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Levi's traveling bike repair shop is coming to Portland.

(From Youtube)

Need the brake pads replaced on your Bianchi or the flat tire fixed on your Fuji?

Levi's, the jeans maker with a line of commuting clothes, is kicking off a six-city bike shop tour Tuesday in Portland with a trailer full of mechanics and tailors ready to make spot repairs.

They'll do free tune-ups, rewrap handlebars, add reflectors, inflate tires, wash your bike, dispense maintenance advice and even sew patches on bags and fix bike clothes and gear.

Where and when:

5 p.m. to 9 p.m. by the Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St.

What:

Bike repairs, with a bike sprints contest and concert at 8 p.m. Performances by Pure Bathing Culture, Onuinu and Magic Mouth. Free and open to the public (though you must be at least 21 for the bike sprints and concert).

More info:

Other cities:

Aug. 9-11 in San Francisco, Aug. 14 in Denver, Aug. 20 in Austin, Aug. 23 in Minneapolis and Aug. 28 in Brooklyn.

-- The Oregonian