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Originally Posted by Dfrost
There are lots of great classic bike resources in Portland (calling [MENTION=111144]Andy_K[/MENTION], [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION], [MENTION=63590]jyl[/MENTION] and others) but sadly Velo Cult closed its doors several months ago. We will greatly miss the semi-annual Velo Cirque gatherings there, where lots of the PNW faithful met in person.
We're definitely going to miss VeloCult. There are more options, but none quite like that. On the other hand, I've had people tell me they were never quite sure what was for sale at VeloCult.

One of the coolest we've got now is Burlingame Bikes (Burlingame Bikes). It's a small shop with small parts stock, but they have some really great classic bikes for sale. For a bulk of common vintage parts, Community Cycling Center would be my choice (https://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/). They have a "Salvage Sunday" sale every week where you can buy stuff that they don't want to keep for $1 per pound. Inside there are drawers full of decent parts for sale, but usually nothing high end. From time to time they have nice frames and complete bikes for sale. City Bikes. Sellwood Cycle Repair is one of my favorite full service shops (https://sellwoodcycle.com/). They have some vintage stuff, mostly consignment sales. Their mechanics are top notch. Another option is Citybikes (Citybikes | Portland's worker-owned bike shop). Like CCC, they have drawers full of mid-to-low-end bits and pieces. Their prices are usually a good bit higher. They also stock some new stuff like Soma Sutro stems and cloth bar tape. It's not strictly C&V but Rivelo caters to a similar aesthetic (Rivelo). It's basically like Rivendell North. I wouldn't go there looking for a part, but if you want to look at Rivendell bikes and buy artisinal soap, this is the place.

There are so many bike shops in Portland that visiting them all would be a full time job. I'm sure there are some good C&V friendly shops I haven't mentioned.
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