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Molly Cameron is Portland’s first and only trans bike shop owner
pass Realty. With five years of experience under
her belt, the timing was right to move on to
more opportunities and greater challenges.
When not focused on eastside residential home
sales, Campbell is the organizer of 2 Girls Trav
el. Currently working on the third annual
Women in the Waves trip to Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico, 2 Girls Travel is geared toward those
who delight “in the company of women.” If
you’d like to know more, you can reach Camp
bell or the other of the 2 Girls, Pam Monnette,
at 503-281-3252.
own in Eugene, M other Kali’s, Oregon’s
oldest feminist bookstore and one of the
few remaining such stores in the nation, has
become embroiled in a hitter and deeply per
sonal labor dispute. New manager Karen
Luna reports to “T h e Queer Profit” that the
store is “absolutely open” and is on the road
to reclaiming self-sufficiency. T h e charges of
labor unfairness and the struggles between
those normally on the same side has had such
an impact on the community that the dispute
is featured as a two-issue story in the Eugene
W eekly.
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ortlander Molly Cameron proudly claims
the title of the city’s first and only trans hike
shop owner. Owner of the 3-year-old and
recently relocated Veloshop, she is one dedicat
ed business owner. Shyly admitting to being sin
gle, Cameron explained: “I’m married to the
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hike shop. I work, I race, I coach. Bikes are my
life. It’s all I do.”
T h e work of which she speaks involves
anything and everything to do with the repair
and m aintenance of bicycles. W hile also
doing sales of hikes and specialty parts, custom
wheel building sets Cameron apart from the
pack. Specialty wheels with orange or pink
tires seem to he the current rage for the well
wheeled hike rider.
Cameron was recently nominated for a 2004
Alice B. Toeclips award from the Bike Trans
portation Alliance. Originally from San Francis
co, she admits to involvement with Critical
Mass in that city and says she sees “both sides”
of the bicycle political movement. Portland,
however, is a different political climate, and
there’s only so much time in any given day.
W hen away from the shop Cameron can
often he found whizzing around the Alpenrose
Velodrome. Details of scheduled events can he
found at www.veloshop.org. When questioned
about the other politically active hiking group in
town, Cameron admits to “sanctioned racing
only” and will not he found on the ZooBomber
circuit.
If you’ve got a beloved hike that needs TLC,
Veloshop might well he for you. The goal is to
recycle parts, energy and money and to keep
people on their bikes. jH
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