Let’s spin the rumor wheel and ride around in some circles around 135 NW Second St. in downtown. We checked it out, and based on our photography and investigative prowess… we think MAYBE, maybe, a new “b cycle” shop might be coming. One that has sales & repair.
(Photo: 135 NW Second St./The Corvallis Inquirer)
After some further research, we have a feeling it was supposed to open this summer, but it now looks more likely to open in the fall.
All jokes aside, we did do some research on this, and “Fernline” is the code word here.
The trail connects to a well-known local rider named Patrick Means, who also seems to be a brilliant photographer.
This is us trying to toss some compliments to a guy we don’t know, who might not be so happy about our sleuthing, revealing the new shop name, or him revealing we were wrong in the near future… then beating us in a race.
The timeline begins in July 2025, when Means formed Trailhouse Bikes LLC. Then, on June 16 of this year, he registered another company named Sow Good Cycles, using 135 NW Second St. as its principal address.
135 NW Second St was the Peak Sports Annex, which Peak Sports moved out of in May 2026 and consolidated its remaining business at 129 NW Second St.
Peak’s move left behind a storefront with decades of cycling history. The building had housed the Peak Sports bike shop beginning in 2003 and later became home to the company’s consignment-focused Annex.
Now another clue comes to life. On August 31st, Means registered a second assumed business name, “Fernline”, using the same downtown address.
Fernline would certainly make sense as a shop name, at least in our imagination. You know, a narrow trail cutting through a forest floor, the kind of place where ferns, mud, and mountain bikes meet. Plus, there is a new rumor going around that our local forests do, in fact, contain a plethora of ferns. We are calling this “inferned speculation.”
Either way, Patrick Means deserves his own write-up.
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association records list him as a Corvallis rider and a longtime member of Team S&M. He has competed in road racing, cyclocross, gravel, and elite mountain biking, with high-ranking results stretching back more than a decade.
His recent accomplishments include a second-place finish in the elite men’s long course at the 2026 Oregon Coast Gravel Epic and a sixth-place finish in the Open Pro division at the 2026 Bear Springs Trap mountain-bike race.
“Open Pro” means you aren’t riding your old Huffy with a banana seat, and you’re also not smoking a pack of Marlboro Reds outside Squirrels on a Saturday night.
Patrick also built a reputation as an outdoor and cycling photographer. His work has appeared through Kona, Pinkbike, 7mesh, Trans-Cascadia, and Team S&M.
Means is obviously preparing to open a cycling business downtown. Fernline or Sow Good Cycles could be the name of the shop. Peak Sports stepped away from new bike sales and repair services, so a new cycling business entering the former storefront, and right next door, would be a fun addition to downtown.
This article was written by Jackson Hayes, a contributor to The Corvallis Inquirer. Feel free to send us your stories or articles to publish at: editor@corvallisnow.com
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