Bike Guide 2014: Carpet Bagging

Portland International Airport's iconic terminal carpet is set to be replaced by the end of the year. Local cycle companies are paying tribute.

By WW Staff

The Urbanists: Urbanist Bike Shops | Bike Courier Meghan Mack

The Muddy: Rides and Shops | Cyclocross Pro Molly Cameron

The Speedsters: Rides and Shops | Track Champ Zak Kovalcik | Hardest Bike Ride in PDX 

The Weirdkeepers: Rides and Shops | The Unipiper

The Longhaulers: Rides and Shops | Cycling Tourist Ellee Thalheimer | Bikepacking to the Coast

BMX: Rides and shops | Goods BMX's Shad Johnson

Portland Bike Gear | PDX Airport Carpet Wear | Full Bike Shop Directory


1. PDX Airport Bidon, $25
The Athletic, theathleticcommunity.com.

Printed on Specialized's Purist water bottle, a polymer treated with silicon dioxide in a process called "plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition" that's supposed to provide the clean taste of glass but looks like carpet.

 

2. PDX Airport Socks, $15

The Athletic, theathleticcommunity.com.

American-made cycle socks that look like carpet.

 

3. PDX Airport Carpet Casquette, $15

The Athletic, theathleticcommunity.com.

An Italian-made cycling cap that looks like carpet.

 

4. PDX Carpet Jersey, $80

It's in My Heart, itsinmyheart.com.

A Colombian-made cycle jersey from a Portland company that looks like carpet.

 

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