Inspiring Women Who Love Bikes

Last Thursday we got the chance to take part at the Bike Economics event, which showcased Portland women-owned bike businesses…. just like Epic! Sarah Mirk over at the Portland Mercury took time to ask some of the participants a few questions, and Epic made the cut.

How long have you been doing this?

I was working in a shop and building wheels there, but I opened up my own custom wheel building store Epic Wheel Works last year, in 2009.

Don’t most people hate building wheels?

You can go postal on a wheel for sure. Your OCD disorders come out. But you get to touch every spoke on it, I like it. Wheels are big but they take sort of a backseat for a lot of people. They don’t get the glamor frame building does!

Other friends of ours, like Natalie Ramsland of Sweetpea Bicycles and Tori Bortman of Gracie’s Wrench were interviewed as well. Check out their great answers here.