McDonalds Cycle Company in Portland Oregon, anyone heard of them?

[airboatcaptain]

Weirs bicycle shop was Portlands oldest bicycle shop located on Lombard, sadly Steve Weir closed it down in the early 2000's. I believe Steve was the (baby boomer) grandson, the business was moved for a couple of years to downtown St Johns.
"The East Side" is still commonly known as the industrial district on the east side of the Willamette river... I would bet lunch this is the inner Portland zip code where it was built.
Someone could try researching; Oregon Historical Society, the Journal, Columbian and Oregonian newspapers to name a few.
Jim- Portland/Vancouver

 

[barneyguey]

Sounds very familiar, but not much is known.

It's as if they never existed, but yet we have the badge.

 

[razinhellcustomz]

It's as if they never existed, but yet we have the badge.

Pix would be nice. Mark.

 

[barneyguey]

Pix would be nice. Mark.

 

[razinhellcustomz]

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That's a very cool badge. Did the bike come with it or no? Nice score Barry.

 

[barneyguey]

That's a very cool badge. Did the bike come with it or no? Nice score Barry.

It's not my badge. I don't know if it was on a bike?

 

[Thebikingtileguy]

Cool I live close to portland. Would love to see that badge sometime. I had a 20's erra bike with a Portland badge on it about 10 years ago.

I am in NE Portland myself. Wanna ride bikes?

 

[Thebikingtileguy]

Thank you. Could that have been Marshall? I know there was a Marshall Field store. I can't find anything about Mashels. Barry

Meyer&Frank was another department store in Portland that had beautiful, brass placards they would put on the Schwinns they sold in the store. A really old guy in the neighborhood has one from the early 40s his Mom bought new for his 14th birthday.

 

[Thebikingtileguy]

Weirs bicycle shop was Portlands oldest bicycle shop located on Lombard, sadly Steve Weir closed it down in the early 2000's. I believe Steve was the (baby boomer) grandson, the business was moved for a couple of years to downtown St Johns.
"The East Side" is still commonly known as the industrial district on the east side of the Willamette river... I would bet lunch this is the inner Portland zip code where it was built.
Someone could try researching; Oregon Historical Society, the Journal, Columbian and Oregonian newspapers to name a few.
Jim- Portland/Vancouver

The original local was awesome! The bike gallery on NE Sandy Blvd was an old shop as well. Then trek bought it and changed it all

Trek sucks! The only bike company around that takes what should be affordable for all and makes it an elitist activity . I walked into the shop once and totally felt like I didn't belong there and all we do is bikes in our house .

 

[barneyguey]

I am in NE Portland myself. Wanna ride bikes?

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