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Posted on: May 7th, 2019
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Find Your Road B-Road
Posted on: October 10th, 2018
We did something different with this bike. It’s a B-Road through and through but it’s better than any B-Road we’ve ever made.
Introducing the Find Your Road B-Road. We’ve built on our proven and popular platform to make a custom-made bicycle that checks off all the boxes. Want tire clearance? You got it. Room for fenders? Check. Fast looks and stable handling for use with slick tires? Lace them up. Carrying capacity? Of course. The Find Your Road B-Road is the perfect bike to take the long way home, explore forgotten logging roads and to pound the pavement with your friends.
The B-Road wasn’t in the lineup when we launched Breadwinner Cycles in 2013. However, our experience riding gravel on the Rapha Continental team informed us that some of the best days on the road bike aren’t found on the tarmac. For the DNA, we retained excellent handling and comfortable Columbus steel tubing but added disc brakes. When the bike hit the ground in 2014 it was an instant hit. Since then we’ve built up a few hundred unique builds with anything from 28c race tires, 32c tires, fenders, generator hub and racks, flat bars and fat 44c off road tires. It’s the bike that truly can do it all.
Today, the B-Road can fit up to 50c tires, and be built up with some tried and true options like a Silca Frame pump, Enve Wheels, integrated frame bags, fenders, rear racks, or generator front hub.
Find Your Road B-Road
Posted on: September 18th, 2018
We did something different with this bike. It’s a B-Road though and through but it’s better than any B-Road we’ve ever made.
The B-Road wasn’t in the lineup when we launched Breadwinner Cycles in 2013. However, our experience riding gravel on the Rapha Continental team informed us that some of the best days on the road bike aren’t found on the tarmac. For the DNA, we retained excellent handling and comfortable Columbus steel tubing but added disc brakes. When the bike hit the ground in 2014 it was an instant hit. Since then we’ve built up a few hundred unique builds with anything from 28c race tires, 32c tires, fenders, generator hub and racks, flat bars and fat 44c off road tires. It’s the bike that truly can do it all.
Today, the B-Road can fit up to 50c tires, and be built up with some tried and true options like a Silca Frame pump, Enve Wheels, integrated frame bags, fenders, rear racks, or generator front hub.
Ink and Iron: Stumptown Printers
Posted on: April 9th, 2018
Stumptown Printers was started by friends who wanted to honor the traditions of the golden age of print.
We love the work of Stumptown Printers. Their shop is filled with old iron machines, a clutter of tooling, type, scraps, and chest high stacks of prints. The feeling of their paper, the rich colors and clean designs that pair well with offset lithography or letterpress printing, have a warm quality that feels familiar, looks clean and takes time to produce. They are old school printers who have found a way for traditional printing methods to prevail in a world of Xerox machines, digital downloads and photo-realistic designs. Read more…
Tags: builtinportland, Custom bicycle, handmade, letterpress, lithography, loveportland, madeinoregon, madeinpdx, Makeinportland, stumptown, stumptown printers
Breadwinner Cafe
Posted on: March 27th, 2018
Every cyclist’s dream cafe
“This place, Breadwinner Cycles and Cafe, is a place for us to build bikes, and a place for you to gather. We hope that you will start and end your rides here, stop by on your commute, or just swing by to hang out.” – Tony Pereira
From its inception, Breadwinner Cycles has been about the community of cyclists that inspires us to make the best bikes in the world. For our first five years we had our heads down, working in our garages to get Breadwinner off the ground. With the opening of the Breadwinner Cafe, we welcome that community to join us.
The backdrop of the G-Road
Posted on: March 12th, 2018
Versatility, comfort, and stability make the G-Road the perfect all day mixed terrain bike. Designed for 650B wheels, with clearance for high volume tires, an Igleheart segmented steel fork and options for custom braze-ons, the G-Road can be set up for all your adventures. Use 2.1” knobbies for off-road exploring, add frame bags and anything cages for a bikepacking trip, or slim it down with nothing but a few bottle cages and supple herringbone tread tires for a day of pavement or gravel riding. The G-Road is made for all day comfort no-matter what is in the road. Read more…
PDX Trophy Cup
Posted on: October 30th, 2017
Race or spectate: the Portland Trophy Cup is a win.
Portland has a history of a strong cyclocross racing community. The legendary Cross Crusade (now called the Cyclocross Crusade), GP, and Blind Date are a few that see high attendance and excellent courses. Our favorite, however, is the PDX Trophy cup. Read more…
Limited Edition G-Road
Posted on: October 4th, 2017
Do you need more G in your life? More gnar, more G-forces and more GRAVEL ROADS.
Available for a limited time, the Breadwinner G-Road is the gravel bike that is ready for any ride on any terrain.
The G-Road has more G than any bike we have ever made. Sometimes when we ride it gets gnarly. We go fast. The ground is uneven. The rocks are loose and we’re balancing a fine line between looking like we’re in complete control and totally losing it.
The G-Road is more stable and can carry more gear because it has 650B wheels, a steel IGLE fork and special geometry for offroad handling.
Mechanical advantages count. Humans are fantastic creatures when it comes to adapting. We can learn how to take advantage of situations too. That’s where gear comes in. Can you ride gravel roads on any bike? Absolutely. We tip our hats to those who can do it well on 25c tires too. Would said terrain be more fun, could you ride longer, could you go faster etc, if you had the right tool for the job? Also a resounding yes!
This bike is made for the true mixed-terrain cyclist. The large tires and steel frame are ideal for when the road gets bumpy and the gravel gets chundery.
***Order Now! This special edition is only available until October 20th!***
$6395.00 as shown. Made to order and always with custom sizing.
Rapha Prestige Portland
Posted on: September 26th, 2017
The Continental Team turns 10.
For those of you who don’t know, the Rapha Continental Team was a longstanding recreational cycling team that toured the country in search of epic routes. The team started in 2007. Ira was one of the original 8. Tony joined shortly thereafter.
Fast forward to 2017. Rapha Cycling hasn’t officially ended the team but they aren’t as active as they used to be. The Rapha Prestige Portland, held on September 24, was a challenging team ride set in the center of the Tillamook State Forest in NW Oregon. Approximately 20 teams of 4 rode a pre-determined route that traveled 65 miles of pounding gravel, 10 miles of tarmac and ascended nearly 10,000ft!
The lollypop route was staged at the Flying M Ranch, a beautiful ranch on a creek swallowed by tall conifers. If you are in the area and want a challenging ride, follow this route.
Relocation Update
Posted on: July 7th, 2017
We moved to a central location and we’re opening a coffee shop.
Big changes are happening for Breadwinner Cycles in 2017. We started the year like the years prior making frames out of the owner’s garages. Tony’s workshop and Ira’s workshop are only 12 blocks away from each other in the North Portland neighborhood of Arbor Lodge. Their sole employee worked mostly out of Ira’s and handled everything post-paint, plus marketing. We had a well kitted pre-paint shop and a well kitted post-paint shop. Things were going smoothly but some internal communication was slow and we felt it was time to move everything under one roof to make us more profitable and sustainable when it comes to making bikes efficiently and paying our employees comfortably.
Enter opportunity at 2323 N. Williams Ave.
The 3000sq ft building is a bit more than we need for Breadwinner Cycles but it did foster Tony’s dream of building the Breadwinner brand into something more than just bicycles. We solicited some help with the lease agreement and tenant improvements and in April decided to make the jump and sign the lease.
“We want to create a place where cyclists begin and end their rides, commuters stop before and after work, and cycling enthusiasts always feel welcome. We’ll have espresso and brewed coffee from Water Ave, fresh pastries and bagels from local bakeries and delicious food that people want to take on their bike rides. With a window on to the shop floor, every day will offer a new peek at our beautiful bicycles as they are built. ” — Tony Pereira
Tags: breadwinner cafe, shop, shop life