annual event will be held at Sandbox Studio at 420 NE 9th Ave. Stop by Saturday or Sunday from 11-6 for some excellent shopping, food, beer and entertainment. BIKEASAURUS will be there! But don’t worry, the BIKEASAURUS shop will be open regular hours too. Click here for more information about BikeCraft.

Please join us for this month’s First Friday art opening: DinoBike! We are so excited for this show of dinosaur and bike inspired art by printmaker & illustrator Carye Bye of Red Bat Press and Hidden Portland. There will be new original woodblock & letterpress prints, illustrations, multi-media work and a publication! Field Trip at 8pm to see the Red Bat Press studio one block away! This would be a great time for you to pick up a few great holiday gifts for your favorite bike fans! Free snacks and wine. For more about Red Bat Press: redbatpress.com For more information about the BIKEASAURUS Gallery click here or on the “Gallery” tab above.

This Friday, be a minimalist consumer. Support your own community, not mega corporations. Buy local or buy nothing! This message is as important as ever right now. It’s time to move our money from Wall Street into our local independent economies. BIKEASAURUS will be celebrating by offering 20% off ALL our locally-made products. That’s like 75% of the store!

Small businesses and supporters: Share this message within your community! Join the Buy Local or Buy Nothing Day event on Facebook. Or share your support on Twitter! #buylocalorbuynothing

Each month, BIKEASAURUS highlights the talents and personality of one local crafter. This time around, we checked in with Amy Erickson, the artist behind Firefly Gear. Amy makes iron-on patches of the Patron Saint of Cyclists, as well as reflective jewelry and legbands. Click here or on the Featured Crafter tab above to read her Q&A. Amy also happens to be the artist featured in the BIKEASAURUS Gallery for November. Don’t miss her excellent show of bike-themed linocuts, available for sale for only $20 (or $40 framed.)

Please join us for the opening of a great new show of linocuts by local artist Amy Erickson. Amy is also a BIKEASAURUS crafter; read more in her Featured Crafter Q&A. Her patches of the Patron Saint of Cyclists are always popular. The opening reception for her art show is this Friday from 7-10 pm. Stop by to check out the art, for free snacks and wine, and to browse BIKEASAURUS!

We are excited to announce our Huge Nutcase Helmet Sale, which will be going on for the entire month of October! All first generation Nutcase Helmets are a whopping 40% off. This makes adult helmets only $30 and kids helmets $27! Quite a steal for a super safe and locally-designed helmet! We still have a lot of great designs left of these and are just trying to make room for the newer model. This offer applies to helmets that are currently in stock, while supplies last. Also, all Gen 2 Nutcase Helmets are 10% off for the month! Stop by and see what we have, or give us a call at 503-963-5382 to find out which helmets we have left.