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A snapshot of news stories and blog posts about Metrofiets:
- Portland bike companies poised for Obama’s “insourcing” initiative, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org, January, 14th, 2012
- Innovation and bike design at Oregon Manifest 2011, Patrick Barber, Velocouture, December 29th, 2011
- The Pedal Powered Talk Show is sure to bring joy, Meagan Williams, Portland Pulp, December 23rd, 2011
- Pedal Powered Talk Show combines a cargo bike and a TV interview set., Ben Coxworth, Good Thinking, Gizmag, December 19, 2011
- Why Aren’t More Bicycle Makers in Bend?, Lucas Freeman, Bike Around Bend, December 16th 2011
- Pedal Powered Talk Show: What is it?, Staff, Momentum Magazine, December 14th, 2011
- Featured Photo: Beer Bike, The Prudent Cyclist, December 8th, 2011
- “Pedal Powered Talk Show” now filming in Portland, Jonathan Maus, bikeportland.org, November 30th, 2011
- The Monday Roundup, Will Vanlue, Bikeportland.org, November 28th, 2011
- Elie in the Car vs Elie in the Metrofiets, Bob Ruddy, Corybantic, October 23rd, 2011
- Reinventing the Two Wheeler, Nancy Keates, The Wall Street Journal, October 8th, 2011
- What builders consider key design features for utility bikes, Jonathan Maus, bikeportland.org, September 23rd, 2011
- Developers Cater to Two-Wheeled Traffic in Portland, Linda Baker, The New York Times, September 20th, 2011
- National attention for cargo bikes, Portland in Bicycling Magazine, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org, September 15th, 2011
- Builder Spotlight: Metrofiets, Tonic Fabrication, Vulture Cycles, Oregon Manifets, August 5th, 2011
- The Challenge of Bicycle Manufacture in Portland, Colin Duncan, Neighborhood Notes, July 26th, 2011
- Bike My Beer, Adrienne Johnson, Change Your Life Ride A Bike, July 1st, 2011
- Portland’s flourishing cargo bike scene, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org, June 23rd, 2011
- Beer Bike Anyone?, Holly Jarvis, The Oregonian, June 22nd, 2011
- Metrofiets launches beer bike rental business, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org, June 14th, 2011
- Portland entrepreneurs participate in White House round table, Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal, May 24th, 2011
- STARTING OVER SERIES: Highlighting entrepreneurs who clawed through the recession, Jennifer Ryan, 9News, May 11, 2011
- Metrofiets, Hopworks Brewery, Trailhead Coffee & Perpetua Wood Floors, Episode 17, Green Science Oregon, May 1st, 2011
- Oregon Manifest Bike Building Competition, Gareth Branwyn, Make Magazine, April 14, 2011
- SOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING A PAPER ROUTE, Dave Barry, Miami Herald, March 29th, 2011
- Wash Perk Unveils the “Perk Cycle”, Colorado’s first coffee shop on two wheels, Joel Warner, Westword, March 21st, 2011
- Cargo-bike coffee shop rolls out in Denver, Coleen O’Conner, The Denver Post, March 19th, 2011
- Drinking Made Easy: Portland, Zane Lamprey, HDNet, Februrary 16, 2011
- That’s a Big Bike, Adrienne Johnson, Change Your Life Ride A Bike, January 19th, 2011
- From gathering dust to riding the town. A California suburb’s novel approach to bicycle repair, Matt Perry, American Bicyclist, Nov/Dec, 2010
- Portland embraces cargo bike’s ability to deliver the goods, Ben Jacklet, Oregon Business, December 1st, 2010
- Metrofiets Cargo Bikes: Life Without Motors , Chris Bay, Examiner.com, November 23rd, 2010
- Metrofiets does it again with ‘Mobile Bike Service Station’, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org, October 22nd, 2010
- Cycle Oregon riders celebrate finish of toughest last day in ride history, Laurie Robinson, The Oregonian, September 23rd, 2010
- 450 miles of guerrilla marketing, Dan Leif, Fresh Cup Magizine, September 22nd, 2010
- Suppenkuche – Not Your Average Wenershnitzel, Joshua Seaman, Velocurean September 19, 2010
- Portland’s strong coffee and bike connection matures, Jonathan Maus, Bikeportland.org August 11, 2010
- Science + Geek + Beer = Awesomely Geeky Science Beer, Betsy Mason, Wired Magazine, August 9th, 2010
- A talk with Metrofiets about bikes and bike fun (starts 29min into the program), Shane Snipes, Sustainable 1000 August 5, 2010
- Metrofiets’ latest: A 58 lb cargo bike that truly hauls, Jonathan Maus, Bkeportland.org July 21, 2010
- Seattle to Portland on a Metrofiets, Travis A. Wittwer, BikeNounVerb, July 2, 2010
- Tricked-out cargo bikes give SUVs a run for their money, Alan Durning, Grist June 22, 2010
- Ruminations, (What’s the difference between Bullitt form Copenhagen, Metrofiets Cargo Bikes…, Splendid Cycles June 21 2010
- Today’s “Revolutionary” Idea in Cargo Biking, Cargo Bike Cult, June 21, 2010
- Photo’s and mini recap of Splendid Cycles grand opening party, BikePortland.org June 11, 2010
- CARGOBIKE PICTURE OF THE DAY, Cargobike Cult, May 30th, 2010
- BSNYC Scrapbook: What I Did on my Autumn Vacation, Bike Snob NYC, April 29th, 2010
- Produce Pedaling, Seven Days, April 28, 2010
- Five reasons to check out Pedal Nation’s Bicycle Show this weekend, Oregonlive.com April 9, 2010
- This bike…delivers beer on tap, Discovery Channel, The Daily Planet March 3, 2010
- Coolest Beer Gadget of 2009, The Oregonian January 8, 2010
- Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show: Evidence of a Bicycle Renaissance, Tubulocity December 3, 2009
- Bike of the Year 2009, Chow.com October 15, 2009
- Cargo Bikes: Go Ahead And Bring The Kitchen Sink, NPR Radio December 7, 2009
- Bicycles built by hand strut stuff in Portland, by John Foyston, The Oregonian October 28, 2009
- Screw the flying car. THIS is what you want: A kegopizzabarmobile, FARK.com September 17, 2009
- The Metrofiets/Hopworks Bike Bar rollout, by John Foyston, The Oregonian September 16, 2009
- Introducing the Hopworksfiets: beer, pizza, music and true Portland Spirit, by Elly Blue, BikePortland.org September 15, 2009
- Metrofiets – handmade utility bikes from Portland, Oregon, by Paul Andrews of Austin on Two Wheels March 18, 2009
- Finally, a U.S.-Made Cargo Bike by Metrofiets, by TreeHugger March 18, 2009 October 13, 2008
- Euro-Style Cargo Bikes Made in America, by Dave Demerjian, Wired October 15, 2008
- Building a better bike by adding the box, by Fran Genovese November 27, 2008
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